2025
P-1158. Surgical Outcomes Following Paenibacillus Infant Infectious Hydrocephalus
Ericson J, Natukwatsa D, Ssenyonga P, Onen J, Mugamba J, Mulondo R, Morton S, Templeton K, Hehnly C, Mbabazi-Kabachelor E, Kulkarni A, Warf B, Broach J, Paulson J, Schiff S. P-1158. Surgical Outcomes Following Paenibacillus Infant Infectious Hydrocephalus. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.1344. PMCID: PMC11776767, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.1344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostinfectious hydrocephalusPP patientsPN patientsCerebrospinal fluidEndoscopic diversionHydrocephalus surgeryPositive CSF polymerase chain reactionPrimary outcomeMedian follow-up periodCSF polymerase chain reactionFailure-free survivalPrimary event rateFollow-up periodOverall survivalSurgical outcomesHydrocephalic infantsSurgical managementSurgery typePreoperative testingNeurosurgical evaluationPolymerase chain reactionCompare outcomesSecondary outcomesPatientsSurgery
2023
Portable MRI to assess optic chiasm decompression after endoscopic endonasal resection of sellar and suprasellar lesions.
Hong C, Lamsam L, Yadlapalli V, Parasuram N, Mazurek M, Chavva I, Lalwani D, Zabinska J, Schiff S, Manes R, Vining E, Rimmer R, Kimberly W, Sheth K, Omay S. Portable MRI to assess optic chiasm decompression after endoscopic endonasal resection of sellar and suprasellar lesions. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2023, 139: 1664-1670. PMID: 37347618, DOI: 10.3171/2023.5.jns23174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic endonasal surgeryOptic nerve decompressionEndonasal surgerySuprasellar lesionsNerve decompressionOptic chiasmThird ventricleConventional MRIOptic chiasm compressionEndoscopic endonasal resectionChiasm compressionPreoperative imagingSingle institutionEndonasal resectionMRI availabilityRoutine MRISignificant interrater reliabilitySuprasellar pathologiesSurgeryNeurosurgical oncologyLinear mixed-effects modelsPortable MRIPatientsMRIMixed-effects models
2009
Advances in the Application of Technology to Epilepsy: The CIMIT/NIO Epilepsy Innovation Summit
Schachter S, Guttag J, Schiff S, Schomer D, Contributors S. Advances in the Application of Technology to Epilepsy: The CIMIT/NIO Epilepsy Innovation Summit. Epilepsy & Behavior 2009, 16: 3-46. PMID: 19780225, PMCID: PMC8118381, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnticonvulsantsBrain MappingChildDrug ResistanceElectric Stimulation TherapyElectroencephalographyEngineeringEpilepsyHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMedical Laboratory ScienceMicroelectrodesNanoparticlesNeuronsNeurosurgeryNeurotoxinsPredictive Value of TestsSeizuresSpectroscopy, Near-InfraredTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, OpticalTranscranial Magnetic StimulationConceptsTreatment systemEvaluation of patientsTreatment of patientsGroup of cliniciansEpilepsy surgeryEngineering technologyFurther technological developmentEpilepsySeizure onset detectionPatientsEngineersSeizure predictionTechnologyApplicationsOnset detectionSurgeryCliniciansPhysiciansUnmetDiagnosis
2002
Failure of single-unit neuronal activity to differentiate globus pallidus internus and externus in Parkinson disease.
Schiff S, Dunagan B, Worth R. Failure of single-unit neuronal activity to differentiate globus pallidus internus and externus in Parkinson disease. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2002, 97: 119-28. PMID: 12134901, DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.1.0119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobus pallidus internusSingle-unit activityParkinson's diseaseNeuronal activitySingle-unit neuronal activitySingle unit neuronal recordingsFinal electrode placementElectrode placementMean firing frequencyTotal spectral powerPallidal surgeryMicroelectrode recordingsFiring frequencyOperating roomNeuronal recordingsInternusDiseaseExternusSpectral powerRecordingsPallidotomyPatientsSurgeryLesionsActivity
1990
A surgeon's risk of AIDS.
Schiff S. A surgeon's risk of AIDS. Journal Of Neurosurgery 1990, 73: 651-60. PMID: 2213154, DOI: 10.3171/jns.1990.73.5.0651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusCumulative riskPercutaneous injuriesHIV infectionPercutaneous inoculationSurgical populationHIV prevalenceImmunodeficiency virusSurgeons riskSurgical techniqueProbability of infectionRisk estimatesInfectionSurgeonsBarrier protectionRiskRecent dataInjuryPrevalenceSurgeryYearsCasesAIDS
1989
Delayed Cerebrospinal-Fluid Shunt Infection in Children
Schiff S, Oakes J. Delayed Cerebrospinal-Fluid Shunt Infection in Children. Pediatric Neurosurgery 1989, 15: 131-135. PMID: 2702349, DOI: 10.1159/000120458.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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