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A Critical Analysis Of The Current State Of Neurosurgery Training In Pakistan, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Muhammad Zubair Tahir, Saniya Siraj Godil, Rajesh Kumar, Arshad Ali Siddiqui Dec 2011

A Critical Analysis Of The Current State Of Neurosurgery Training In Pakistan, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Muhammad Zubair Tahir, Saniya Siraj Godil, Rajesh Kumar, Arshad Ali Siddiqui

Section of Neurosurgery

Objective: To observe interdepartmental variation in the availability of resources and academic activities within the various neurosurgery programs of Pakistan.
Methods: This was a proforma-based survey of neurosurgery trainees and young neurosurgeons of Pakistan, looking at the academic infrastructure and output of their programs. The proforma was filled by 36 respondents from 11 neurosurgery centers of the country. All these centers were accredited for neurosurgery training in Pakistan.
Results: Out of the 36 respondents, 30 were completing a Fellowship training (FCPS) and six were enrolled for a Master in Surgery (MS) program. About 80% of the participants used the Youman's …


Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: An Institutional Perspective From Pakistan, Muhammad Zubair Tahir, Muhammad Babar Khan, Muhammad Umair Bashir, Shabbir Akhtar, Muhammad Ehsan Bari Dec 2011

Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: An Institutional Perspective From Pakistan, Muhammad Zubair Tahir, Muhammad Babar Khan, Muhammad Umair Bashir, Shabbir Akhtar, Muhammad Ehsan Bari

Section of Neurosurgery

Background:The management of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea has evolved over the last two decades. We present here a review of our 11-year data on CSF rhinorrhea and its management at a tertiary care hospital in a developing country, with particular reference to the diagnosis, surgical management and outcome of the disease.
Methods: The medical charts of all Patients with a diagnosis of CSF rhinorrhea over an 11-year period were reviewed. The etiology of CSF rhinorrhea was classified into three categories: spontaneous, iatrogenic and traumatic. All the Patients were divided into three categories based on the type of management as …


Variations In Practice Patterns Among Neurosurgeons And Orthopaedic Surgeons In The Management Of Spinal Disorders, Manzar Hussain, Sadaf Nasir, Amber Moed, Ghulam Murtaza Dec 2011

Variations In Practice Patterns Among Neurosurgeons And Orthopaedic Surgeons In The Management Of Spinal Disorders, Manzar Hussain, Sadaf Nasir, Amber Moed, Ghulam Murtaza

Section of Neurosurgery

Study design: This is a case series.
Purpose: We wanted to identify variations in the practice patterns among neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons for the management of spinal disorders.
Overview of literature: Spinal disorders are common in the clinical practice of both neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons. It has been observed that despite the availability of various guidelines, there is lack of consensus among surgeons about the management of various disorders.
Methods: A questionnaire was distributed, either directly or via e-mail, to the both the neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons who worked at 5 tertiary care centers within a single region of Korea. …


Biotinidase Deficiency- A Treatable Inherited Metabolic Disorder, Bushra Afroze Dec 2011

Biotinidase Deficiency- A Treatable Inherited Metabolic Disorder, Bushra Afroze

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring In Stroke Survivors: What Do We Add To The Care Of Our Patients?, Shaista Anwar Siddiqi, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal Dec 2011

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring In Stroke Survivors: What Do We Add To The Care Of Our Patients?, Shaista Anwar Siddiqi, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.


Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring In Stroke Survivors: What Do We Add To The Care Of Our Patients, Shaista Anwar Siddiqi, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal Dec 2011

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring In Stroke Survivors: What Do We Add To The Care Of Our Patients, Shaista Anwar Siddiqi, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal

Section of Neurology

No abstract provided.


Pediatric Neurology In The 21st Century: Its Outlook In Pakistan, Shahnaz Ibrahim Dec 2011

Pediatric Neurology In The 21st Century: Its Outlook In Pakistan, Shahnaz Ibrahim

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Baseline Profile Of Childhood Focal Epilepsies In Jordan, Wael Hayel Khreisat Dec 2011

Baseline Profile Of Childhood Focal Epilepsies In Jordan, Wael Hayel Khreisat

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Dural Sinus Thrombosis A Local Experience At Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan, Maimoona Siddiqui, Nadia Mehboob, Ismail A. Khatri Dec 2011

Dural Sinus Thrombosis A Local Experience At Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan, Maimoona Siddiqui, Nadia Mehboob, Ismail A. Khatri

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


The Effect Electroacupuncture On Postoperative Pain Management Following Inguinal Surgery, Kamiar Tavakkoli Tabassi, Rahim T.R, Shabnam M, A.A Kabiri, Amir G Dec 2011

The Effect Electroacupuncture On Postoperative Pain Management Following Inguinal Surgery, Kamiar Tavakkoli Tabassi, Rahim T.R, Shabnam M, A.A Kabiri, Amir G

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Familial Hypocupremia With Neurological Manifestations, Bilal Mustafa, Arsalan Ahmad, Ismail A. Khatri Dec 2011

Familial Hypocupremia With Neurological Manifestations, Bilal Mustafa, Arsalan Ahmad, Ismail A. Khatri

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Cryptococcal Meningitis In A Patient With Diabetes Mellitus And Chronic Liver Disease Case Report With Neuroimaging, Abdul Salam, Arsalan Ahmad, Ayesha Junaid, Ismail A Khatri, Maimoona Siddiqui Dec 2011

Cryptococcal Meningitis In A Patient With Diabetes Mellitus And Chronic Liver Disease Case Report With Neuroimaging, Abdul Salam, Arsalan Ahmad, Ayesha Junaid, Ismail A Khatri, Maimoona Siddiqui

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Snap, Crackle & Pop A Normal Variant Of Increased Insertional Activity: May Be Misleading For Electromyographer, Ghulam Shabbir, M Al Hakami, Manzoor A.L, Asad Ullah, Mustafa Khan Dec 2011

Snap, Crackle & Pop A Normal Variant Of Increased Insertional Activity: May Be Misleading For Electromyographer, Ghulam Shabbir, M Al Hakami, Manzoor A.L, Asad Ullah, Mustafa Khan

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Neurology, Farzin Majeed Dr. Dec 2011

Neurology, Farzin Majeed Dr.

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Neuroradiology, Zafar Sajjad Dr. Dec 2011

Neuroradiology, Zafar Sajjad Dr.

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Neurosurgery, M. Shahzad Shamim Dr. Dec 2011

Neurosurgery, M. Shahzad Shamim Dr.

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Non-Operative Management Is Superior To Surgical Stabilization In Spine Injury Patients With Complete Neurological Deficits: A Perspective Study From A Developing World Country, Pakistan, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Syed Faizan Ali, Ather Enam Nov 2011

Non-Operative Management Is Superior To Surgical Stabilization In Spine Injury Patients With Complete Neurological Deficits: A Perspective Study From A Developing World Country, Pakistan, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Syed Faizan Ali, Ather Enam

Section of Neurosurgery

Background: Surgical stabilization of injured spine in Patients with complete spinal cord injury is a common practice despite the lack of strong evidence supporting it. The aim of this study is to compare clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of surgical stabilization versus conservative management of spinal injury in Patients with complete deficits, essentially from a developing country's point of view.
Methods: A detailed analysis of Patients with traumatic spine injury and complete deficits admitted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan, from January 2004 till January 2010 was carried out. All Patients presenting within 14 days of injury were divided in …


Can Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (Ssri) Improve Motor Recovery After Stroke? What Is The Role Of Neuroplasticity, Farzin Majeed, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal Nov 2011

Can Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (Ssri) Improve Motor Recovery After Stroke? What Is The Role Of Neuroplasticity, Farzin Majeed, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal

Section of Neurology

No abstract provided.


Can Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (Ssri) Improve Motor Recovery After Stroke? What Is The Role Of Neuroplasticity?, Farzin Majeed, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal Nov 2011

Can Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (Ssri) Improve Motor Recovery After Stroke? What Is The Role Of Neuroplasticity?, Farzin Majeed, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal

Department of Medicine

No abstract provided.


A Journal For Advocacy Of Neurological Sciences In Pakistan, Mohammad Wasay Oct 2011

A Journal For Advocacy Of Neurological Sciences In Pakistan, Mohammad Wasay

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Awareness Of Dementia Among General Population Of Islamabad/ Rawalpindi, Maimoona M. Siddiqui, Nauman S. Siddiqui, Ismail A. Khatri, Ahmed Y Javed, Farrukh Mateen, Yousaf Raza Oct 2011

Awareness Of Dementia Among General Population Of Islamabad/ Rawalpindi, Maimoona M. Siddiqui, Nauman S. Siddiqui, Ismail A. Khatri, Ahmed Y Javed, Farrukh Mateen, Yousaf Raza

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Earthquake And Seizures: Experience At Field Hospital Bagh Kashmir Pakistan, Ghulam Shabbir, Assad Ullah, Hazim Brohi, Abdul Malik, Shaukat Ali Oct 2011

Earthquake And Seizures: Experience At Field Hospital Bagh Kashmir Pakistan, Ghulam Shabbir, Assad Ullah, Hazim Brohi, Abdul Malik, Shaukat Ali

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Interobserver Variationbetween Neuroradiologist And Radiology Resident In The Mri Evaluation Of Lumbar Disc Herniation And Nerve Root Compression, Imaad Ur Rehman, Rana Shoaib Hamid, Waseem Akhtar, Rohana Nazqi, Mirza Amanullah Beg, Haji Ismail Siddiq Oct 2011

Interobserver Variationbetween Neuroradiologist And Radiology Resident In The Mri Evaluation Of Lumbar Disc Herniation And Nerve Root Compression, Imaad Ur Rehman, Rana Shoaib Hamid, Waseem Akhtar, Rohana Nazqi, Mirza Amanullah Beg, Haji Ismail Siddiq

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Keeping A High Index Of Suspicion Of Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia In Neonatal Encephalopathy, Shahnaz Ibrahim Oct 2011

Keeping A High Index Of Suspicion Of Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia In Neonatal Encephalopathy, Shahnaz Ibrahim

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Typical Mri Findings In Parsonage -Turner Syndrome, Dayananda L, Vaghela V, Kesavadas C, K T.R Oct 2011

Typical Mri Findings In Parsonage -Turner Syndrome, Dayananda L, Vaghela V, Kesavadas C, K T.R

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Status Epilepticus In Children: An Update, Nida Akhtar, Anwarul Haque, Khalid Ahmed Oct 2011

Status Epilepticus In Children: An Update, Nida Akhtar, Anwarul Haque, Khalid Ahmed

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


Psychiatry, Haider A. Naqvi Dr. Oct 2011

Psychiatry, Haider A. Naqvi Dr.

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.


My Patient's Brain Mri Has Cerebral Microbleeds--What Does This Finding Mean, Shaista Anwar Siddiqi, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal Oct 2011

My Patient's Brain Mri Has Cerebral Microbleeds--What Does This Finding Mean, Shaista Anwar Siddiqi, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal

Section of Neurology

No abstract provided.


Endovascular Approach As Primary Treatment For Traumatic Carotid Cavernous Fistula: Local Experience From Pakistan, Rana Shoaib Hamid, Tanveer Ul Haq, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Syed Faraz Kazim, Basit Salam Oct 2011

Endovascular Approach As Primary Treatment For Traumatic Carotid Cavernous Fistula: Local Experience From Pakistan, Rana Shoaib Hamid, Tanveer Ul Haq, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Syed Faraz Kazim, Basit Salam

Department of Radiology

Objective: To evaluate the technical success, complications and outcome of endovascular management of post traumatic carotid cavernous fistula (CCF) in patients presenting at a tertiary care hospital in Karahci.
Methods: Descriptive case series of 26 patients of post traumatic CCF treated by endovascular techniques was carried out at Radiology and Neurosurgery departments of Aga Khan University hospital between January 2010 to March 2010. Medical records and radiology reports were retrospectively reviewed from November 2000 to December 2009. The diagnosis was primarily clinical and was confirmed in all cases by CT or MRI. Endovascular procedures were performed under general anaesthesia through …


Cranioplasty After Decompressive Craniectomy: An Institutional Audit And Analysis Of Factors Related To Complications, Zain A. Sobani, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Mohsin Qadeer, Najiha Bilal, Syed Ghulam Murtaza, Ather Enam, Muhammad Ehsan Bari Sep 2011

Cranioplasty After Decompressive Craniectomy: An Institutional Audit And Analysis Of Factors Related To Complications, Zain A. Sobani, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Mohsin Qadeer, Najiha Bilal, Syed Ghulam Murtaza, Ather Enam, Muhammad Ehsan Bari

Section of Neurosurgery

Background:Although a relatively simple procedure, cranioplasties have been associated with high complication rates. Keeping this in perspective, we aimed to determine the factors associated with immediate and long-term complications of cranioplasties at our institution.
Methods: A retrospective review of Patient records was carried out for Patients having undergone reconstructive cranioplasties at our institution during the last 10 years (2001-2010). All case notes, records, and investigations were reviewed and the data were recorded in a predesigned questionnaire. Complications were recorded along with existing comorbids and measures taken for their prevention and management. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed …