The Barrow Neurological Institute is proud of its reputation as a medical research facility and is home to some of the most sophisticated research programs outside of an academic setting in the Southwestern United States. Researchers in the Barrow Neurosurgery Research Center are devoted to learning more about the causes of and treatments for a wide range of disorders, such as stroke, aneurysms, spinal cord injury, and hydrocephalus. Our research has led to treatments that are being used around the world. Within the Department are neurosurgeons who subspecialize in cerebrovascular and skull base, functional and stereotactic, pediatric, spine, tumor, and endovascular neurosurgery.
Physicians, scientists, and expert clinical staff come together with a commitment to developing new techniques for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of neurological illnesses and injuries. The leadership of internationally respected physicians keeps Barrow at the forefront of neuroscience. The compassionate expertise of its extensive staff of nurses, technologists, therapists and support personnel is evident in every aspect of care provided.
Our mission is to advance the knowledge and practice of medicine in neuroscience through basic and clinical research, education of medical professionals, and innovation in clinical techniques and technology.
Submissions from 1993
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. A clinicopathologic study of 28 cases., John E Wanebo, J M Malik, S R VandenBerg, H J Wanebo, N Driesen, and J A Persing
Improved Transdural Exposure and Temporary Occlusion of the Petrous Internal Carotid Artery for Cavernous Sinus Surgery: Technical Note, T. M. Wascher, Robert F. Spetzler, and Joseph M. Zabramski
Submissions from 1992
Timing relationships for secondary ischemia in rodents: the effect of venous obstruction., M F Angel, K R Knight, C G Mellow, John E Wanebo, L R Amiss, and R M Morgan
Involvement of multiple chromosome 17p loci in medulloblastoma tumorigenesis, P H. Cogen, L Daneshvar, A K. Metzger, G Duyk, M S. Edwards, and V C. Sheffield
Isolation and characterization of Y chromosome DNA probes., S B Farah, D C Gruenert, J A Lepercq, J Chueh, A Metzger, E L Sartorato, R V Lebo, and M S Golbus
Facet Fracture-Dislocation Injuries of the Cervical Spine, Mark N. Hadley, Brian C. Fitzpatrick, Volker K.H. Sonntag, and Carol M. Browner
Tumour resection by stereotactic laser endoscopy, F Hor, M Desgeorges, and G L. Rosseau
Thromboendarterectomy of the Symptomatic Occluded Internal Carotid Artery, P. W. McCormick, Robert F. Spetzler, J. E. Bailes, Joseph M. Zabramski, and J. L. Frey
Current prognosis in fetal ventriculomegaly., G L Rosseau, D C McCullough, and A L Joseph
Relationship of Perfusion Pressure and Size to Risk of Hemorrhage From Arteriovenous Malformations, Robert F. Spetzler, R. W. Hargraves, P. W. McCormick, Joseph M. Zabramski, R. A. Flom, and R. S. Zimmerman
Caspar Plate Fixation for the Treatment of Complex Hangman's Fractures, Gerald F. Tuite, Stephen M. Papadopoulos, and Volker K.H. Sonntag
Submissions from 1991
Timing relationships for secondary ischemia in rodents: the effect of arteriovenous obstruction., M F Angel, K R Knight, M J Biavati, C G Mellow, John E Wanebo, L R Amiss, and R M Morgan
Loss of heterozygosity for chromosome 22 DNA sequences in human meningioma, P H. Cogen, L Daneshvar, A M. Bowcock, A K. Metzger, and L L. Cavalli-Sforza
Failure of Transluminal Angioplasty in the Treatment of Myointimal Hyperplasia of the Internal Carotid Artery: Case Report, F. Culicchia, Robert F. Spetzler, and R. A. Flom
Combined Approach for Lesions Involving the Cerebellopontine Angle and Skull Base: Experience With 20 Cases - Preliminary Report, C. Phillip Daspit, Robert F. Spetzler, and Conrad T.e. Pappas
Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormalities: Report of 26 Cases and Review of the Literature, Curtis A. Dickman, Joseph M. Zabramski, Mark N. Hadley, Harold L. Rekate, and Volker K. Volker
A new technique for explantation and in vitro cultivation of chicken embryos, J D. Dugan, M T. Lawton, B Glaser, and H Brem
Clivus chordoma: a report of 12 recent cases and review of the literature, J W. Harbour, M T. Lawton, G R. Criscuolo, M J. Holliday, D E. Mattox, and D M. Long
Pediatric Intracranial Aneurysms: Simple and Complex Cases, J. M. Herman, H. L. Rekate, and Robert F. Spetzler
Identification of a germ-line mutation in the p53 gene in a patient with an intracranial ependymoma, A K. Metzger, V C. Sheffield, G Duyk, L Daneshvar, M S. Edwards, and P H. Cogen
Failed back surgery syndrome: 5-year follow-up after spinal cord stimulator implantation, R. B. North, M. G. Ewend, M. T. Lawton, D. H. Kidd, and S. Piantadosi
Spinal cord stimulation for chronic, intractable pain: Superiority of "multi-channel" devices, Richard B. North, Matthew G. Ewend, Michael T. Lawton, and Steven Piantadosi
Atlantoaxial Stabilization in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Stephen M. Papadopoulos, C. A. Dickman, and Volker K.H. Sonntag
Traumatic Atlantooccipital Dislocation With Survival, Stephen M. Papadopoulos, C. A. Dickman, Volker K.H. Sonntag, H. L. Rekate, and Robert F. Spetzler
Gd-DTPA-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging of the cavernous sinus., G Rosseau, A Mark, and D O Davis
Submissions from 1990
The dorsal rat flap: a discussion of the model and the salutary effect of cimetidine on flap survival., M F Angel, John E Wanebo, V Bardakjian, L R Amiss, and R F Morgan
Management Morbidity and Mortability of Poor-Grade Aneurysm Patients, J. E. Bailes, Robert F. Spetzler, M. N. Hadley, and H. Z. Baldwin
Deletion mapping of the medulloblastoma locus on chromosome 17p, P H. Cogen, L Daneshvar, A K. Metzger, and M S. Edwards
Spinal Epidural Hematoma Associated With Epidural Anesthesia: Complications of Systemic Heparinization in Patients Receiving Peripheral Vascular Thrombolytic Therapy, C. A. Dickman, S. A. Shedd, R. F. Spetzler, A. G. Shetter, and Volker K.H. Sonntag
Submissions from 1989
Familial Cerebral Cavernous Malformations, Robert F. Spetzler
Submissions from 1988
The Association of Venous and Cavernous Malformations - Report of Four Cases and Discussion of the Pathophysiological Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications, D. Rigamonti and Robert F. Spetzler
Surgical Management of Large AVMS, Robert F. Spetzler and Joseph M. Zabramski
Submissions from 1986
Incidental Subcortical Lesions Identified on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Elderly. I. Correlation With Age and Cerebrovascular Risk Factors, Issam A. Awad, Robert F. Spetzler, John A. Hodak, Catherine A. Awad, and Russell Carey
A controlled study of transitional day care for non-chronically-ill patients., I D Glick, L Fleming, N DeChillo, N Meyerkopf, C Jackson, D Muscara, and M Good-Ellis
Neurogenic antinatriuresis during development of acute cardiac tamponade, J L. Osborn and M T. Lawton
Submissions from 1984
Cortical Blood Flow During Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery, L. Philip Carter, Robert M. Crowell, Volker K.H. Sonntag, and Robert F. Spetzler
Submissions from 1983
Surgical Treatment of an Abscess in a Rathke's Cleft Cyst, Volker K.H. Sonntag, Kathern L. Plenge, Michael S. Balis, Peter A. Raudzens, John A. Hodak, Robert J. Clark, and John D. Waggener
Submissions from 1982
The far lateral transpontomedullary sulcus approach to pontine cavernous malformations: Technical report and surgical results, Adib A. Abla, Arnau Benet, and Michael T. Lawton
Twenty-Year Follow-Up of Flow Reversal and Revascularization for a Giant Serpentine Basilar Artery Aneurysm, M. Yashar S. Kalani, Joseph M. Zabramski, Peter Nakaji, and Robert F. Spetzler
Robotic Autopositioning of the Operating Microscope, Mark E. Oppenlander, Shakeel A. Chowdhry, Brandon Merkl, Guido M. Hattendorf, Peter Nakaji, and Robert F. Spetzler
Indocyanine Green Angiography in the Surgical Management of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations: Lessons Learned in 130 Consecutive Cases, Hasan A. Zaidi, Adib A. Abla, Peter Nakaji, Shakeel A. Chowdhry, Felipe C. Albuquerque, and Robert F. Spetzler