Submissions from 2024
Perspective on clinical and functional outcomes of arthroscopic all-inside meniscal repair: Insights from a lower middle-income country, Rufina Ali, Muhammad Ahsan Sulaiman, Fizzah Mariam, and Naveed Baloch
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
Undergraduate medical education curriculum reforms in Pakistan: A mixed methods study of academic leadership perspectives, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Noreen Afzal, Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Namra Qadeer Shaikh, Ali Aahil Noorali, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Muhammed Tariq, Adil H. Haider, and Komal Abdul Rahim
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
Photodynamic therapy in adult intra-axial brain tumours, Zanib Javed, Hafiza Fatima Aziz, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Proposed novel classification of circumscribed Lower-Grade Gliomas (cLGG) vs. infiltrating Lower-Grade Gliomas (iLGG): Correlations of radiological features and clinical outcomes, Ahsan Ali Khan, Muhammad Usman Khalid, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Faiza Urooj, kiran Aftab, Ather Enam, Fahad Zahid, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, Izza Tahir, Meher Angez, and Shahabuddin Ansari
Quality of life of children treated for split cord malformation, Mehar Masroor, Qurat-Ul-Ain Virani, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Malaika Siddiqui, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Exploring the feasibility of pupillometry training and perceptions of potential use for intracranial pressure monitoring in Uganda: A mixed methods study, Zoey Petitt, Yesel Trillo Ordonez, Chibueze Agwu, Maura Ott, Muhammad Shakir, Alexandria Ayala Mullikin, Jenna Davis, Adham M. Khalafallah, Alan Tang, and Chidyaonga Shalita
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
Exploring the neurosurgery training landscape in Pakistan: A trainee's perspective in resource-limited settings, Muhammad Shakir, Ahmed Altaf, Ather Enam, Hammad Atif Irshad, and Aly Hamza Khowaja
Impact of medical school experiences on the career choice of neurosurgery: A cross- sectional study from Pakistan, Muhammad Shakir, Hammad Atif Irshad, Eisha Abid Ali, Amna Adil, Ahmed Altaf, and Ather Enam
In reply to the letter to the editor regarding "gender differences in medical students' perception of neurosurgery: A cross-sectional study from Pakistan", Muhammad Shakir, Hammad Atif Irshad, Eisha Abid Ali, and Ather Enam
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
Temporal delays in the management of traumatic brain injury: A comparative meta-analysis of global literature, Muhammad Shakir, Hammad Atif Irshad, Noor Ul Huda Ibrahim, Zayan Alidina, Muneeb Ahmed, Sonia Pirzada, Nowal Hussain Hussain, Kee B. Park, and Syed ather Enam
Adjuvant therapy for brain tumors in LMICs: A systematic review of barriers and possible solutions, Muhammad Shakir, Hammad Atif Irshad, Aly Hamza Khowaja, Izza Tahir, Syeda Fatima Shariq, Ali I. Rae, Radzi Hamzah, Saksham Gupta, Kee B. Park, and Ather Enam
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
Barriers to neurosurgical care of brain tumors in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of the service delivery challenges, Muhammad Shakir, Syeda Fatima Shariq, Hammad Atif Irshad, Aly Hamza Khowaja, Izza Tahir, Ali I. Rae, Radzi Hamzah, Saksham Gupta, Kee B. Park, and Ather Enam
Governance challenges to the neurosurgical care of rain tumors in LMICs: A systematic review, Muhammad Shakir, Syeda Fatima Shariq, Hammad Atif Irshad, Aly Hamza Khowaja, Izza Tahir, Ali I. Rae, Radzi Hamzah, Saksham Gupta, Kee B. Park, and Ather Enam
Is endoscopic third ventriculostomy a viable treatment option for normal pressure hydrocephalus? A systematic review, Ayesha Sohail, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Quratulain Virani, Anam Tariq, Nasr Hussain, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Prognostic value of BRAF mutation in glioblastoma, Ayesha Sohail, Qurat-Ul-Ain Virani, Hafiza Fatima Aziz, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Predicting response to chemotherapy in brain tumor patients based on MRI features, Rabeet Tariq
Feasibility of awake craniotomy for brain arteriovenous malformations: A scoping review, Rabeet Tariq, umar ahmed, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, and Ahmer Nasir Baig
Intraoperative mapping and preservation of executive functions in awake craniotomy: A systematic review, Rabeet Tariq, Hafiza Fatima Aziz, Shahier Paracha, Noman Ahmed, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Annabel McAtee, Timothy J. Ainger, Farhan A. Mirza, and Ather Enam
Socio-demographic characteristics of children and young people with primary brain tumours: comparison between a public and private sector tertiary hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Faiza Urooj, Nida Zahid, Ather Enam, Russell Seth Martins, Nick Brown, Andreas Martensson, and Thomas Martensson
RAPNO efforts in brain tumour outcomes, Qurat-Ul-Ain Virani, Zanib Javed, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Submissions from 2023
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
The landscape of stem cell research in Pakistan, Sjjawal Ahmad, Sana Zeeshan, Azhar Hussain, Rumina Hasan, Kulsoom Ghias, Afsar Ali Mian, and Ather Enam
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
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
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
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
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
A brief review of skull base chordomas, Syeda Kubra Kishwar Jafri, Ahsan Ali Khan, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Duarte Nuno Crispim Cândido
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
The promise of stem cells in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A review of clinical trials, Muhammad Usman Khalid and Taleaa Masroor
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
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
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
Intracranial metastasis of testicular germ cell tumours, Zara Shah, Hafiza Hifza Bashir, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
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
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
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
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
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
Spinal meningiomas: Management and outcomes, Anam Tariq, Ayesha Sohail, Zara Shah, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Raman spectroscopy: Can it change the future of brain tumour surgery?, Qurat-Ul-Ain Virani, Hafiza Fatima Aziz, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
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
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
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
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
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
Neuropsychiatric disorders after awake craniotomy for brain tumour, Mujtaba Khalil, Meher Angez, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Non-enhancing intraventricular tumours in adults, Mujtaba Khalil, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Intraoperative seizures during awake craniotomy for brain tumours, Mujtaba Khalil, Zara Shah, Muhammad Waqas Saeed Baqai, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Surgical careers and importance of dedicated research years after medical school, or during training, Mujtaba Khalil and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Role of diffusion tensor imaging for brain tumour resection, Mujtaba Khalil, Kaynat Siddiqui, Ahmer Nasir Baig, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Feasibility of awake craniotomy for brain tumours in children, Mujtaba Khalil, Izza Tahir, Ahmer Nasir Baig, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
High-grade supratentorial intraventricular tumours in adults, Mujtaba Khalil, Aimen Tameezuddin, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Role of surgery in multifocal glioblastoma, Syeda Kubra Kishwar Jafri, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
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
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
Stereotactic radiosurgery for pituitary adenomas: A review of literature, Kaynat Siddiqui, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Surgical research: Exploring our history - navigating the future, Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Syed Ather Enam
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
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
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
Use of ultrasonic aspirator for CNS tumour resection, Noman Ahmad, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Management of Intracranial Haemangiopericytomas, Noman Ahmad, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Peer-led surgery education: A model for a surgery interest group, Muhammad Ali, Shahmir Chauhan, Ayesha Noor, Sadaf Khan, Ather Enam, and SIG Core
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
Role of intra-operative ultrasound in brain tumour surgeries, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Role of multidisciplinary neuro-oncology tumour boards in cancer management, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Morbidity and mortality meetings; a new digital portal to enhance learning and objectivity, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Kiran Ehsan, Gulzar S. Lakhani, and Ather Enam
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
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
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
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
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
Surgical education and training, Ather Enam, Hammad Ather, and Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui
Seizure control after surgical resection of insular glioma, Fatima Gauhar, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Role of preoperative embolization in management of central nervous system tumours, Ummey Hani, Ahmer Nasir Baig, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Basit Salam
Post-operative seizure control in patients with glioblastoma, Ummey Hani, Muhammad Ammar Haider, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Intramedullary spinal cord lesions in children, Ummey Hani, Sameer Saleem Tebha, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
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
Commentary: Fully endoscopic resection of an epidermoid cyst of the cerebellopontine angle: Bilateral resection via a unilateral approach, Nasr Hussain and Rashid Jooma
Management of paediatric intracranial ependymoma, Syeda Kubra Kishwar Jafri, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Solitary langerhans cell histiocytosis of skull: Case report with one-year follow-up, Muhammad Junaid, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, and Ali Afzal
Deep learning applications in neuro-oncology, Adnan Khan, Hamza Ibad, Kaleem Ahmed, Zahra Hoodbhoy, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Nanomedicine in the treatment of glioblastoma, Syeda Kubra Kishwar Jafri, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
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
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
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
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
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
Complete versus subtotal resection of paediatric craniopharyngioma, Wardah Pervez, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Farhan A. Mirza, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
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
Eccrine spiradenoma: A rare adnexal tumour with atypical presentation: A case report, Adnan Salim, Muhammad Usman Tariq, and Sana Zeeshan
Submissions from 2020
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
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
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