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Kristian Aquilina

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Skye J, Bruss J, Toescu S, Aquilina K, Grafft A, Bardi Lola G, et al.
Res Sq . 2023 Jun; PMID: 37292697
Approximately 25% of pediatric patients who undergo cerebellar tumor resection develop cerebellar mutism syndrome (CMS). Our group recently showed that damage to the cerebellar deep nuclei and superior cerebellar peduncles,...
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Walker D, Aquilina K, Spoudeas H, Pilotto C, Gan H, Meijer L
Front Pediatr . 2023 Apr; 11:1038937. PMID: 37033188
Optic pathway and hypothalamic glioma (OPHG) are low-grade brain tumors that arise from any part of the visual pathways frequently involving the hypothalamus. The tumors grow slowly and present with...
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Lee K, Chari A, Gillespie C, Ekert J, Saffari S, James G, et al.
J Neurosurg Pediatr . 2023 Feb; 31(5):423-432. PMID: 36787128
Objective: Despite growing published evidence of the merits of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) instead of shunt revision at the time of shunt malfunction (secondary ETV), concerns about its efficacy and...
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Afshari F, Toescu S, Baig R, Ong J, Lee K, Cheng K, et al.
Childs Nerv Syst . 2023 Feb; 39(3):563-568. PMID: 36749442
Introduction: Medulloblastoma is the commonest malignant brain tumour in children. Pre-operative hydrocephalus is present in up to 90% of these patients at presentation. Following posterior fossa surgery, despite resolution of...
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Skye J, Bruss J, Toescu S, Aquilina K, Bardi Lola G, Boes A
medRxiv . 2023 Jan; PMID: 36711770
Background And Objectives: Approximately 25% of pediatric patients who undergo cerebellar tumor resection develop cerebellar mutism syndrome (CMS). Our group recently showed that damage to the cerebellar outflow pathway is...
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Gerstl J, Aquilina K, Florman J
J Neurosurg Case Lessons . 2022 Sep; 1(15):CASE2121. PMID: 36046796
Background: Colloid cysts of the posterior third ventricle are exceedingly rare. This location is a high-risk zone for colloid cysts because of potential obstruction of the cerebral aqueduct. Observations: The...
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Gronbaek J, Laustsen A, Toescu S, Pizer B, Mallucci C, Aquilina K, et al.
Childs Nerv Syst . 2022 Jun; 38(8):1479-1485. PMID: 35759029
Purpose: Cerebellar mutism syndrome (CMS) is a severe neurological complication of posterior fossa tumour surgery in children, and postoperative speech impairment (POSI) is the main component. Left-handedness was previously suggested...
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Young F, Aquilina K, Clark C, Clayden J
Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg . 2022 Apr; 17(9):1559-1567. PMID: 35467322
Purpose: Intraoperative diffusion MRI could provide a means of visualising brain fibre tracts near a neurosurgical target after preoperative images have been invalidated by brain shift. We propose an atlas-based...
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Zhang M, Wong S, Wright J, Wagner M, Toescu S, Han M, et al.
Radiology . 2022 Apr; 304(2):406-416. PMID: 35438562
Background Radiogenomics of pediatric medulloblastoma (MB) offers an opportunity for MB risk stratification, which may aid therapeutic decision making, family counseling, and selection of patient groups suitable for targeted genetic...