2011
Combined metopic and sagittal craniosynostosis: is it worse than sagittal synostosis alone?
Terner JS, Travieso R, Lee SS, Forte AJ, Patel A, Persing JA. Combined metopic and sagittal craniosynostosis: is it worse than sagittal synostosis alone? Neurosurgical FOCUS 2011, 31: e2. PMID: 21806341, DOI: 10.3171/2011.6.focus11100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonths of ageSmaller intracranial volumeBrain dysfunctionIntracranial volumeSagittal synostosisPatient groupVentricular volumeAge groupsSagittal craniosynostosisCSF spaceBrain volume reductionBrain tissue volumesSex-matched controlsSame age groupVolume reductionRetrospective chartFemale patientsForms of craniosynostosisSagittal synostosesPatientsYoung infantsBrain tissueCT reviewIntracranial compartmentDysfunction
1992
Neurological Deterioration after Lumbar Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage
Francel P, Persing J, Cantrell R, Levine P, Newman S. Neurological Deterioration after Lumbar Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 1992, 3: 145-148. PMID: 1298413, DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199211000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluid drainageCSF drainageFluid drainageLumbar drainageLumbar cerebrospinal fluid drainageNerve root injuryNormal neurological statusSpinal fluid drainageDrainage of CSFCerebral herniationLumbar drainage systemPersistent CSFRetraction damageNeurological statusNeurological deteriorationIntraoperative managementSerious complicationsTumor resectionPotential complicationsComa stateSylvian fissureCribriform plateRoot injurySuprachiasmatic cisternIntracranial compartment