The Pan Arab Journal of Neurosurgery
Volume 14, No.1
April, 2010
Editorial
Message from Associate Editor
Antoine K Nachanakian
Review Articles
Pedicle screw-based dynamic stabilization of the lumbar spine
Jason J Song, Cedric Y Barrey, Ravi K Ponnappan, Jason T Bessey, Adam L Shimer, Alexander R Vaccaro

Decompressive hemicraniectomy for malignant MCA territory infarction
Erion Musabelliu, Yoko Kato, Shuei Imizu, Junpei Oda, Hirotoshi Sano

Original Articles
Malignant intracerebral nerve sheath tumour (MINST) simulating malignant glioma
Raj Kumar, Bharti Sarswat
Analysis of 3794 civilian craniocerebral missile injuries -
Results from 20 years of Kashmir conflict
Bhat Abdul Rashid, Muhammed Afzal Wani, AR Kirmani, TH Raina, UR Altaf
Posterior dynamic stabilization
Antoine K Nachanakian, Moussa Alaywan, Khalil Achkar, Vatche Kourtian, Edgard Trabulsi
Retrospective Study
Management of spinal infection
Megan Moritz, Aaron M From, Jennifer Noeller, Patrick W Hitchon
Clinical Studies
Hydrocephalus in posterior fossa tumours:
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt versus endoscopic third ventriculostomy

Nidal H Khasawneh
Vertebroplasty in combination with pedicle screw instrumentation:
A new trend in traumatic thoracolumbar fractures

Nasser M Sayed Ahmed

Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma
Mohammed A Kassem, Ashraf Shaker, Ahmed Zaher

Anterior spinal decompression and bone grafting in densely paraplegics due to tuberculosis
Kamel Mumtaz Ali, Khalid Khwanzada, Shahaid Ayub, Hamzullah Khan 

Technical Notes

Simple practical new instrumentation for holding the neuro-endoscope
Bassem Yousef Sheikh
Use of multiple clips for arterial reconstruction in wide neck intracranial anterior circulation aneurysms
Junpei Oda, Yoko Kato, Shuei Imizu, Takeya Watabe, Hirotoshi Sano
Case Reviews
Minimally invasive lumbar microendoscopic discectomy in the pregnant patient: Report of two cases
Kurt M Eichholtz, John E O'Toole, Amy C Eichholz, Richard G Fessler
A unique case of an epidural cavernous haemangioma presenting with lumbar radiculopathy in a child
Ahmed Waliuddin, Aimun A Jamjoom, Husam Kutub
Cervico-dorsal juxta-medullary lipoma:
Clinical presentation and surgical management

HA Elenein, WM Moussa, AAM Elnaggar, UI Orz

Intracerebral haematoma after lumbar cerebrospinal fluid drainage
Manish K Kasliwal, Nasr Hussain, Bhawani Shanker Sharma

Case Reports

Spheno-orbital mesenchymal chondrosarcoma: A rare cause of exophthalmia
Brahim El Mostarchid, A Belhachmi, A Akhaddar, M Gazzaz, M Boucetta

Intracerebral chondrosarcoma
Oumar Salaou, Khadija Ibahioin, Mohamed Karkouri, Abdenbi El Kamar, Abdessamad El Azhari
Traumatic pericallosal artery aneurysm
Xiao Xiong Li, Yoko Kato, Hirotoshi Sano, Sadayoshi Watanabe, Tetsuo Kanno
Hybrid psammomatoid ossifying fibroma and aneursymal bone cyst of frontal sinus
Munir J Nasser, Mohamed Shawarbi
An accessory middle cerebral artery associated with an aneursym
Mohamed Zaher Boudawara, Ouerchefani Naoufel, Lahiani Wissem, Ben Ali Hafedh, Mohamed Adib Boudawara
Spinal hydatidosis complicated by false aneurysm of thoracic aorta
Said Hilmani, Abderrazak Bertal, M Abidallah, A El Kamar, A El Azhari
Haemorrhage in the cavum veli interpositi as the primary haemorrhagic source of intraventricular haemorrhage:
A case report with reference to radiographic features
Takeya Watabe, Natsuki Hattori, Teppei Tanaka, Yoko Kato, Hirotoshi Sano
Neurophysiological Study

Effects of carbamazepine on serum levels of folic acid and homocysteine
Khaled Hasan, Yaser Saleh, Fawaz Assaad

Neuropsychological Study

The Arabic version of Stroop test and its equivalency to the English version
Ali M Al-Ghatani, Marc C Obonsawin, Khalaf Al Moutaery