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  1. Editorial. Preprint servers and neurosurgical publications

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

    James Rutka

  2. Editorial. Putting pen to paper during a pandemic: increased manuscript submissions to the JNS Publishing Group

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

    James Rutka

  3. Introduction. On pandemics: the impact of COVID-19 on the practice of neurosurgery

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

    James Rutka

  4. Utility of depth electrode placement in the neurosurgical management of bottom-of-sulcus lesions: technical note

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

    James Rutka

  5. Editorial. Global neurosurgery and our social responsibility

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

    James Rutka

  6. Editorial. Our new digital identity

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

    James Rutka

  7. The role of surgery in refractory epilepsy secondary to polymicrogyria in the pediatric population

    Article • Epilepsia, September 2018, Wiley

    James Rutka

  8. Strong coupling between slow oscillations and wide fast ripples in children with epileptic spasms: Investigation of modulation index and occurrence rate

    Article • Epilepsia, January 2018, Wiley

    James Rutka

  9. Swelling-induced chloride current in glioblastoma proliferation, migration, and invasion

    Article • Journal of Cellular Physiology, June 2017, Wiley

    James Rutka, Prof Hong-Shuo Sun

  10. Editorial: Mastering the art of complex neurosurgical procedures: The Neurosurgical Atlas and the Journal of Neurosurgery

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

    James Rutka

  11. Microscopic and macroscopic infarct complicating pediatric epilepsy surgery

    Article • Epilepsia, January 2017, Wiley

    James Rutka

  12. Verbal memory after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery in children: Do only mesial structures matter?

    Article • Epilepsia, December 2016, Wiley

    James Rutka

  13. Increased subcortical oligodendroglia-like cells in pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy in children correlate with extensive epileptogenic zones

    Article • Epilepsia, November 2016, Wiley

    James Rutka

  14. Editorial: The Rhoton Collection and the Journal of Neurosurgery: expanding the reach of neuroanatomy in the digital print world

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

    James Rutka

  15. Editorial: Broca's Area and the promulgation of opinion pieces in the JNSPG journals

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

    James Rutka

  16. sequential giants and the dawn of pediatric neurosurgery

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

    James Rutka

  17. Defensive medicine in neurosurgery: the Canadian experience

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

    James Rutka, Dr. Edward R Laws, Dr. Sunit Das

  18. Utility of diffusion tensor imaging studies linked to neuronavigation and other modalities in repeat hemispherotomy for intractable epilepsy

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

    James Rutka

  19. Editorial: Neurosurgical Focus: first among equals in online, freely accessible journals

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

    James Rutka

  20. Editorial: Excellence, mentorship, and the final transition

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

    James Rutka

  21. Expression of Concern: Dual regeneration of muscle and nerve by intravenous administration of human amniotic fluid-derived mesenchymal stem cells regulated by stromal cell-derived factor-1α in a sciatic nerve injury model

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

    James Rutka

  22. Editorial: Sequential giants and the dawn of pediatric neurosurgery

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

    James Rutka

  23. Steal phenomenon in Sturge-Weber syndrome imitating an ictal electroencephalography change in the contralateral hemisphere: report of 2 cases

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

    James Rutka, Chusak Limotai

  24. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy reduces blood loss during the resection of pediatric choroid plexus carcinomas

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

    James Rutka, Ian Kamaly-Asl

  25. Editorial: The passing of colleagues, and the passage of time

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

    James Rutka

  26. Study of the biodistribution of fluorescein in glioma-infiltrated mouse brain and histopathological correlation of intraoperative findings in high-grade gliomas resected under fluorescein fluorescence guidance

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

    James Rutka, MD Aaron A Cohen-Gadol

  27. Clinical implications of medulloblastoma subgroups: incidence of CSF diversion surgery

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

    James Rutka

  28. Editorial: A new look for JNSPG publications: the anatomy of redesign

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

    James Rutka

  29. Fetal ovarian cyst mimicking a CSF pseudocyst in the setting of shunt failure

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

    James Rutka

  30. Editorial: The Journal of Neurosurgery at 70: the legacy continues

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

    James Rutka

  31. Magnetoencephalography-guided resection of epileptogenic foci in children

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

    Dr Gregory W Albert, James Rutka

  32. Magnetoencephalography helps delineate the extent of the epileptogenic zone for surgical planning in children with intractable epilepsy due to porencephalic cyst/encephalomalacia

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

    James Rutka

  33. Medulloblastoma invading the transverse sinus

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

    James Rutka, Dr. Mustafa Nadi

  34. Editorial: Leading transition while maintaining tradition

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

    James Rutka

  35. Hemispherectomy: historical review and recent technical advances

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

    James Rutka

  36. Neurosurgical management of neurenteric cysts in children

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

    James Rutka

  37. Neurosurgical management of frontal lobe epilepsy in children

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  38. Editorial: Biopsy of diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas?

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, August 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  39. Corticospinal tract mapping in children with ruptured arteriovenous malformations using functionally guided diffusion-tensor imaging

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, May 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  40. Editorial: Hemispherotomy

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, April 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  41. Inequities in access to pediatric epilepsy surgery: a bioethical framework

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, March 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  42. Focused ultrasound disruption of the blood-brain barrier: a new frontier for therapeutic delivery in molecular neurooncology

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, January 2012, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  43. The role of magnetoencephalography in children undergoing hemispherectomy

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

    James Rutka

  44. Discovering neurosurgery: new frontiers

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

    James Rutka

  45. Intracerebral malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in a child with neurofibromatosis Type 1 and middle cerebral artery aneurysm treated with endovascular coil embolization

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

    James Rutka

  46. Epigenetic mechanisms regulating neural development and pediatric brain tumor formation

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

    James Rutka, MD, PhD Claudia C Faria

  47. Neurosurgical management of extraaxial central nervous system infections in children

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

    James Rutka

  48. A pilot study of fat allograft transplantation in immunocompetent rabbits for potential neurosurgical applications

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

    James Rutka

  49. Intraoperative angiography during microsurgical removal of arteriovenous malformations in children

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, November 2010, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  50. Management of pediatric brainstem cavernous malformations: experience over 20 years at the Hospital for Sick Children

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, November 2009, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  51. Neurosurgical implications of achondroplasia

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, October 2009, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  52. Neurosurgical management of intractable rolandic epilepsy in children: role of resection in eloquent cortex

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, September 2009, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  53. Meningioma with dural venous sinus invasion and jugular vein extension

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

    James Rutka

  54. Utility of neuronavigation and neuromonitoring in epilepsy surgery

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, September 2008, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  55. Expression of MAGE and GAGE genes in medulloblastoma and modulation of resistance to chemotherapy

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

    James Rutka

  56. Massive plexiform neurofibromas in childhood: natural history and management issues

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

    Dr Demitre Serletis, James Rutka

  57. Neurosurgical implications of neurofibromatosis Type I in children

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, June 2006, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  58. Anterior penetrating sacral injury in a child

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, November 2005, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    Dr Demitre Serletis, Dr. Demitre Serletis, James Rutka

  59. Multiple subpial transections in the treatment of pediatric epilepsy

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, February 2004, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka, Dr Jeffrey P Blount

  60. Cortical dysplastic lesions in children with intractable epilepsy: role of complete resection

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, February 2004, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  61. Transcriptional profiling of medulloblastoma in children

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, September 2003, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  62. Complications of invasive subdural grid monitoring in children with epilepsy

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, May 2003, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  63. Clival osteoblastoma in a child

    Article • Journal of Neurosurgery, May 2003, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  64. Pediatric supratentorial high-grade gliomas

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, February 2003, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka

  65. Tumors of the skull base in children: review of tumor types and management strategies

    Article • Neurosurgical FOCUS, May 2002, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)

    James Rutka