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Management of Thoracic Vertebral Giant Cell Tumor with Complete Spondylectomy:  Case Report

Ratul Raychaudhuri, Pankaj Gore, Michael Webb, and Curtis A. Dickman

En bloc spondylectomy and reconstruction of the vertebral defect are the best primary treatment for a giant cell tumor of the spine.

Resolution of Status Epilepticus After Subdural Grid Recording and Multiple Subpial Transections

Ruth E. Bristol, Pankaj Gore, David Treiman, and Kris A. Smith

Subdural grid electrodes were used to guide subpial transections in a life-saving procedure for a young woman in status epilepticus refractory to medical treatment.

Intracerebral Schwannomas: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Eric M. Horn, Joseph M. Zabramski, Guiseppe Lanzino, and Stephen W. Coons

An intracerebral schwannoma in a young patient supports the developmental origin of these rare tumors.                   

Lateral Ventricle Neoplasm with Skeletal Muscle Differentiation

Andrew Little, Jonathan S. Hott, Kris A. Smith, and Stephen W. Coons

An intraventricular neoplasm with mixed rhabdoid and epithelioid features and a low-grade phenotype may represent a previously unreported tumor.

Brain Activation Patterns in the Affected and Nonaffected Hand After Subcortical Stroke: Two Case Reports Using Serial fMR Imaging

George P. Prigatano, Shawn Gale, Leslie Baxter, and Sterling Johnson

Functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to study patterns of activation in stroke patients performing the Halstead Finger Tapping Test.