The Neurosurgery Department provides a comprehensive inpatient and outpatient Neurosurgical service, treating intracranial, spinal and peripheral nerve disorders. The department has a particular interest in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery, brain tumour surgery, pituitary surgery, skull base surgery, treatment of CSF disorders and trigeminal neuralgia. The department also serves as a tertiary referral centre for Canterbury Hospital.
Our Publications
2024
| Ortega A, Damodaran O, Tan IYL, Silsby M. Bilateral trigeminal neuralgia due to bilaterally duplicated superior cerebellar arteries. BMJ Case Rep. 2024 Jan 18;17(1):e258818. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-258818. |
| Solis WG, Taylor MA, Brooks M, Shaw R, Van Gelder EM, Van Gelder J. Ascorbic acid deficiency amongst spondylodiscitis patients. ANZ J Surg. 2024 Feb;94(1-2):229-233. doi: 10.1111/ans.18845. |
| Anderson DB, Beard DJ, Rannou F, Hunter DJ, Suri P, Chen L, Van Gelder JM. Clinical assessment and management of lumbar spinal stenosis: clinical dilemmas and considerations for surgical referral. Lancet Rheumatol. 2024 Oct;6(10):e727-e732. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(24)00028-6. |
| Anderson DB, Peek AL, Van Gelder JM, Peek K. Should we screen retired contact sport athletes for early signs of degenerative cervical myelopathy? Br J Sports Med. 2024 Oct 22;58(20):1170-1172. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-108306. |
| Chen L, Guan B, Anderson DB, Ferreira PH, Stanford R, Beckenkamp PR, Van Gelder JM, Bayartai ME, Radojčić MR, Fairbank JCT, Feng S, Zhou H, Ferreira ML. Surgical interventions for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: a systematic review with network meta-analysis. BMC Med. 2024 Oct 8;22(1):430. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03653-z. |
