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  1. X-ray exposure in odontoid screwing for Anderson type II fracture: comparison between O-arm and C-arm-assisted procedures

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  2. Comparison of Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion versus Laminoplasty in the Treatment of Multilevel Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Meta-Analysis of Clinical and Radiological Outcomes

    Article • World Neurosurgery, October 2019, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  3. Submandibular Approach for Single-Stage Craniovertebral Junction Ventral Decompression and Stabilization: A Preliminary Cadaveric Study of Technical Feasibility

    Article • World Neurosurgery, July 2019, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  4. Possible Prognostic Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Patients with Trigeminal Neuralgia and Multiple Sclerosis Who Underwent Percutaneous Balloon Compression: Report of Our Series and Literature Review

    Article • World Neurosurgery, May 2019, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  5. Results of TachoSil® associated with fibrin glue as dural sealant in a series of patients with spinal intradural tumors surgery. Technical note with a review of the literature

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, March 2019, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  6. Orbital Tumors: Report of 70 Surgically Treated Cases

    Article • World Neurosurgery, November 2018, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  7. Eight-year survival of a recurrent glioblastoma patient treated with molecularly tailored therapy: a case report

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  8. Minimally invasive decompression in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis associated with lumbar spinal stenosis. Report of a surgical series and review of the literature

    Article • Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska, August 2018, VM Media SP. zo.o VM Group SK

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  9. Unrecognized failed back surgery syndrome: a paradigmatic case in a very young patient

    Article • Acta Neurologica Belgica, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  10. Prognostic factors in brain metastases from laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: Case report and review

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, January 2018, Scientific Scholar

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  11. Management of residual subdural hematoma after burr-hole evacuation. The role of fluid therapy and review of the literature

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, December 2017, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  12. Three-dimensional fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition magnetic resonance imaging for lumbar synovial cysts

    Article • Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska, November 2016, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  13. Anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion with porous tantalum implant. Results in a series with long-term follow-up

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, November 2016, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  14. Tumors of the peripheral nervous system: analysis of prognostic factors in a series with long-term follow-up and review of the literature

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

    Professor Eduardo M Fernandez, M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  15. Factors affecting functional outcome in patients with intramedullary spinal cord tumors: results from a literature analysis

    Article • Acta Neurologica Belgica, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  16. Erratum: Pallini R, Ricci-Vitiani L, Montano N, Mollinari C, Biffoni M, Cenci T, Pierconti F, Martini M, De Maria R and Larocca LM. Expression of the stem cell marker CD133 in recurrent glioblastoma and its value for prognosis.Cancer. 2011;117:162-174.

    Article • Cancer, June 2016, Wiley

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  17. The role of laminoplasty in cervical spine diseases. Evidences from a literature review

    Article • Medical Research Archives, January 2016, Knowledge Enterprise Journals

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  18. Technical Nuances of Minimal Invasive Interlaminar Decompression in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: The Role of Minimal Invasive Bilateral Approach

    Article • Open Journal of Modern Neurosurgery, January 2016, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  19. Biomarkers in Glioblastoma multiforme. Evidences from a literature review

    Article • Journal of Clinical and Translational Research, January 2016, Journal of Clinical and Translational Research

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  20. Advances in diagnosis and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia

    Article • Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, February 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Eduardo M Fernandez, M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano, Mario Meglio

  21. Olfactory Groove Meningioma: Report of 99 Cases Surgically Treated at the Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome

    Article • World Neurosurgery, February 2015, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  22. Capillary hemangioma of the cauda equina

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, January 2015, Medknow

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  23. Primary intramedullary neurocytoma: Case report and literature analysis

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, January 2015, Medknow

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  24. The role of preoperative angiography in the management of giant meningiomas associated to vascular malformation

    Article • Surgical Neurology International, January 2015, Medknow

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  25. The Importance of Stimulation Cycle in Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsies- Our Experience and Literature Review

    Article • December 2014, ClinMed International Library

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  26. The role of laminoplasty in preventing spinal deformity in adult patients submitted to resection of an intradural spinal tumor. Case series and literature review

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, October 2014, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  27. Hemorrhagic synovial cyst as an ‘evanescing’ spinal cervical mass: an issue for differential diagnosis

    Article • Acta Neurologica Belgica, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  28. The role of percutaneous balloon compression in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia recurring after other surgical procedures

    Article • Acta Neurologica Belgica, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  29. Primary multicentric anaplastic pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma with atypical features

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, November 2013, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  30. Intrapelvic sciatic notch schwannoma: microsurgical excision using the infragluteal approach

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, September 2013, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Professor Eduardo M Fernandez, M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  31. Isolated intramedullary cervical dermoid cyst

    Article • Acta Neurologica Belgica, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  32. Intradural extramedullary lesion of the conus medullaris

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, May 2013, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  33. Intradural extramedullary lesion of the conus medullaris

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, May 2013, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  34. What is the best treatment of drug-resistant trigeminal neuralgia in patients affected by multiple sclerosis? A literature analysis of surgical procedures

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, May 2013, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  35. Targeted therapy with bevacizumab and erlotinib tailored to the molecular profile of patients with recurrent glioblastoma. Preliminary experience

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  36. Vagus nerve stimulation in drug-resistant epilepsies. Analysis of potential prognostic factors in a cohort of patients with long-term follow-up

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  37. Prognostic Relevance of c-MycandBMI1Expression in Patients With Glioblastoma

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Pathology, September 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  38. Clinical and pathological heterogeneity in a series of 31 patients with IgM-related neuropathy

    Article • Journal of the Neurological Sciences, August 2012, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  39. Persistence of primary empty sella syndrome despite obesity surgery: report of two unusual cases

    Article • British Journal of Neurosurgery, June 2012, Informa Healthcare

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  40. Intracranial melanocytic meningeal tumours and melanosis oculi: case report and literature review

    Article • BMC Cancer, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pasquale De Bonis, M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  41. A rare case of lumbar lateral meningocele

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

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  42. Percutaneous balloon compression for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia in patients with multiple sclerosis. Analysis of the potentially prognostic factors

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  43. Decompressive hemicraniectomy: dissociation between clinical and radiological findings

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

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  44. Teaching NeuroImages: Peroneal intraneural ganglion cyst: A rare cause of drop foot in a child

    Article • Neurology, February 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  45. 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

  46. Extradural Ependymoma: Diagnosis Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  47. Communicating hydrocephalus following surgery and adjuvant radiochemotherapy for glioblastoma

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, December 2011, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Professor Eduardo M Fernandez, Dr Francesco Doglietto, M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  48. Expression of EGFRvIII in Glioblastoma: Prognostic Significance Revisited

    Article • Neoplasia, December 2011, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  49. Simultaneously occurring tumours within the same cerebello-pontine angle: refining literature definitions and proposal for classification

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  50. Craniotomy repair with the retrosigmoid approach: the impact on quality of life of meticulous reconstruction of anatomical layers

    Article • Acta Neurochirurgica, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  51. Cervical extramedullary lymphomatoid granulomatosis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, June 2011, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  52. Abnormal vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation in sural nerve biopsy from a patient with sensorimotor axonal neuropathy

    Article • Neuropathology, December 2010, Wiley

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano, Giorgio Tasca

  53. A case of CMT 1B due to Val 102/fs null mutation of the MPZ gene presenting as hyperCKemia

    Article • Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, November 2010, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano, Giorgio Tasca

  54. De novo malignant craniopharyngioma: case report and literature review

    Article • Journal of Neuro-Oncology, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  55. Expression of the stem cell marker CD133 in recurrent glioblastoma and its value for prognosis

    Article • Cancer, August 2010, Wiley

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  56. Solitary fibrous tumour of the IV ventricle

    Article • British Journal of Neurosurgery, August 2010, Taylor & Francis

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  57. Teaching NeuroImages: Extralesional bleeding of conus medullaris cavernoma

    Article • Neurology, July 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  58. Light chain deposition in peripheral nerve as a cause of mononeuritis multiplex in Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia

    Article • Journal of the Neurological Sciences, April 2010, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  59. Huge cranio-cerebral rhabdomyosarcoma in HIV-positive patient

    Article • Journal of Neuro-Oncology, February 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  60. Massive ascites as unique sign of shunt infection byPropionibacterium acnes

    Article • British Journal of Neurosurgery, February 2010, Taylor & Francis

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  61. Comment re: Temozolomide Preferentially Depletes Cancer Stem Cells

    Article • Cancer Research, July 2009, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  62. Primary extramedullary extradural ependymoma of the thoracic spine mimicking a schwannoma

    Article • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, April 2009, BMJ

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  63. Tumorigenic Potential of Olfactory Bulb-Derived Human Adult Neural Stem Cells Associates with Activation of TERT and NOTCH1

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2009, PLOS

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  64. Teaching NeuroImage: Spontaneous idiopathic spinal subdural hematoma

    Article • Neurology, September 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  65. Teaching NeuroImage: Hemorrhagic ependymoma in the elderly: A rare cause of headache and gait imbalance

    Article • Neurology, June 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  66. Mesenchymal differentiation of glioblastoma stem cells

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, May 2008, Nature

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  67. Embolization of Hemangioblastomas

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, May 2008, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  68. Late onset cerebellar metastasis from oesophageal adenocarcinoma in Williams Syndrome

    Article • Journal of Neuro-Oncology, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Pasquale De Bonis, M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  69. Intramedullary thrombosed venous ectasia mimicking hemangioblastoma

    Article • European Journal of Neurology, January 2008, Wiley

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  70. Neurophysiological aspects of chronic motor cortex stimulation

    Article • Neurophysiologie Clinique, December 2007, Elsevier

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  71. Telomerase inhibition impairs tumor growth in glioblastoma xenografts

    Article • Neurological Research, July 2006, Taylor & Francis

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  72. Influence of local environment on the differentiation of neural stem cells engrafted onto the injured spinal cord

    Article • Neurological Research, July 2006, Taylor & Francis

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  73. Telomerase inhibition by stable RNA interference impairs tumor growth and angiogenesis in glioblastoma xenografts

    Article • International Journal of Cancer, January 2006, Wiley

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano

  74. Motoneurons innervating facial muscles after hypoglossal and hemihypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis in rats

    Article • Neurological Research, June 2004, Taylor & Francis

    M.D., Ph.D. Nicola Montano