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Darweesh Al-Khawaja

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Mulcahy M, Chaganti J, Al-Khawaja D
World Neurosurg . 2019 Dec; 135:100-102. PMID: 31837498
Background: The natural history of colloid cysts is imperfectly understood, and controversies remain in defining broad management strategies for incidental colloid cysts. The gradual asymptomatic regression of a colloid cyst...
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Vonhoff C, Scandrett K, Al-Khawaja D
World Neurosurg . 2018 Aug; 119:151-154. PMID: 30071342
Background: We illustrate the case of an unstable fracture of the cervical spine in ankylosing spondylitis with associated esophageal injury after minor trauma. Case Description: A 66-year-old man fell backwards...
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Mulcahy M, Chaganti J, Dower A, Al-Khawaja D
World Neurosurg . 2017 Dec; 110:403-406. PMID: 29203309
Background: Spontaneous acute arterial subdural hematoma (SDH) is a rare entity caused by hemorrhage from a cortical perisylvian artery without a known precipitant. Case Description: A 53-year-old man presented with...
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Pelletier M, Bertollo N, Al-Khawaja D, Walsh W
J Spine Surg . 2017 Jul; 3(2):184-192. PMID: 28744499
Background: A pedicle screw insertion technique known as "hubbing" involves the removal of cortical bone around the screw insertion with the aim of improving fixation and decreasing screw loosening. However,...
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El Molla M, Gragnaniello C, Al-Khawaja D, Chiribao-Negri C, Eftekhar B
J Surg Case Rep . 2014 Jun; 2013(9). PMID: 24963909
Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon, highly invasive tumor derived from the mesothelial cells of pleura or peritoneum characterized by poor outcome. Mesothelioma was thought to metastasize locally only via direct...
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Chiong C, Jayachandra S, Eslick G, Al-Khawaja D, Casikar V
Rare Tumors . 2013 Nov; 5(3):e38. PMID: 24179650
We report a 41-year old male who presented to the Emergency Department after falling while water-skiing. He had a previous medical history included chronic headaches, which had persisted for the...
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El Molla M, Mahasneh T, Holmes S, Al-Khawaja D
World Neurosurg . 2013 Jan; 81(2):442.e7-9. PMID: 23295635
Background: Rosai-Dorfman disease, or sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy, is a rare, benign, lymphoproliferative disorder that commonly manifests as a massive painless cervical lymphadenopathy with associated fever and weight loss....
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Al-Khawaja D, Seex K, Eslick G
J Clin Neurosci . 2008 Oct; 15(12):1323-6. PMID: 18954986
Spinal epidural lipomatosis (SEL) is a rare disorder characterized by overgrowth of fat in the extradural space, causing compression of the neural elements. It is frequently associated with the administration...
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Al-Khawaja D, Murali R, Sindler P
J Clin Neurosci . 2007 Oct; 14(12):1235-9. PMID: 17931869
Primary intraosseous meningioma of the skull is uncommon. We report upon a 50-year-old male patient who presented with a history of an expanding scalp mass over a few months, associated...
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Al-Khawaja D, Eslick G, Fuller S, Seex K
J Clin Neurosci . 2007 Jul; 14(9):898-900. PMID: 17660059
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) after thrombolytic treatment for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a serious complication causing significant morbidity and mortality. Drainage of the haematoma by craniotomy is associated with poor...