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Published Work

Publications

2021

Abel TJ, Yan H, Canty M, Remick M, Dewan M, Witiw C, Lamberti-Pasculi M, Drake JM. Traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation in children: is external immobilization an option? Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 Jan;37(1):177-183. doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04680-w. Epub 2020 Jun 9. PMID: 32519132.

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2020

Remick M, McDowell MM, Gupta K, Felker J, Abel TJ. Emerging indications for stereotactic laser interstitial thermal therapy in pediatric neurosurgery. Int J Hyperthermia. 2020 Jul;37(2):84-93. doi: 10.1080/02656736.2020.1769868. PMID: 32672117.

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Muthiah N, Zhang J, Remick M, Welch W, Sogawa Y, Jeong JH, Abel TJ. Efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy in children age six and younger. Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Nov;112:107373. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107373. Epub 2020 Sep 14. PMID: 32942207.

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Faraji AH, Remick M, Abel TJ. Contributions of Robotics to the Safety and Efficacy of Invasive Monitoring With Stereoelectroencephalography. Front Neurol. 2020 Dec 16;11:570010. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.570010. PMID: 33391145; PMCID: PMC7772229.

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McDowell MM, Abel TJ. Commentary: Image Guidance for Ventricular Shunt Surgery: An Analysis of Hospital Charges. Neurosurgery. 2019 Oct 1;85(4):E771-E772. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz184. PMID: 31149716.

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Mallela AN, Abel TJ. Commentary: Endoscopic Interhemispheric Disconnection for Intractable Multifocal Epilepsy: Surgical Technique and Functional Neuroanatomy. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2020 Feb 1;18(2):E30-E31. doi: 10.1093/ons/opz211. PMID: 31384942.

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McDowell MM, Ortega Peraza D, Abel TJ. Development and implementation of a novel child life protocol to enhance psychosocial support for pediatric awake craniotomies: technical note. Neurosurg Focus. 2020 Feb 1;48(2):E5. doi: 10.3171/2019.11.FOCUS19774. PMID: 32006942.

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Gupta K, Grover P, Abel TJ. Current Conceptual Understanding of the Epileptogenic Network From Stereoelectroencephalography-Based Connectivity Inferences. Front Neurol. 2020 Nov 25;11:569699. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.569699. PMID: 33324320; PMCID: PMC7724044.

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Remick M, Ibrahim GM, Mansouri A, Abel TJ. Cross-national disparities contribute to heterogeneity in patient outcomes following invasive monitoring: A hierarchical mixed-effects analysis. Epilepsia. 2020 Sep;61(9):e116-e123. doi: 10.1111/epi.16647. Epub 2020 Aug 17. PMID: 33460067.

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Gale JR, Nowicki KW, Wolfe RM, Sefcik RK, Abel TJ. Infection of arachnoid cyst associated with vasospasm and stroke in a pediatric patient: case report. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 Aug 28:1-5. doi: 10.3171/2020.5.PEDS20419. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32858508.

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Amorim-Leite R, Remick M, Welch W, Abel TJ. History of the network approach in epilepsy surgery. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2020;31(3):301-308.

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2019

Remick M, Ibrahim GM, Mansouri A, Abel TJ. Patient phenotypes and clinical outcomes in invasive monitoring for epilepsy: an individual patient data meta-analysis. Epilepsy and Behavior. Accepted October 17, 2019.

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Barrash J, Abel TJ, Okerstrom-Jezewski KL, Zanaty M, Bruss JE, Manzel K, Howard M, Tranel D. Acquired Personality Disturbances After Meningioma Resection Are Strongly Associated With Impaired Quality of Life. Neurosurgery. 2020 Aug 1;87(2):276-284. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz440. PMID: 31642509; PMCID: PMC7360876.

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Yan H, Katz JS, Anderson A, Mansouri A, Remick M, Ibrahim GM, Abel TJ. Method of invasive monitoring in epilepsy surgery and seizure freedom and morbidity: a systematic review. Epilepsia. 2019;60:1960-1972.

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Stewart E, Abel TJ, Davidson B, Smith ML. Behaviour outcomes in children with epilepsy 1 year after surgical resection of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. Neuropsychologia. 2019 Oct;133:107155. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107155. Epub 2019 Aug 6. PMID: 31398427.

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Hart JP, Feranec RS, Abel TJ, Vavrasek JL. Freshwater reservoir offsets on radiocarbon-dated dog bone from the headwaters of the St. Lawrence River, USA. PeerJ. 2019 Jun 25;7:e7174. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7174. PMID: 31275759; PMCID: PMC6598671.

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White MD, Zollman J, McDowell MM, Agarwal N, Abel TJ, Hamilton DK. Neurosurgical Resident Exposure to Pediatric Neurosurgery: An Analysis of Resident Case Logs. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2019;54(3):181-187. doi: 10.1159/000500299. Epub 2019 May 21. PMID: 31112956.

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Katz JS, Abel TJ. Stereoelectroencephalography Versus Subdural Electrodes for Localization of the Epileptogenic Zone: What Is the Evidence? Neurotherapeutics. 2019 Jan;16(1):59-66. doi: 10.1007/s13311-018-00703-2. PMID: 30652253; PMCID: PMC6361059.

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Richardson RM, Abel TJ. A New Era for Surgical Neurotherapeutics. Neurotherapeutics. 2019 Jan;16(1):1-2. doi: 10.1007/s13311-019-00709-4. PMID: 30652252; PMCID: PMC6361065.

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2018

Yan H, Toyota E, Anderson M, Abel TJ, Donner E, Kalia SK, Drake J, Rutka JT, Ibrahim GM. A systematic review of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy in childhood. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 Nov 30;23(3):274-284. doi: 10.3171/2018.9.PEDS18417. PMID: 30544364.​

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Abel TJ, Losito E, Ibrahim GM, Asano E, Rutka JT. Multimodal localization and surgery for epileptic spasms of focal origin: a review. Neurosurg Focus. 2018 Sep;45(3):E4. doi: 10.3171/2018.6.FOCUS18217. PMID: 30173609.

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Motoi H, Miyakoshi M, Abel TJ, Jeong JW, Nakai Y, Sugiura A, Luat AF, Agarwal R, Sood S, Asano E. Phase-amplitude coupling between interictal high-frequency activity and slow waves in epilepsy surgery. Epilepsia. 2018 Oct;59(10):1954-1965. doi: 10.1111/epi.14544. Epub 2018 Aug 26. PMID: 30146766; PMCID: PMC6204289.

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Yan H, Abel TJ, Alotaibi NM, Anderson M, Niazi TN, Weil AG, Fallah A, Phillips JH, Forrest CR, Kulkarni AV, Drake JM, Ibrahim GM. A systematic review and meta-analysis of endoscopic versus open treatment of craniosynostosis. Part 1: the sagittal suture. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 Oct;22(4):352-360. doi: 10.3171/2018.4.PEDS17729. Epub 2018 Jul 6. PMID: 29979135.

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Yan H, Abel TJ, Alotaibi NM, Anderson M, Niazi TN, Weil AG, Fallah A, Phillips JH, Forrest CR, Kulkarni AV, Drake JM, Ibrahim GM. A systematic review of endoscopic versus open treatment of craniosynostosis. Part 2: the nonsagittal single sutures. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 Oct;22(4):361-368. doi: 10.3171/2018.4.PEDS17730. Epub 2018 Jul 6. PMID: 29979132.

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Mathieu F, Abel TJ, Hazrati LN, Rutka JT. Intraosseous schwannoma of the occipital bone: a case report. Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 Sep;34(9):1803-1805. doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3820-z. Epub 2018 May 7. PMID: 29732471.

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Abel TJ, Varela Osorio R, Amorim-Leite R, Mathieu F, Kahane P, Minotti L, Hoffmann D, Chabardes S. Frameless robot-assisted stereoelectroencephalography in children: technical aspects and comparison with Talairach frame technique. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 Jul;22(1):37-46. doi: 10.3171/2018.1.PEDS17435. Epub 2018 Apr 20. PMID: 29676681.

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Pasarikovski CR, Abel TJ, Forrest CR, Dirks PB, Ibrahim GM. Delayed Chronic Subdural Hematoma after Total Cranial Vault Reconstruction for Sagittal Synostosis. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2018;53(3):200-204. doi: 10.1159/000487809. Epub 2018 Apr 19. PMID: 29672313.

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Abel TJ, Holland MT, Walch T, Howard MA 3rd. John C. Vangilder (1935-2007): Neurosurgical Leader and Founder of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Iowa. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jun;114:259-263. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.068. Epub 2018 Mar 26. PMID: 29588237.

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Rettenmaier LA, Holland MT, Abel TJ. Acute, Nontraumatic Spontaneous Spinal Subdural Hematoma: A Case Report and Systematic Review of the Literature. Case Rep Neurol Med. 2017;2017:2431041. doi: 10.1155/2017/2431041. Epub 2017 Dec 26. PMID: 29441210; PMCID: PMC5758945.

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Chabardes S, Abel TJ, Cardinale F, Kahane P. Commentary: Understanding Stereoelectroencephalography: What's Next? Neurosurgery. 2018 Jan 1;82(1):E15-E16. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyx499. PMID: 29048504.

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Abel TJ, Woodroffe RW, Nourski KV, Moritani T, Capizzano AA, Kirby P, Kawasaki H, Howard M, Werz MA. Role of the temporal pole in temporal lobe epilepsy seizure networks: an intracranial electrode investigation. J Neurosurg. 2018 Jul;129(1):165-173. doi: 10.3171/2017.3.JNS162821. Epub 2017 Oct 13. PMID: 29027858.

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2017

Ibrahim GM, Sharma P, Hyslop A, Guillen MR, Morgan BR, Wong S, Abel TJ, Elkaim L, Cajigas I, Shah AH, Fallah A, Weil AG, Altman N, Bernal B, Medina S, Widjaja E, Jayakar P, Ragheb J, Bhatia S. Presurgical thalamocortical connectivity is associated with response to vagus nerve stimulation in children with intractable epilepsy. Neuroimage Clin. 2017 Sep 22;16:634-642. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.09.015. PMID: 28971013; PMCID: PMC5619991.

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Abel TJ, Barrash J, Tranel D. Letter to the Editor. Neuropsychological impairment and quality of life after skull base meningioma resection: size and location matter. J Neurosurg. 2017 Dec;127(6):1467-1468. doi: 10.3171/2017.4.JNS17740. Epub 2017 Sep 29. PMID: 28960157.

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Jareczek FJ, Holland MT, Howard MA 3rd, Walch T, Abel TJ. The origins and persistence of psychosurgery in the state of Iowa. Neurosurg Focus. 2017 Sep;43(3):E8. doi: 10.3171/2017.6.FOCUS17227. PMID: 28859559; PMCID: PMC6858608.

 

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2016

Nagahama Y, Joshi C, Dlouhy B, Wu AY, Abel TJ, Baumbach G, Kawasaki H. Functional hemispherotomy in Rasmussen syndrome in the absence of classic MRI findings. Epilepsy Behav Case Rep. 2016 Dec 5;7:24-27. doi: 10.1016/j.ebcr.2016.11.003. PMID: 28239546; PMCID: PMC5315437.

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Abel TJ, Rhone AE, Nourski KV, Ando TK, Oya H, Kovach CK, Kawasaki H, Howard MA 3rd, Tranel D. Beta modulation reflects name retrieval in the human anterior temporal lobe: an intracranial recording study. J Neurophysiol. 2016 Jun 1;115(6):3052-61. doi: 10.1152/jn.00012.2016. Epub 2016 Apr 13. PMID: 27075536; PMCID: PMC4946599.

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Belfi AM, Bruss J, Karlan B, Abel TJ, Tranel D. Neural correlates of recognition and naming of musical instruments. Neuropsychology. 2016 Oct;30(7):860-868. doi: 10.1037/neu0000273. Epub 2016 Feb 22. PMID: 26901170.

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Abel TJ, Walch T, Howard MA 3rd. Russell Meyers (1905-1999): pioneer of functional and ultrasonic neurosurgery. J Neurosurg. 2016 Dec;125(6):1589-1595. doi: 10.3171/2015.9.JNS142811. Epub 2016 Feb 12. PMID: 26871378.

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Abel TJ, Manzel K, Bruss J, Belfi AM, Howard MA 3rd, Tranel D. The cognitive and behavioral effects of meningioma lesions involving the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. J Neurosurg. 2016 Jun;124(6):1568-77. doi: 10.3171/2015.5.JNS142788. Epub 2015 Nov 27. PMID: 26613174; PMCID: PMC5107741.

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Erwood AM, Abel TJ, Grossbach AJ, Ahmed R, Dahdaleh NS, Dlouhy BJ. Acutely unstable cervical spine injury with normal CT scan findings: MRI detects ligamentous injury. J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Feb;24:165-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2015.09.004. Epub 2015 Oct 23. PMID: 26601812.

 

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2015

Perrodin C, Kayser C, Abel TJ, Logothetis NK, Petkov CI. Who is That? Brain Networks and Mechanisms for Identifying Individuals. Trends Cogn Sci. 2015 Dec;19(12):783-796. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2015.09.002. Epub 2015 Oct 7. PMID: 26454482; PMCID: PMC4673906.

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Abel TJ, Kawasaki H, Barrash J. Naming and recognition after laser amygdalohippocampotomy: Is the hippocampus involved? Epilepsia. 2015 Aug;56(8):1317. doi: 10.1111/epi.13035. PMID: 26235736; PMCID: PMC4526121.

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Abel TJ, Rhone AE, Nourski KV, Howard MA 3rd, Tranel D. Investigating the Anterior Temporal Lobe With Direct Intracranial Recordings. Neurosurgery. 2015 Aug;62 Suppl 1(0 1 0 0):185-9. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000789. PMID: 26181942; PMCID: PMC4507438.

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Abel TJ, Buckley RT, Morton RP, Gabikian P, Silbergeld DL. Recurrent Supplementary Motor Area Syndrome Following Repeat Brain Tumor Resection Involving Supplementary Motor Cortex. Neurosurgery. 2015 Sep;11 Suppl 3(0 3):447-55; discussion 456. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000847. PMID: 26087004; PMCID: PMC4540609.

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Abel TJ, Rhone AE, Nourski KV, Kawasaki H, Oya H, Griffiths TD, Howard MA 3rd, Tranel D. Direct physiologic evidence of a heteromodal convergence region for proper naming in human left anterior temporal lobe. J Neurosci. 2015 Jan 28;35(4):1513-20. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3387-14.2015. PMID: 25632128; PMCID: PMC4308598.

 

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2014

Abel TJ, Dalm BD, Grossbach AJ, Jackson AW, Thomsen T, Greenlee JD. Lateralized effect of pallidal stimulation on self-mutilation in Lesch-Nyhan disease. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2014 Dec;14(6):594-7. doi: 10.3171/2014.8.PEDS1451. Epub 2014 Oct 10. PMID: 25303157.

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Grossbach AJ, Abel TJ, Smietana J, Dahdaleh N, Severson MA 3rd, Hasan D. Impalement brain injury from steel rod causing injury to jugular bulb: case report and review of the literature. Brain Inj. 2014;28(12):1617-21. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2014.934284. Epub 2014 Jul 14. PMID: 25019335.

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Abel TJ, Howard MA 3rd, Menezes A. Syringomyelia and spinal arachnoiditis resulting from aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: Report of two cases and review of the literature. J Craniovertebr Junction Spine. 2014 Jan;5(1):47-51. doi: 10.4103/0974-8237.135227. PMID: 25013348; PMCID: PMC4085912.

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Abel TJ, Rhone AE, Nourski KV, Granner MA, Oya H, Griffiths TD, Tranel DT, Kawasaki H, Howard MA 3rd. Mapping the temporal pole with a specialized electrode array: technique and preliminary results. Physiol Meas. 2014 Mar;35(3):323-37. doi: 10.1088/0967-3334/35/3/323. Epub 2014 Jan 30. PMID: 24480831; PMCID: PMC3992618.

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2013

Woodroffe RW, Abel TJ, Fletcher A, Grossbach A, Van Daele DJ, O'Brien E, Greenlee JD. Endoscopic transnasal resection of ameloblastoma with intracranial extension. J Clin Neurosci. 2014 May;21(5):855-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.07.013. Epub 2013 Sep 6. PMID: 24210807.

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Grossbach AJ, Abel TJ, Hodis B, Wassef SN, Greenlee JD. Hypertensive posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome causing posterior fossa edema and hydrocephalus. J Clin Neurosci. 2014 Feb;21(2):207-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.07.005. Epub 2013 Oct 11. PMID: 24126039.

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Grossbach AJ, Dahdaleh NS, Abel TJ, Woods GD, Dlouhy BJ, Hitchon PW. Flexion-distraction injuries of the thoracolumbar spine: open fusion versus percutaneous pedicle screw fixation. Neurosurg Focus. 2013 Aug;35(2):E2. doi: 10.3171/2013.6.FOCUS13176. PMID: 23905953.

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Abel TJ, Ryken T, Lesniak MS, Gabikian P. Gliadel for brain metastasis. Surg Neurol Int. 2013 May 2;4(Suppl 4):S289-93. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.111305. PMID: 23717799; PMCID: PMC3656564.

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Wassef SN, Abel TJ, Grossbach A, Viljoen SV, Jackson AW, Howard MA 3rd, Greenlee JD. Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients taking dabigatran: report of 3 cases and review of the literature. Neurosurgery. 2013 Aug;73(2):E368-73; discussion E373-4. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000430763.95349.5f. PMID: 23670031.

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Grossbach AJ, Abel TJ, Menezes AH, Howard MA. Transverse clival fracture associated with bilateral petrous fractures extending through the occipital bone. J Neurosurg. 2013 Apr;118(4):775. doi: 10.3171/2013.1.JNS121451. Epub 2013 Feb 1. PMID: 23373798.

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2012

Rossen JD, Chalouhi N, Wassef SN, Thomas J, Abel TJ, Jabbour PM, Kung DK, Hasan DM. Incidence of cerebral ischemic events after discontinuation of clopidogrel in patients with intracranial aneurysms treated with stent-assisted techniques. J Neurosurg. 2012 Nov;117(5):929-33. doi: 10.3171/2012.8.JNS12185. Epub 2012 Sep 7. PMID: 22957528.

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Kung DK, Abel TJ, Madhavan KH, Dalyai RT, Dlouhy BJ, Liu W, Jabbour PM, Hasan DM. Treatment of endovascular coil and stent migration using the merci retriever: report of three cases. Case Rep Med. 2012;2012:242101. doi: 10.1155/2012/242101. Epub 2012 May 17. PMID: 22666264; PMCID: PMC3362840.

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2011

Miller KJ, Abel TJ, Hebb AO, Ojemann JG. Rapid online language mapping with electrocorticography. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 May;7(5):482-90. doi: 10.3171/2011.2.PEDS1156. PMID: 21529188; PMCID: PMC3299573.

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Miller KJ, Abel TJ, Hebb AO, Ojemann JG. Reorganization of large-scale physiology in hand motor cortex following hemispheric stroke. Neurology. 2011 Mar 8;76(10):927-9. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31820f8583. PMID: 21383330; PMCID: PMC3059147.

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2010

Chowdhary A, Abel TJ, Gabikian P, Britz GW. Resolution of acute hydrocephalus and migration of neurocysticercosis cyst with external ventricular drainage. Case Rep Med. 2010;2010:245259. doi: 10.1155/2010/245259. Epub 2010 May 25. PMID: 20508830; PMCID: PMC2876252.

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Abel TJ, Hebb AO, Keene CD, Born DE, Silbergeld DL. Parahippocampal corpora amylacea: case report. Neurosurgery. 2010 Jun;66(6):E1206-7. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000369196.94664.4E. PMID: 20495392.

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Chowdhary A, Abel TJ, Avellino AM. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction presenting as acute paraparesis in an infant. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Apr;5(4):402. doi: 10.3171/2009.10.PEDS09191. PMID: 20367347.

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2009

Abel TJ, Chowdhary A, Thapa M, Rutledge JC, Gruss J, Manning S, Avellino AM. Ectopic glioneuronal tissue in the middle cranial fossa region. Report of four cases. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Mar;3(3):188-96. doi: 10.3171/2008.12.PEDS0892. PMID: 19338464.

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2008

Abel TJ, Hebb AO, Silbergeld DL. Cortical stimulation mapping in a patient with foreign accent syndrome: case report. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2009 Jan;111(1):97-101. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.07.014. Epub 2008 Oct 19. PMID: 18938026.

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Abel TJ, Chowdhary A, Jallo G, Wang PP, Burger P, Avellino AM. Thoracic spinal cord compression by intramedullary hamartomatous tissue in a young boy: case report. Neurosurgery. 2008 Jun;62(6):E1380-1; discussion E1381. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000333314.40920.5e. PMID: 18824961.

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2007

Abel TJ, Chowdhary A, Gabikian P, Ojemann JG, Ellenbogen RG, Avellino AM. Spontaneous subdural fluid collections following transection of a fatty filum terminale: case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2007;43(6):507-11. doi: 10.1159/000108797. PMID: 17992042.

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Britz GW, Meno JR, Park IS, Abel TJ, Chowdhary A, Nguyen TS, Winn HR, Ngai AC. Time-dependent alterations in functional and pharmacological arteriolar reactivity after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke. 2007 Apr;38(4):1329-35. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000259853.43084.03. Epub 2007 Feb 22. PMID: 17322068.

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2006

Abel TJ, Chowdhary A, Gabikian P, Ellenbogen RG, Avellino AM. Acquired chiari malformation type I associated with a fatty terminal filum. Case report. J Neurosurg. 2006 Oct;105(4 Suppl):329-32. doi: 10.3171/ped.2006.105.4.329. PMID: 17328286.

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Abel TJ, Chowdhary A, Thapa M, Rutledge JC, Geyer JR, Ojemann J, Avellino AM. Spinal cord pilocytic astrocytoma with leptomeningeal dissemination to the brain. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 2006 Dec;105(6 Suppl):508-14. doi: 10.3171/ped.2006.105.6.508. PMID: 17184088.

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