Research
Neurosurgery Research Updates - December, 2019
Dr. Au
●A qualitative assessment of the journey from time of diagnosis to radiotherapy treatment in patients with high-grade glioma
Dr. Darsaut
●TATAM -Transvenous Approach for the Treatment of cerebral AVM
●TOBAS -Treatment of Brain Arterio-venous Malformations
●TRACS - Tranexamic acid in chronic subdural hematomas
●REACT- pRevention and trEatment of vAsospasm with ClazosenTan
●EASI -Endovascular Acute Stroke Intervention trial
●ISAT II -The International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial - II
●FIAT -Flow diversion in Intracranial Aneurysm Treatment: A randomized trial comparing flow diversion and best standard treatment.
●STAT -Stenting in the treatment of large, wide-necked or recurring intracranial aneurysm
●RESURGE- Randomized Controlled Comparative Phase II Trial on Surgery for Glioblastoma Recurrence
Dr. Findlay
●CURES: The Canadian UnRuptured Endovascular Coiling versus Surgical Clipping trial,
Dr. Fox
●Decompression Alone vs. Decompression and Instrumented Fusion for the Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Associated with Stable Degenerative
Spondylolisthesis: A Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Pilot Trial.
●The New Edmonton Cervical Traction Board Trial
Dr. Mehta
●Limited Duration of Post-Operative Helmet Therapy In Endoscopic Sagittal Craniosynostosis Repair
●HCRN Core Data Project
●Quality of life and neurodevelopmental outcomes in surgical versus conservative treatment of non-syndromic children with craniosynostosis.
●Interhypothalamic Adhesions and Absent Septum Pellucidum in Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomies
Dr. Nataraj
●Canadian Spine Society Registry (CSORN- Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network) Study
●The Collar Post Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery (C-Pass) Study
●Comparison of Outcomes in Lumbar Fusion Surgery
●Evaluating the Effects of Six-Week of Lumbar Bracing on Type I Modic Changes: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (Co-Investigator)
Dr. O'Kelly
●Evaluation of Pipeline Device Deployment for Intracranial Aneurysms
●Angiographic image guidance for brain AVM surgery
●SAH / ICH discharge databases (CIHI)
Dr. Sankar
●Changes in spinal reflexes during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery
●Changes in spinal reflexes used post-operatively as a biomarker for optimized treatment from deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease.
●Structural and Functional Brain Alterations in Response to Surgical Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia
●MRI study of pre-treatment brain structure in patients undergoing surgery for trigeminal neuralgia
●High Resolution Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging of White Matter Tracts During Brain Surgery for Intra-axial Lesions
●Assessment of Gait After Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease
●A nation-wide prospective multi-centre study of external ventricular drainage accuracy, safety and related complications
●MRI study of post-treatment brain structure following brain radiation for tumour
●Assessing Lose-Shift Response in Parkinson's Disease
●Effect of Battery Life on Functional Outcomes in Deep Brain Stimulation
●Effects of intraoperative stimulation of white matter tracts on speech in patients with movement disorders
●Bilateral reflexes in the face, arm, and leg in individuals with Parkinson's disease
●A Patient-Centered Decision Making Algorithm for Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery in Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Souster (Co-Investigator)
●The Incidence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at the Stollery Children's Hospital
Dr. Wheatley
●Autoclaving the bone flap
●Depth electrodes in epilepsy