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  1. Neurosurgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: update from Lombardy, northern Italy

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  2. Modular Endoscopic Medial Maxillectomies: Quantitative Analysis of Surgical Exposure in a Preclinical Setting

    Article • World Neurosurgery, January 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  3. Cochleovestibular Nerve Compression Syndrome Caused by Intrameatal Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Loop: Synthesis of Best Evidence for Clinical Decisions

    Article • World Neurosurgery, December 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  4. Different Perspectives of Internal Carotid Artery in Transnasal Endoscopic Surgery

    Article • World Neurosurgery, November 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  5. The Inferolateral Transorbital Endoscopic Approach: A Preclinical Anatomic Study

    Article • World Neurosurgery, June 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  6. NS-25IMPACT OF MEDULLOBLASTOMA MOLECULAR SUBGROUP ON POST-OPERATIVE PSEUDOMENINGOCELE AND NEED FOR VENTRICULAR SHUNTING

    Article • Neuro-Oncology, June 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  7. Ophthalmic artery originating from the anterior cerebral artery: anatomo-radiological study, histological analysis, and literature review

    Article • Neurosurgical Review, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  8. Cytochrome P450 and matrix metalloproteinase genetic modifiers of disease severity in Cerebral Cavernous Malformation type 1

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, March 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  9. Post-neurosurgical meningitis: Management of cerebrospinal fluid drainage catheters influences the evolution of infection

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, January 2016, Medknow

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  10. CSF leak in transsphenoidal surgery

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

    Dr Francesco Doglietto, MD Roberto Stefini, Prof Marco Maria Fontanella, Giorgio Lofrese

  11. Minimally invasive subfrontal route for the resection of medial temporal region intrinsic tumors

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  12. Robotic tilt table reduces the occurrence of orthostatic hypotension over time in vegetative states

    Article • International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, June 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella, Dr Alberto Borboni

  13. Post-surgical therapeutic approaches to glioblastoma patients submitted to biopsy (BA) or “partial” resection (PR): the possibilities to treat also them without renunciations. Study from the Brescia Neuro-Oncology Group

    Article • La radiologia medica, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  14. Diagnosis of cerebral vasospasm and risk of delayed cerebral ischemia related to aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: an overview of available tools

    Article • Neurosurgical Review, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  15. Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Subarachnoid Haemorrhage and Vasospasm Enhances Endothelin Contraction in Rat Cerebral Arteries

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2015, PLOS

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  16. New oral anticoagulants and pituitary apoplexy

    Article • Pituitary, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  17. Resection of supratentorial gliomas: the need to merge microsurgical technical cornerstones with modern functional mapping concepts. An overview

    Article • Neurosurgical Review, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  18. Cerebral small-resistance artery structure and cerebral blood flow in normotensive subjects and hypertensive patients

    Article • Neuroradiology, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  19. Say “no” to spinal cord injury: is nitric oxide an option for therapeutic strategies?

    Article • International Journal of Neuroscience, May 2014, Informa Healthcare

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  20. Acute functional reactivation of the language network during awake intraoperative brain mapping

    Article • Neurocase, May 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  21. Cerebrovascular diseases in the elderly: the challenge of multiple aneurysms

    Article • International Journal of Neuroscience, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  22. Surgery in cerebral metastases: Are numbers so important?

    Article • Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, January 2014, Medknow

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  23. A complex craniovertebral junction malformation in a patient with late onset glycogenosis 2

    Article • Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, January 2014, Medknow

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella, MD MARIA SOFIA COTELLI

  24. Acute Supratentorial Ischemic Stroke: When Surgery Is Mandatory

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  25. Association between Polymorphisms rs1333040 and rs7865618 of Chromosome 9p21 and Sporadic Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

    Article • Cerebrovascular Diseases, January 2014, Karger Publishers

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  26. Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation Reduces Glial Cyst and Improves Functional Outcome After Spinal Cord Compression

    Article • World Neurosurgery, January 2014, Elsevier

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  27. Supratentorial Gliomas in Eloquent Areas: Which Parameters Can Predict Functional Outcome and Extent of Resection?

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2013, PLOS

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  28. Radiotherapy in low-grade glioma adult patients: a retrospective survival and neurocognitive toxicity analysis

    Article • La radiologia medica, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  29. Transnasal endoscopic resection of symptomatic ecchordosis physaliphora

    Article • The Laryngoscope, October 2013, Wiley

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  30. Commentary

    Article • Neurosurgery, October 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  31. Purely subcortical tumors in eloquent areas: Awake surgery and cortical and subcortical electrical stimulation (CSES) ensure safe and effective surgery

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, September 2013, Elsevier

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  32. Vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms and intracranial aneurysms

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  33. Central neuropathic itch as the presenting symptom of an intramedullary cavernous hemangioma: Case report and review of literature

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, April 2013, Elsevier

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  34. Ruptured Aneurysm in Sphenoid Sinus: Which Is the Best Treatment

    Article • Case Reports in Neurology, January 2013, Karger Publishers

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  35. A retrospective two-center study of antiepileptic prophylaxis in patients with surgically treated high-grade gliomas

    Article • Neurology India, January 2013, Medknow

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  36. Cerebral Wegener’s Granuloma: Surgery Mandatory for Diagnosis and Treatment

    Article • Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  37. Recovery after Delayed Surgery in a Case of Spinal Subdural Hematoma

    Article • Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  38. Automated end-to-side anastomosis to the middle cerebral artery with C-Port xA: A feasibility study on human cadavers

    Article • Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, January 2013, Medknow

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  39. Monitoring Techniques for Prevention of Procedure-Related Ischemic Damage in Aneurysm Surgery

    Article • World Neurosurgery, September 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  40. Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage in the emergency department

    Article • Emergency Care Journal, July 2012, PAGEPress Publications

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  41. Aneurysms of the medullary segments of the posterior-inferior cerebellar artery: considerations on treatment strategy and clinical outcome

    Article • Neurological Sciences, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  42. Giant frontal mucocele complicated by subdural empyema: treatment of a rare association

    Article • Acta Neurologica Belgica, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella, M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  43. 5-aminolevulinic acid and neuronavigation in high-grade glioma surgery: results of a combined approach

    Article • Neurocirugía, January 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  44. Fluorescence and image guided resection in high grade glioma

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, January 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  45. Brain Arteriovenous Malformations Are Associated With Interleukin-1 Cluster Gene Polymorphisms

    Article • Neurosurgery, January 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  46. Subarachnoid hemorrhage in elderly: Advantages of the endovascular treatment

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, July 2011, Wiley

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  47. Subarachnoid hemorrhage and negative angiography: clinical course and long-term follow-up

    Article • Neurosurgical Review, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  48. Multiple cavernomas of the brain: simultaneous hemorrhage of two lesions in a non-familial form

    Article • Turkish Neurosurgery, January 2011, Turkish Neurological Society

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  49. Interleukin-1 Cluster Gene Polymorphisms and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

    Article • Neurosurgery, June 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  50. Spontaneous occlusion of a spinal arteriovenous malformation: is treatment always necessary?

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, April 2010, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  51. Embryonic and adult stem cells promote raphespinal axon outgrowth and improve functional outcome following spinal hemisection in mice

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, September 2009, Wiley

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  52. TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-?? GENE AND CEREBRAL ANEURYSMS

    Article • Neurosurgery, April 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  53. Lack of association between the apolipoprotein E gene and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in an Italian population

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, February 2007, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  54. Resolution of cluster headache after closure of an anterior communicating artery aneurysm: the role of pericarotid sympathetic fibres

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, February 2006, Elsevier

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  55. Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation

    Article • January 2006, Elsevier

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  56. Cystic versus solid vestibular schwannomas: a series of 80 grade III–IV patients

    Article • Neurosurgical Review, March 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  57. Differential distribution of NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry in human cerebral cortex

    Article • Brain Research, February 2005, Elsevier

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  58. Sudden Presentation of Intracranial Meningioma After Elective General Anesthesia

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology, April 2001, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  59. Laser Doppler flowmetry in neurosurgery

    Article • May 1991, SPIE

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella

  60. Intraoperative laser Doppler flowmetry of cerebral microcirculation

    Article • June 1990, SPIE

    Prof Marco Maria Fontanella