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  1. Functional level of lesion scale: Validating fourteen years of research with the national spina bifida patient registry

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, December 2022, IOS Press

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  2. Imaging characteristics associated with surgery in Chiari malformation type I

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2021, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  3. Shunt failure clusters: an analysis of multiple, frequent shunt failures

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, March 2021, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  4. Anxiety, depression, fatigue, and headache burden in the pediatric hydrocephalus population

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, November 2020, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  5. Caregiver–provider communication after resection of pediatric brain tumors

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2020, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque

  6. Hydrocephalus-related quality of life as assessed by children and their caregivers

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, July 2020, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  7. Functional outcomes at 2 years of age following treatment for posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus of prematurity: what do we know at the time of consult?

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, May 2020, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Samuel McClugage, Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  8. Letter to the Editor. Fetal closure of myelomeningocele

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, March 2020, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  9. Patients with “benign” Chiari I malformations require surgical decompression at a low rate

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2019, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  10. Letter to the Editor. Shunt occlusion by ventricular material

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, March 2019, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque

  11. Distress and psychosocial risk in families with newly diagnosed pediatric brain tumors

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, January 2019, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque

  12. Coping strategies used by caregivers of children with newly diagnosed brain tumors

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, January 2019, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque

  13. Decompression for Chiari malformation type II in individuals with myelomeningocele in the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, December 2018, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  14. Treated hydrocephalus in individuals with myelomeningocele in the National Spina Bifida Patient Registry

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, December 2018, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  15. Surgical treatment of epilepsy in Vietnam: program development and international collaboration

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, October 2018, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr. Samuel McClugage

  16. Complications following pediatric cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy: a multicenter retrospective study

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2018, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Stephanie Greene

  17. Predictors of permanent disability among adults with spinal dysraphism

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, August 2017, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  18. Reliability assessment of the Biffl Scale for blunt traumatic cerebrovascular injury as detected on computer tomography angiography

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, July 2017, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr. Philip G Schmalz

  19. Surveillance survey of family history in children with neural tube defects

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, June 2017, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  20. Morbidity associated with 30-day surgical site infection following nonshunt pediatric neurosurgery

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2017, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque

  21. Risk factors for surgical site infection following nonshunt pediatric neurosurgery: a review of 9296 procedures from a national database and comparison with a single-center experience

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2017, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  22. OR safety in neurosurgery

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, December 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque

  23. Rate of shunt revision as a function of age in patients with shunted hydrocephalus due to myelomeningocele

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, November 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Betsy D Hopson, Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount, Esther Dupepe

  24. Risk factors for unplanned readmission within 30 days after pediatric neurosurgery: a nationwide analysis of 9799 procedures from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Brandon Sherrod

  25. Radiographic markers of clinical outcomes after endoscopic third ventriculostomy with choroid plexus cauterization: cerebrospinal fluid turbulence and choroid plexus visualization

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque

  26. Surgeon interrater reliability in the endoscopic assessment of cistern scarring and aqueduct patency

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Stephen Gannon

  27. Predictors of delayed recovery following pediatric sports-related concussion: a case-control study

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2016, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr. Steven T Brown, Bonita S Agee

  28. Letter to the Editor: Chiari malformation Type 1 and atlantoaxial instability: a letter from the Pediatric Craniocervical Society

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, December 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr Nicholas M Wetjen, Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr. Gerald F Tuite, W Jerry Oakes, Douglas Brockmeyer

  29. Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with myelomeningocele

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, July 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Betsy D Hopson, Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  30. Assessing health-related quality of life in children with spina bifida

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, February 2015, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Betsy D Hopson, Dr. Brandon G Rocque, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  31. Bone morphogenetic protein–associated complications in pediatric spinal fusion in the early postoperative period: an analysis of 4658 patients and review of the literature

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, December 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque

  32. Pediatric endoscopic third ventriculostomy: a population-based study

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, November 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Brandon G Rocque