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  1. Timing of Surgery in Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Spine, August 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  2. Risk factors and outcomes in thoracic stenosis with myelopathy: A single center experience

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  3. Assessment of the Interrater Reliability of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Microanastomosis Assessment Scale

    Article • Operative Neurosurgery, August 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  4. Use of a harvested radial artery graft with preservation of the vena comitantes to reduce spasm risk and improve graft patency for extracranial to intracranial bypass: Technical note

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  5. Bilateral Decompression through Unilateral Approach for Cervical Stenosis (Tubular Approach)

    Article • January 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  6. Surgical Cavernous Malformations and Venous Anomalies

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  7. Management of spinal fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  8. Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Endovascular Coiling Versus Microsurgical Clipping for Unruptured Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • World Neurosurgery, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  9. Impact of a Vascular Neurosurgery Simulation-Based Course on Cognitive Knowledge and Technical Skills in European Neurosurgical Trainees

    Article • World Neurosurgery, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  10. Microsurgical Treatment of Previously Coiled Intracranial Aneurysms: Systematic Review of the Literature

    Article • World Neurosurgery, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  11. A pilot study to assess the construct and face validity of the Northwestern Objective Microanastomosis Assessment Tool

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

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  12. Novel use of a double lumen balloon catheter for venous sinus thrombolysis and venoplasty

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  13. Hemicraniectomy for Acute Stroke in Patients Older than Age 60: Neurosurgeons on the Frontlines of Multidisciplinary Stroke Therapy

    Article • World Neurosurgery, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  14. Precision Medicine in Brain Arteriovenous Malformation Management

    Article • Neurosurgery, December 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  15. Force Characterization of Intracranial Endovascular Embolization

    Article • Neurosurgery, December 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  16. Hypertension and Intracranial Aneurysms: Association or Causation?

    Article • World Neurosurgery, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  17. Brain Plasticity After Stroke

    Article • Neurosurgery, October 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  18. Optical Coherence Tomography as a Potential Tool For Extravascular Imaging in Vascular Neurosurgery

    Article • Neurosurgery, August 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  19. Pitfalls and Complications Management in the Endovascular Treatment of Aneurysms

    Article • Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  20. Higher Prehospital Priority Level for Stroke Makes Sense: The Hyper Acute STroke Alarm (HASTA) Study

    Article • World Neurosurgery, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  21. Aneurysm Wall Composition May Determine Rupture Risk and Endovascular Treatment Failure

    Article • World Neurosurgery, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  22. Are Hyperlipidemia and Autoimmune Diseases Synergistic in Moyamoya Disease Pathophysiology? Insight from the Midwest

    Article • World Neurosurgery, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  23. Endovascular treatment of a complex bilobed left superior hypophyseal internal carotid artery aneurysm: a case illustration

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, July 2014, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  24. Enhancement of the Subtemporal Approach by Partial Posterosuperior Petrosectomy With Hearing Preservation

    Article • Neurosurgery, June 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  25. Migraine and Hemorrhagic Stroke: Association or Causation?

    Article • World Neurosurgery, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  26. A Biological Approach to Treating Brain Arteriovenous Malformations

    Article • Neurosurgery, April 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  27. Minimizing Radiation Exposure in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

    Article • Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  28. Intracranial Aneurysms in Previously Irradiated Fields: Literature Review and Case Report

    Article • World Neurosurgery, March 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  29. The role of antiplatelet therapy in aneurysm coiling

    Article • Neurological Research, February 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  30. Advances and Innovations in Brain Arteriovenous Malformation Surgery

    Article • Neurosurgery, February 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  31. Reopening Closed Highways for Stroke Prevention

    Article • World Neurosurgery, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  32. Cranial Fistulae: Venous Occlusion, the Road to Cure and Misery

    Article • World Neurosurgery, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  33. Thoughtful Selection of Low Risk Aneurysms for Observation Does Not Eliminate Rupture Risk

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

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  34. The Quest for Precision Medicine

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

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  35. New-generation oral anticoagulants for the prevention of stroke: Implications for neurosurgery

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  36. A Didactic and Hands-on Module Enhances Resident Microsurgical Knowledge and Technical Skill

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

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  37. Enhancing Microsurgical Skills Through Deliberate Practice

    Article • World Neurosurgery, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  38. Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms

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

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  39. Data regarding the surgical management of central cord syndrome is reviewed.

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, July 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr. Najib El Tecle, Nader Dahdaleh

  40. Stroke: A Global Killer on the Rise

    Article • World Neurosurgery, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  41. Surgical Treatment of Elevated Intracranial Pressure

    Article • Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  42. Blood Pressure Control for Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

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

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  43. Taming the Beast

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

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  44. How Can Simulation Thrive as an Educational Tool? Just Ask the Residents

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

    Dr. Najib El Tecle

  45. Surgical approaches and nuances for arteriovenous malformations in the posterior fossa

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Najib El Tecle