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Zarina S. Ali, MDUniversity of Pennsylvania Verified email at uphs.upenn.edu Cited by 3173 |
Pediatric intracranial arachnoid cysts: comparative effectiveness of surgical treatment options
Purpose A variety of surgical approaches for the treatment of pediatric intracranial arachnoid
cysts exist. In an effort to identify the optimal surgical treatment for this disorder, we …
cysts exist. In an effort to identify the optimal surgical treatment for this disorder, we …
Pre-optimization of spinal surgery patients: development of a neurosurgical enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol
ZS Ali, TS Ma, AK Ozturk, NR Malhotra… - Clinical neurology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Despite surgical, technological, medical, and anesthetic improvements, patient
outcomes following elective neurosurgical procedures can be associated with high morbidity. …
outcomes following elective neurosurgical procedures can be associated with high morbidity. …
Upper brachial plexus injury in adults: comparative effectiveness of different repair techniques
ZS Ali, GG Heuer, RWF Faught, SH Kaneriya… - Journal of …, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Adult upper trunk brachial plexus injuries result in significant disability. Several
surgical treatment strategies exist, including nerve grafting, nerve transfers, and a combination …
surgical treatment strategies exist, including nerve grafting, nerve transfers, and a combination …
Suprasellar pediatric craniopharyngioma resection via endonasal endoscopic approach
Purpose Purely endoscopic endonasal approaches to surgical resection of pediatric suprasellar
craniopharyngiomas are uncommonly performed. The aim of the study is to assess the …
craniopharyngiomas are uncommonly performed. The aim of the study is to assess the …
Enhanced recovery after elective spinal and peripheral nerve surgery: pilot study from a single institution
OBJECTIVE Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols address pre-, peri-, and
postoperative factors of a patient’s surgical journey. The authors sought to assess the effects of a …
postoperative factors of a patient’s surgical journey. The authors sought to assess the effects of a …
Comparative effectiveness of treatment options for pediatric craniopharyngiomas
ZS Ali, RL Bailey, LB Daniels, V Vakhshori… - Journal of …, 2014 - thejns.org
Object No clear treatment guidelines for pediatric craniopharyngiomas exist. The authors
developed a decision analytical model to evaluate outcomes of 4 surgical approaches for …
developed a decision analytical model to evaluate outcomes of 4 surgical approaches for …
A randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of enhanced recovery after surgery on patients undergoing elective spine surgery
… ’s been reduced over the years, but that is a good dose approximation in the last 3 to 5
years in the literature, and that’s consistent with our last several thousand patients, so it’s about …
years in the literature, and that’s consistent with our last several thousand patients, so it’s about …
Plasmalemmal vesicle associated protein-1 (PV-1) is a marker of blood-brain barrier disruption in rodent models
…, EB Carson-Walter, Y Liu, BN Winans, ZS Ali… - BMC neuroscience, 2008 - Springer
Background Plasmalemmal vesicle associated protein-1 (PV-1) is selectively expressed in
human brain microvascular endothelial cells derived from clinical specimens of primary and …
human brain microvascular endothelial cells derived from clinical specimens of primary and …
Ultrasonographic evaluation of peripheral nerves
ZS Ali, JM Pisapia, TS Ma, EL Zager, GG Heuer… - World neurosurgery, 2016 - Elsevier
There are a variety of imaging modalities for evaluation of peripheral nerves. Of these,
ultrasonography (US) is often underused. There are several advantages of this imaging modality, …
ultrasonography (US) is often underused. There are several advantages of this imaging modality, …
A comparative morphologic analysis of adult onset leukodystrophy with neuroaxonal spheroids and pigmented glia-a role for oxidative damage
ZS Ali, JP Van Der Voorn… - Journal of Neuropathology …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
We performed a blinded study on 5 cases of hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with
spheroids and 10 cases of the pigmentary type of orthochromatic leukodystrophy, 6 of the latter …
spheroids and 10 cases of the pigmentary type of orthochromatic leukodystrophy, 6 of the latter …