Submissions from 2018
Management of arachnoid cysts: A comprehensive review, Fatima Mustansir, Sanaullah Bashir, and Aneela Darbar
Role of stereotactic radiosurgery in the treatment of acromegaly, Komal Naeem, Aneela Darbar, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Depression in adult patients with primary brain tumours: A review of independent risk factors, Anum Sadruddin Pidani, Aaida Mumtaz Rao, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
High-intensity focused ultrasound: past, present, and future in neurosurgery, Syed A. Quadri,; Muhammad Waqas; Inamullah Khan; Muhammad Adnan Khan; Sajid S. Suriya; Mudassir Farooqui; and Brian Fiani
Simpson grading as predictor of meningioma recurrence, Ayesha Quddusi and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
The significance of MGMT methylation in glioblastoma multiforme prognosis, Aaida Mumtaz Rao, Ayesha Quddusi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Tranexamic acid for significant traumatic brain injury (The CRASH-3 trial): Statistical analysis plan for an international, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, Ian Roberts, Antonio Belli, Amy Brenner, Rizwana Chaudhri, Bukola Fawole, Tim Harris, Rashid Jooma, Abda Mahmood, Temitayo Shokunbi, Haleema Shakur, and CRASH-3 trial collaborators
Evidence-based advances in glioma management, Muhammad Adeel Samad, Karim Rizwan Nathani, Usama Khalid Choudry, Muhammad Waqas, Saad Akhtar, and Ather Enam
Frontoethmoidal encephalocele presenting in concert with schizencephaly, Asra Tanwir, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
The outcome and patterns of traumatic brain injury in the paediatric population of a developing country secondary to TV trolley tip-over, Muhammad Waqas, Gohar Javed, Karim Rizwan Nathani, Badar Uddin Ujjan, S. A. Quadri, and Muhammad Zubair Tahir
Value of routine preoperative tests for coagulation before elective cranial surgery. Results of an institutional audit and a nationwide survey of neurosurgical centers in Pakistan, Naveed Zaman, Muhammad Bilal Tariq, Saad Akhtar, Sidra Sattar, Wajeeha Tariq, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Samie Asghar
Submissions from 2017
Outcomes of post-neurosurgical ventriculostomy-associated infections, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, Ghani Haider, Komail Malik, Muhammad Waqas, Syed Faisal Mahmood, and Mubbashira Siddiqui
Survival benefit of surgery in recurrent glioblastoma multiforme, Usama Khalid Choudry, Saad Akhtar Khan, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Neurorobotics in Pakistan, Ather Enam and Muhammad Waqas
Flipped classroom instructional approach in undergraduate medical education, Syeda Sadia Fatima, Fazal Manzoor Arain, and Ather Enam
Multidisciplinary approach to the prenatal diagnosis and post natal management of a large suprasellar arachnoid cyst: A case report, Omar Irfan, Heera Nand Rathore, Sarfraz Karim, Shabina Ariff, and Aneela Darbar
Road traffic crash related injured and fatal victims in Karachi from 2007 to 2014: A time-series analysis, Rashid Jooma and Masood Ali Shaikh
Ruptured mycotic aneurysms: Report and outcomes of two surgically managed patients, Aleena Khan, Muhammad Waqas, Waseem Mehmood Nizamani, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Comparison between endoscopic and microscopic approaches for surgery of pituitary tumours, Inamullah Khan and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Prognostic significance of IDH 1 mutation in patients with glioblastoma multiforme, Inamullah Khan, Muhammad Waqas, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Role of intra-operative MRI (iMRI) in improving extent of resection and survival in patients with glioblastoma multiforme, Inamullah Khan, Muhammad Waqas, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Noninvasive monitoring intracranial pressure - A review of available modalities, Marium Naveed Khan, Hussain Shallwani, Muhammad Ulusyar Khan, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Delayed spinal cord infarction following anterior cervical surgical decompression, Muhammad Faheem Khan, Rashid Jooma, Fauzan Alam Hashmi, and Muhammad Faraz Raghib
Quality of life in individuals surgically treated for congenital hydrocephalus during infancy: A single-institution experience, Saad Akhtar Khan, Muhammad Faheem Khan, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Omar Irfan, Hamza Abdur Rahim Khan, Asad Abbas, Safia Awan, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Building bridges through science, Thomas Lissek, Michelle Adams, John Adelman, Ehud Ahissar, Mohammed Akaaboune, Huda Akil, Mustafa al’Absi, Fazal M. Arain, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Deniz Atasoy, Abdul Mannan Baig, Ather Enam, Saad Shafqat, and Adnan Jabbar
Mini-craniotomy under local anesthesia for chronic subdural hematoma: An effective choice for elderly patients and for patients in a resource-strained environment, Shaikh Danish Mahmood, Muhammad Waqas, Mirza Zain Baig, and Aneela Darbar
Extent of resection and timing of surgery in adult low grade glioma, Farhan A. Mirza and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Self‑resolving prepontine cyst, Muhammad Waqas, Inamullah Khan, Reehana Khawaja, Ayesha Quddusi, and Ather Enam
Reading between the joints-using spinal magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of instability, Komal Naeem and S. Ather Enam
Unmet need for surgery in South Asia, Sanjay Nagral, Maharra Hussain, Sarder A. Nayeem, Ranjan Dias, Ather Enam, and Samiran Nundy
Preventive gabapentin versus pregabalin to decrease postoperative pain after lumbar microdiscectomy: A randomized controlled trial, Mohsin Qadeer, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Jawad Rashid, Ather Enam, Salman Sharif, and Ghulam Murtaza
Low cost quality initiatives for management of neurosurgical patients in developing nations: Perspective from a tertiary care centre in Pakistan, Hamid Hussain Rai, Muhammad Waqas, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Complications of in-patient cerebral angiography: Comparison between patients with and without sub arachnoid haemorrhage, Yaseen Rauf, Usman Tariq Siddiqui, and Gohar Javed
Anaesthetic management of supratentorial tumor craniotomy using awake-throughout approach, Faraz Shafiq, Fahad Salim, Ather Enam, Jai Parkash, and Mohammad Faheem
Congenital and infantile malignant melanoma of the scalp: A systematic review, Sohaib Tariq, Hussain Shallwani, Muhammad Waqas, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Establishment of site specific multi-disciplinary tumour boards in Pakistan: Sharing experience of neuro oncology team based at a tertiary care university hospital, Muhammad Waqas and Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi
Video microscope robotic arm-assisted, neuronavigation-guided glioma resection and regional sampling, Muhammad Waqas, Ather Enam, Fauzan A Hashmi, Fatima Mubarak, and Fazal Arain
Unintentional head injury in children less than 3 years of age: An insight into safety practices in a developing country, Muhammad Waqas and Rashid Jooma
Role of 5-ALA in improving extent of tumour resection in patients with glioblastoma multiforme, Muhammad Waqas, Inamullah Khan, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Perioperative steroids for lumbar disc surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Muhammad Waqas, Hussain Shallwani, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Khabir Ahmed
Diffusion tensor imaging for ruptured cerebral arteriovenous malformation, Muhammad Waqas, Ayesha Siddiqui, Fatima Mubarak, and Ather Enam
Cranioplasty after craniectomy in a pediatric population: Single-center experience from a developing country, Muhammad Waqas, Badar Ujjan, Yousaf Bashir Hadi, Faizuddin Najmuddin, Altaf Ali Laghari, Swaleha Khalid, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, and Umar Farooq Bhatti
Submissions from 2016
Composite split cord malformation associated with a dermal sinus tract, dermoid cyst, and epidural abscess: A case report and review of literature, Saad Akhtar, Abdul Azeem, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Muhammad Zubair Tahir
Secretory paraspinal paraganglioma of thoracolumar spine: Case report and review of literature, Saad Akhtar, Sidra Sattar, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, Naila Kayani, and Sarosh Moeen
Providing care beyond the hospital: Perspective of a tertiary care hospital from a developing country, Saad Akhtar, Muhammad Waqas, Badar Uddin Ujjan, Adnan Salim, Gohar Javed, Syed Ijlal Ahmed, Malikah Surani, and Marium Khan
Primary anaplastic pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma in adults. Case report and review of literature, Usama Khalid Choudry, Saad Akhtar Khan, Amjad Qureshi, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Comparison of irrigation versus no irrigation during burr hole evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma, Muzna Iftikhar, Usman Tariq Siddiqui, Mohammad Yaseen Rauf, Ali Osama Malik, and Gohar Javed
878 Surveillance in the service of safety, Rashid Jooma
Management and outcomes of intramedullary spinal cord tumors: A single center experience from a developing country, Dr Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Muhammad Waqas, Baila Shakaib, and Ather Enam
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt survival in patients developing hydrocephalus after cranial surgery, Farid Khan, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for obstructive hydrocephalus: Outcome analysis of 120 consecutively treated patients from a developing country, Muhammad Babar Khan, Muhammad Riaz, and Ather Enam
Awake craniotomy for brain tumours in Pakistan: An initial case series from a developing country, Saad Akhtar Khan, Karim Rizwan Nathani, Badar Uddin Ujjan, Muhammad Danish Barakzai, Ather Enam, and Faraz Shafiq
Cerebellopontine angle primitive neuroectodermal tumor mimicking trigeminal schwannoma, Saad Akhtar Khan, Badar Uddin Ujjan, Adnan Salim, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Co-existing spinal intradural ependymal cyst and sacral tarlov cyst in adult-onset tethered cord syndrome with syringomyelia: Case report and literature review, Hamid H. Rai, Muhammad F. Khan, Ather Enam, and Imtiaz Hashmi
Difficulties in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Conversion versus surgeon's failure, Aun Ali, Summaya Saeed; Rabel Khawaja; Sunil Sadruddin Samnani; and Farah Naz Farid
Response to the comments: "Prospective case control evaluation of epidural midazolam for improving pain and ambulation after microdiscectomy", Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Long-tunneled versus short-tunneled external ventricular drainage: Prospective experience from a developing country, Muhammad Zubair Tahir, Zain A. Sobani, Muhammed Murtaza, and Ather Enam
Paediatric traumatic brain injury: Presentation, prognostic indicators and Outcome analysis from a tertiary care center in a developing country, Badar Uddin Ujjan, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Babar Khan, Dr Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Acute cerebellitis successfully managed with temporary cerebrospinal fluid diversion using a long tunnel external ventricular drain: A long-term radiological follow-up of two cases, Muhammad Waqas, Yousaf Bashir Hadi, Sadaf Sheikh, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Radiological prognostication in patients with head trauma requiring decompressive craniectomy: Analysis of optic nerve sheath diameter and rotterdam CT scoring system, Muhammad Waqas, Dr Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Saleha Anwar
Response To: Computed tomography-guided biopsy for potts disease: An institutional experience from an endemic developing country, Muhammad Waqas, Faizuddin Najmuddin, Mohammad Ali Alvi, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Cerebral aspergillosis and pulmonary tuberculosis in a child with chronic granulomatous disease, Muhammad Waqas, Sidra Zafar, Tooba Rehman, Muhammed Riyaz, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, and Romana Idress
Accuracy of conventional MRI for preoperative diagnosis of intracranial tumors: A single center report of 762 cases, Daniel Yan, Ling Yan, Zhen Zhang, Adnan Salim, Lei Wang, Hu Ting-Ting, and Hong-Yang Zhao
Submissions from 2015
Bicompartmental decompressive craniectomy: Report of two cases, Saad Akhtar, Badar Uddin Ujjan, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Waqas Khan Waqas Khan, and Gohar Javed
Effectiveness of helmets in preventing severe injuries in a setting with poorly enforced quality standards, junaid Ahmad Bhatti, Junaid A. Razzak, and Rashid Jooma
Polio eradication and health systems in Karachi: Vaccine refusals in context, Svea Closser, Rashid Jooma, Emma Varley, Naina Qayyum, Sonia Rodrigues, Akasha Sarwar, and Patricia Omidian
Ependymal tumors with oligodendroglioma like clear cells: Experience from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, Fauzan Alam Hashmi, Muhammad Faheem Khan, Saad Akhtar Khan, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Ehsan Bari, and Arsalan Ahmed
The dangerous turn of “brain eating amoeba” in Sindh, Pakistan, Muhammad Yousuf-Ul Islam, Safwan Abdul Rahim, and Adnan Salim
Surveillance in the service of safety, Rashid Jooma
Neurofibromatosis type 2 patient presenting with medulloblastoma, Jan Kalimullah, Abdul Malik Amir Humza Sohail, Rai Shahjehan, Sabeehuddin Siddique, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Factors affecting ventriculoperitoneal shunt survival in adult patients, Farid Khan, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Enduring improvement in oswestry disability index outcomes following lumbar microscopic interlaminar decompression: An appraisal of prospectively collected patient outcomes, Muhammad Babar Khan, Muhammad Umair Bashir, Rajesh Khan, and Ather Enam
Multiple cerebral hydatid cysts in 8-year-old boy: A case report and literature review of a rare presentation, Muhammad Baba Khan, Muhammad Riaz, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Clothing-related motorcycle injuries in Pakistan: Findings from a surveillance study, Uzma R. Khan, Junaid A. Bhatti, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Nukhba Zia, Junaid A. Razzak, and Rashid Jooma
Differences in risk-adjusted outcome of road traffic injuries in urban tertiary care centers of Pakistan, Amber Mehmood, Junaid Abdul Razzak, Mohammed Umer Mir, and Rashid Jooma
Decompressive craniectomy for infants: A case series of five patients, Muhammad Riyaz, Muhammad Waqas, Badar Uddin Ujjan, Naveed Zaman Akhunzada, Yousaf Bashir Hadi, Gohar Javed, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Deadly heat wave in Karachi, July 2015: Negligence or mismanagement?, Adnan Salim, A. Ahmed, N. Ashraf, and M. Asher
Fasting headache, a cross-sectional study, Adnan Salim, Muhammad Ahmed Ilyas, Mehwish Rizvi, Arzlan Ullaha Baig, Syed Hassaan Ahmed, Zuha Pandit, and Muhammad Saleem Ilyas
End stage renal disease: Seroprevalence of hepatitises B and C along with associated aetiology and risk factors in children, Syed Raza Shah, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Muhamad Tanveer Alam, Adnan Salim, Mehwish Hussain, and Areeba Altaf
Does base deficit predict mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury?, Hussain Shallwani, Muhammad Waqas, Shahan Waheed, Mubbashira Siddiqui, Asher Feroz, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Epilepsy in Pakistan: National guidelines for clinicians (Part 2), Fowzia Siddiqui, Shaukat Ali, Mughis Sheerani, Tipu Sultan, Shahid Mustafa, Saleem Barech, Haris Majid, Sarwar Jamil Siddiqui, Abdul Malik, Mohsin Zaheer, Wasim Akhter, and Rashid Jooma
Epilepsy in Pakistan: National guidelines for clinicians, Fowzia Siddiqui, Tipu Sultan, Shahid Mustafa, Sarwar Jamil Siddiqui, Shaukat Ali, Abdul Malik, Zafar Sajjad, Saleem Barech, and Rashid Jooma
Clinical outcome and cost effectiveness of early tracheostomy in isolated severe head injury patients, Usman Tariq Siddiqui, Muhammad Zubair Tahir, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and S. Ather Enam
Clinoidal meningioma associated with an internal carotid artery aneurysm, Muhammad Waqas, Yousuf Bashir Hadi, Badar Uddin Ujjan, and Gohar Javed
Computed tomography-guided biopsy for potts disease: An institutional experience from an endemic developing country, Muhammad Waqas, Mohsin Qadeer, Faizuddin Faiz, Mohammad Ali Alvi, and Muhammad Ehsan Bari
Impacts of signal free corridors on the incidence of road traffic accidents in Karachi, Salman Zubair, Jamil H. Kazm, Syed Shahid Ali, Rashid Jooma, and Zeeshan Akhtar
Submissions from 2014
Lumbar morphometry: A study of lumbar vertebrae from a Pakistani population using computed tomography scans, Muhammad M. Alam, Muhammad Waqas, Hussain Shallwani, and Gohar Javed
The impact of polio eradication on routine immunization and primary health care: A mixed-methods study, Svea Closser, Kelly Cox, Thomas M. Parris, R Matthew Landis, Judith Justice, Ranjani Gopinath, Kenneth Maes, Hailom Banteyerga Amaha, Ismaila Zango Mohammed, and Rashid Jooma
Polio travel restrictions: A sledgehammer to crack a nut?, Rashid Jooma
Political determinants of health: Lessons for Pakistan, Rashid Jooma and Guido Sabatinelli
Thoracic and lumbar spinal surgery under local anesthesia for patients with multiple comorbidities: A consecutive case series, Muhammad Babar Khan, Rajesh Kumar, and Ather Enam
A unique MRI presentation of fungal infection in the brain, Muhammad Bilal Salman Khan, Saad Shafqat, and Ather Enam
Predictors of poor outcome of decompressive craniectomy in pediatric patients with severe traumatic brain injury: A retrospective single center study from Pakistan, Saad Akhtar Khan, Hussain Shallwani, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Ghulam Murtaza, Ather Enam, Reema Obaid Qureshi, and Muhammad Zubair Tahir
Decompressive surgery for malignant cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: A retrospective case series from Pakistan and comparative literature review, Emmon Raza, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Muhammad Faisal Wadiwala, Bilal Ahmed, and Ayeesha Kamran Kamal
Novel anticancer agents in clinical and preclinical trials, Adnan Salim
Prospective validation of a blood ordering protocol for elective spine arthrodesis and its impact on cost reduction, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Badar Uddin Ujjan, and Saqib Kamran Bakhshi
Non communicable diseases in Pakistan: Burden, challenges and way forward for health care authorities, Mohammad Wasay, Shehla Zaidi, Maria Khan, and Rashid Jooma
Submissions from 2013
Primary elective spine arthrodesis: Audit of institutional cross matched to transfused (C/T) ratio to develop blood product ordering guidelines, Muhammad Mehboob Alam, Zain A. Sobani, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Khabir Ahmad, and Fouzia Minai
How effective is the local anesthetic infiltration of pin sites prior to application of head clamps: A prospective observational cohort study of hemodynamic response in patients undergoing elective craniotomy, Ayesha Arshad, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Muhammad Waqas, Hina Enam, and Syed Ather Enam