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Submissions from 2024

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Survival analysis and correlates with molecular epidemiology: 10-Year retrospective Series of high-grade glioma in Pakistan, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Mashal Murad Shah, Saad Bin Anis, and Irfan Yusuf

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Perception of neurosurgery as a career choice among early career doctors in Pakistan: A nationwide cross-sectional survey, Aiman Idrees, Aqeeb Ur Rehman, Muhammad Asim Mehmood, Aleenah Mohsin, Bhavya Pahwa, Taha Shaikh, Eshika Kumari Jesrani, and Bipin Chaurasia

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Unveiling the silent threat of new onset atrial fibrillation in covid-19 hospitalized patients: A retrospective cohort study, Muhammad Shakir, Syed Ahsan Ali, Syed Muhammad Hassan, and Ursala Adil

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Does gender disparity exist in neurosurgery training? Evidence from a nationwide survey from Pakistan, Muhammad Shakir, Hammad Atif Irshad, Ahmed Altaf, Shamila Ladak, Hafiza Fatima Aziz, and Ather Enam

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Diagnostic accuracy of intraoperative brain smear: A meta-analysis of studies from resource-limited settings, Muhammad Shakir, Hammad Atif Irshad, Bilal Ahmed Lodhi, Hamzah Jehanzeb, Taha Shaikh, and Ather Enam

Submissions from 2023

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Low-field magnetic resonance imaging in a boy with intracranial bolt after severe traumatic brain injury: Illustrative case, Awais Abbas, Kiran Hilal, Aniqa Abdul Rasool, Ume-Farwah Zahidi, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Qalab Abbas

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How long to wait after local infiltration anaesthesia: Systematic review, Mohammad Suleman Bajwa, Muhammad Mustehsan Bashir, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Aizaz Salahuddin, Ahmad Hussain, and Farooq Shahzad

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Barriers to research productivity amongst postgraduate trainees: Results from a survey of 333 medical and surgical residents, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Komal Abdul Rahim, Asma A H. Merchant, Noreen Afzal, Namra Qadeer Shaikh, Ali Aahil Noorali, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Saad B Z. Mahmood, Muhammed Tariq, and Adil H. Haider

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Quality of life in survivors of pediatric medulloblastoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, Rabeet Tariq, Zara Shah, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Global epidemiology of pediatric traumatic spine injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Joseline Haizel-Cobbina, Rut Thakkar, Megan Still, Nathan A. Shlobin, Justine Izah, Liping Du, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Christopher M. Bonfield, Ricardo Gepp, and Michael C. Dewan

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Tailoring of neurosurgical practice during COVID-19 in a developing country: Insights gained and a way forward, Mustafa Mushtaq Husaain, Syeda Alisha Ali Zaida, Mujtaba Khalil, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, Altaf Ali Laghari, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari

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A brief review of skull base chordomas, Syeda Kubra Kishwar Jafri, Ahsan Ali Khan, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Duarte Nuno Crispim Cândido

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Geographical Ddistribution of neurosurgeons and emergency neurosurgical services in Pakistan, Dr Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Zara Shah, Mujtaba Khalil, Ayub Khan, Abdul Momin Kazi, Qurat -Ul-Ain Virani, Rashid Jooma, Michael Christopher Dewan, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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The promise of stem cells in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A review of clinical trials, Muhammad Usman Khalid and Taleaa Masroor

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Quality of life in children operated for spina bifida; low- and middle-income country perspective, Mujtaba Khalil, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Zara Shah, Faiza Urooj, Shilpa Golani, Hassaan Musood, Nida Zahid, Michael Christopher Dewan, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Extracellular vesicles from medicated plasma of Buyang Huanwu decoction-preconditioned neural stem cells accelerate neurological recovery following ischemic stroke, Jun Long, Chenyang Gu, Qiankun Zhang, Jiale Liu, Jiajun Huang, Yajing Li, Rong Li, Waqas Ahmed, Jianfeng Zhang, and Ahsan Ali Khan

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A mixed-methods assessment of the feasibility of conducting neurosurgical clinical research in Uganda, Zoey Petitt, Yesel Trillo Ordonez, Yuveer Kelkar, Muhammad Shakir, Maura Ott, Yash Patel, Chibueze Agwu, Adham M. Khalafallah, Alexandria Mullikin, and Alan Tang

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Intracranial metastasis of testicular germ cell tumours, Zara Shah, Hafiza Hifza Bashir, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Factors Delaying the Continuum of Care for the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review, Muhammad Shakir, Ahmed Altaf, Ather Enam, Hammad Atif Irshad, Nowal Hussain, Sonia Pirzada, Mahnoor Tariq, and Yesel Trillo Ordonez

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Unveiling the potential application of intraoperative brain smear for brain tumor diagnosis in low-middle-income countries: A comprehensive systematic review, Muhammad Shakir, Ahmed Altaf, Hawra Hussain, Syed Muhammad Aqeel Abidi, Zoey Petitt, Mahnoor Tariq, Ahmed Gilani, and Syed Ather Enam

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Gender differences in medical students' perception of neurosurgery: A cross-sectional study from Pakistan, Muhammad Shakir, Ahmed Altaf, Hammad Atif Irshad, Eisha Abid Ali, Aly Hamza Khowaja, Akmal Shahzad, Amna Adil, Haseeb Mehmood Qadri, Zainab Faisal, and Ather Enam

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Factors delaying the continuum of care for the management of traumatic brain injury in low- and-middle income countries: A systematic review, Muhammad Shakir, Ahmed Altaf, Hammad Atif Irshad, Nowal Hussain, Sonia Pirzada, Mahnoor Tariq, Yesel Trillo-Ordonez, and Syed Ather Enam

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Risk factors and predictors of intraoperative seizures during awake craniotomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Muhammad Shakir, Aly Hamza Khowaja, Ahmed Altaf, Aimen Tameezuddin, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, and Syed Ather Enam

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Spinal meningiomas: Management and outcomes, Anam Tariq, Ayesha Sohail, Zara Shah, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Raman spectroscopy: Can it change the future of brain tumour surgery?, Qurat-Ul-Ain Virani, Hafiza Fatima Aziz, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Integration of microbiota and metabolomics reveals the analgesic mechanisms of emodin against neuropathic pain, Chen Wang, Lulu Wu Wu, Runjin Zhou, Cuiwen Song, Peng Chen, Shiying Huang, Ahsan Ali Khan, and Deng Lu

Submissions from 2022

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Radiomics for precision medicine in glioblastoma, kiran Aftab, Faiqa Binte Aamir, Saad Mallick, Fatima Mubarak, Whitney B. Pope, Tom Mikkelsen, Jack P. Rock, and Syed Ather Enam

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Immunohistochemical detection and prognostic significance of p53, epidermal growth factor receptor, murine double minute 2, and isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 in glioblastoma multiforme patients of Pakistan, Syed Muhammad Adnan Ali, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Syed Ather Enam, Zubair Ahmad, Yumna Adnan, and Hasnain Ahmed Farooqui

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Covid-19-related suicides in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh: Can we rely on reporting system? A rapid systematic review, Syeda Beenish Bareeqa, Syeda Sana Samar, Gohar Javed, Syed Ijlal Ahmed, and Syed Hasham Humayun

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Comparison of ketamine/xylazine and isoflurane anesthesia on the establishment of mouse middle cerebral artery occlusion model, Chenyang Gu, Jiale Liu, Yajing Li, Qiankun Zhang, Chaoqun Lin, Jiajun Huang, Wenjie Duan, Yushu Deng, Waqas Ahmed, and Ahsan Ali Khan

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Neuropsychiatric disorders after awake craniotomy for brain tumour, Mujtaba Khalil, Meher Angez, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Non-enhancing intraventricular tumours in adults, Mujtaba Khalil, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Intraoperative seizures during awake craniotomy for brain tumours, Mujtaba Khalil, Zara Shah, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Surgical careers and importance of dedicated research years after medical school, or during training, Mujtaba Khalil and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Role of diffusion tensor imaging for brain tumour resection, Mujtaba Khalil, Kaynat Siddiqui, Ahmer Nasir Baig, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Feasibility of awake craniotomy for brain tumours in children, Mujtaba Khalil, Izza Tahir, Ahmer Nasir Baig, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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High-grade supratentorial intraventricular tumours in adults, Mujtaba Khalil, Aimen Tameezuddin, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Role of surgery in multifocal glioblastoma, Syeda Kubra Kishwar Jafri, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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EMR adoption in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A template to index pediatric central nervous system tumor care and a review of preliminary neuro-oncologic observations, Sudipta Kumer Mukherjee, Daniel J. Olivieri, Sarosh Irfan Madhani, Christopher M. Bonfield, Edith Mbabazi, D M Arman, Michael C. Dewan, and Sheikh Muhammad Ekramullah

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Redundant nerve roots indicate higher degree of stenosis in lumbar spine stenotic patients, Karim Rizwan Nathani, Muhammad Danish Barakzai, Hamid Hussain Rai, Komal Naeem, Fatima Mubarak, Haissan Iftikhar, Saad Akhtar Khan, and Syed Ather Enam

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Stereotactic radiosurgery for pituitary adenomas: A review of literature, Kaynat Siddiqui, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Surgical research: Exploring our history - navigating the future, Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Syed Ather Enam

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Analysing the trends in breast surgery practice during COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative study with the Pre-COVID era, Lubna M. Vohra, Dua Jabeen, Nargis Khan, Azmeena Nizar, Anum Jamil, and Tariq Siddiqui

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A Multi-disciplinary management of a rare case of a complete lung congenital pulmonary airway malformation in a newborn from a developing country, Wasif Ilyas Vohra, Muhammad Shakir, Rubaid Azhar Dhillo, Omar Irfan, and Adnan Mirza

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Surgical management during the COVID-19 era at a private tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan: A cross-sectional study, Nida Zahid, Erum Baig, Gulzar S. Lakhani, Hasnain Zafar, Asad Latif, and Syed Ather Enam

Submissions from 2021

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Use of ultrasonic aspirator for CNS tumour resection, Noman Ahmad, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Management of Intracranial Haemangiopericytomas, Noman Ahmad, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Peer-led surgery education: A model for a surgery interest group, Muhammad Ali, Shahmir Chauhan, Ayesha Noor, Sadaf Khan, Ather Enam, and SIG Core

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Use of platelet-rich plasma in treating low back pain: A review of the current literature, Mirza Zain Baig, Umme e Hani Abdullah, Aun Muhammad, Abeer Aziz, Maryam Jamil Syed, and Aneela Darbar

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Role of intra-operative ultrasound in brain tumour surgeries, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Role of multidisciplinary neuro-oncology tumour boards in cancer management, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Morbidity and mortality meetings; a new digital portal to enhance learning and objectivity, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Kiran Ehsan, Gulzar S. Lakhani, and Ather Enam

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Awake craniotomy for resection of intracranial meningioma: First case series from a low- and middle-income country, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Noyan Jawed, Faraz Shafiq, and Ather Enam

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Is there a higher frequency of postoperative depression in patients undergoing awake craniotomy for brain tumors?: A prospective study, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Anum Sadruddin Pidani, Mujtaba Khalil, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Third ventricular diverticulum of the suprapineal recess can be a rare and confounding complication of chronic hydrocephalus: A case report with 2-year follow-up, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Rashid Jooma

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Applying a mixed-method approach to improve on-the-job learning and job satisfaction in a cohort of interns at a university hospital, Amna Subhan Butt, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, M Asghar Ali, Farah Naz Qamar, Irum Qamar Khan, Swaleha Tariq, Syeda Amrah Hashmi, Quratulain Hafeez, and Muhammed Tariq

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Frequency of early postoperative adverse events (AEs) in adult patients undergoing elective neurosurgical intervention at tertiary care center in Pakistan, Mansoor Chandio, Faraz Shafiq, and Ather Enam

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Surgical education and training, Ather Enam, Hammad Ather, and Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui

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Seizure control after surgical resection of insular glioma, Fatima Gauhar, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Role of preoperative embolization in management of central nervous system tumours, Ummey Hani, Ahmer Nasir Baig, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Basit Salam

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Post-operative seizure control in patients with glioblastoma, Ummey Hani, Muhammad Ammar Haider, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Intramedullary spinal cord lesions in children, Ummey Hani, Sameer Saleem Tebha, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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First American college of surgeons national surgical quality improvement program report from a low-middle-income country: A 1-year outcome analysis of neurosurgical cases, Mustafa Mushtaq Hussain, Farida Bibi, Shafqat Shah, Rida Mitha, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Afsheen Ziauddin, and Hasnain Zafar

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Commentary: Fully endoscopic resection of an epidermoid cyst of the cerebellopontine angle: Bilateral resection via a unilateral approach, Nasr Hussain and Rashid Jooma

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Management of paediatric intracranial ependymoma, Syeda Kubra Kishwar Jafri, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Solitary langerhans cell histiocytosis of skull: Case report with one-year follow-up, Muhammad Junaid, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, and Ali Afzal

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Deep learning applications in neuro-oncology, Adnan Khan, Hamza Ibad, Kaleem Ahmed, Zahra Hoodbhoy, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Nanomedicine in the treatment of glioblastoma, Syeda Kubra Kishwar Jafri, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Workplace mistreatment and mental health in female surgeons in Pakistan, Mahim Malik, Hina Inam, Russell S. Martins, Mahin B N. Janjua, Nida Zahid, Sadaf Khan, Abida K. Sattar, Shaista Khan, Adil H. Haider, and Ather Enam

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STROCSS 2021: Strengthening the reporting of cohort, cross-sectional and case-control studies in surgery, Ginimol Mathew, Riaz Agha, STROCSS Group, Joerg Albrecht, Prabudh Goel, Indraneil Mukherjee, Prathamesh Pai, Anil K. D'Cruz, Ather Enam, and Hammad Ather

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Capacity building for pediatric neuro-oncology in Pakistan- A project by my child matters programme, Naureen Mushtaq, Bilal Mazhar Qureshi, Mohammad Khurram Minhas, Gohar Javed, Fatima Mubarak, Salman Kirmani, Shahzadi Resham, Fatima Mustansir, A. Mistry, Aneela Darbar, and A. Arif

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Primary trauma care course: Alternative basic trauma course in developing countries. "The need of the hour", Muhammad Muzzammil, Muhammad Saeed Minhas, Shireen A A. Ramzan Ali, Rashid Jooma, Muhammad Owais Minhas, and Saadia Jabbar

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Modifications in lumbar facet joint are associated with spondylolisthesis in the degenerative spine diseases: A comparative analysis, Komal Naeem; Karim Rizwan Nathani; Muhammad Danish Barakzai,; Saad Akhtar Khan; Hamid Hussain Rai; Fatima Mubarak; and Ather Enam

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Complete versus subtotal resection of paediatric craniopharyngioma, Wardah Pervez, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Farhan A. Mirza, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Tranexamic acid to reduce head injury death in people with traumatic brain injury: the CRASH-3 international RCT, Ian Roberts, Haleema Shakur-Still, Amy Aeron-Thoma, Danielle Beaumont, Antonio Belli, Amy Brenner, Madeleine Cargill, Rizwana Chaudhri, Nicolas Douglas, and Rashid Jooma

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Eccrine spiradenoma: A rare adnexal tumour with atypical presentation: A case report, Adnan Salim, Muhammad Usman Tariq, and Sana Zeeshan

Submissions from 2020

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Brain injury and dementia in Pakistan: Current perspectives, Maheen M. Adamson, Sadia Shakil, Tajwar Sultana, Muhammad Abul Hasan, Fatima Mubarak, Ather Enam, Muhammad A. Parvaz, and Adeel Razi

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Semantic fluency and cognitive function impairment in multiple sclerosis patients, Syed Ijlal Ahmed, Nisha Lohana, Gohar Javed, Syeda Beenish Bareeqa, Syeda Sana Samar, and Syed Hasham Humayun

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Anaesthetic management of patients undergoing deep brain simulation: A retrospective review of 8 cases from a tertiary care center of Pakistan, Usama Ahmed, Faraz Shafiq, Dileep Kumar, Khalid Ahsan, Waleed Bin Ghaffar, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari

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Understanding the neuroprotective effect of tranexamic acid: An exploratory analysis of the CRASH-3 randomised trial, Amy Brenner, Antonio Belli, Rizwana Chaudhri, Timothy Coats, Lauren Frimley, Sabariah Faizah Jamaluddin, Rashid Jooma, Raoul Mansukhani, Peter Sandercock, and Haleema Shakur-Still

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Polio to the rescue; new frontiers in glioblastoma treatment, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, Aneela Darbar, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Primary pediatric cerebellar gliosarcoma, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, Muhammad Junaid, Ali Afzal, and Anisa Kulsoom

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Can awake glioma surgery be the new standard of care in developing countries?, Syed Sarmad Bukhari and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Utility of tranexamic acid to minimize blood loss in brain tumour surgery, Syed Sarmad Bukhari and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Trauma - Striving for change, Ather Enam, Hasnain Zafar, and Rehan Nasir Khan

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Quality of life in children treated for craniopharyngiomas, Mishal Gillani, Sheza Hassan, Umme Hani Abdullah, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Value of achieving a watertight dural closure, and the use of dural sealants after supratentorial cranial surgery, Ummey Hani, Fatima Aziz, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Surgical outcomes of intramedullary spinal cord ependymomas, Ummey Hani, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Arteriovenous malformation with associated multiple flow-related distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysms: A case report with poor outcomes, Ummey Hani, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, and Syed Sarmad Bukhari

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Primary intracranial malignant melanoma, Ummey Hani, Dr Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Steriotactic radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas, Ummey Hani, Dr Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Permanent pre-operative cerebrospinal fluid diversion in paediatric patients with posterior fossa tumours, Ummey Hani, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Outcome of cranial firearm injuries in civilian population based on a novel classification system, Farrukh Javeed, Asad Abbas, Lal Rehman, Syed Raza Khairat Rizvi, Ali Afzal, and Hafiza Fatima Aziz

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Cerebellar mutism syndrome after surgical resection of posterior fossa neoplastic lesions, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Rida Mitha, Naureen Mushtaq, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Lumbar drain for temporary cerebrospinal fluid diversion: Factors related to the risks of complications at a university hospital, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Nawal Suhail, Rida Mitha, Mujtaba Moazzam, Nida Zahid, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Factors affecting women surgeons' careers in low-middle-income countries: An international survey, Mahim Malik, Hina Inam, Mahin Janjua, Russell S. Martins, Nida Zahid, Sadaf Khan, Abida K. Sattar, Adil H. Haider, and Ather Enam

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Current role of laser interstitial thermal therapy in the treatment of intracranial tumors, Farhan A. Mirza, Rida Mitha, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Significance of micro-RNA expression in patients with meningioma, Rida Mitha and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Childhood medulloblastoma, Naureen Mushtaq, Shahzadi Resham, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Bilal Mazhar Qureshi, Quratulain Riaz, and Eric Bouffet

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Depression among adult patients with primary brain tumour: A cross-sectional study of risk factors in a low-middle-income country, Anum Sadruddin Pidani, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Syed Iqbal Azam, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Adnan Jabbar, and M. Shameel Khan