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Nicholas Themistocles Zervas, M.D.

TitleHiggins Professor of Neurosurgery , Emeritus
InstitutionMassachusetts General Hospital
DepartmentEmeritus
AddressMassachusetts General Hospital
Dept of Surgey, Wht 502
55 Fruit St
Boston MA 02114
Phone617/726-4141
Fax617/726-6789

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  1. Dalkara T, Zervas NT, Moskowitz MA. From spreading depression to the trigeminovascular system. Neurol Sci. 2006 May; 27 Suppl 2:S86-90.
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  2. Curry WT, Cosgrove GR, Hochberg FH, Loeffler J, Zervas NT. Stereotactic interstitial radiosurgery for cerebral metastases. J Neurosurg. 2005 Oct; 103(4):630-5.
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  3. Dahiya S, Sarkar C, Hedley-Whyte ET, Sharma MC, Zervas NT, Sridhar E, Louis DN. Spindle cell oncocytoma of the adenohypophysis: report of two cases. Acta Neuropathol. 2005 Jul; 110(1):97-9.
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  4. Zervas NT. In regard to Dobelbower RR, Simon Kramer 1919-2002: physician, teacher, pioneer, scientist, leader. IJROBP 2000;54:633-634. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2003 Apr 1; 55(5):1458.
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  5. McCowen KC, Glickman JN, Black PM, Zervas NT, Lidov HG, Garber JR. Gangliocytoma masquerading as a prolactinoma. Case report. J Neurosurg. 1999 Sep; 91(3):490-5.
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  6. Swearingen B, Biller BM, Barker FG, Katznelson L, Grinspoon S, Klibanski A, Zervas NT. Long-term mortality after transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing disease. Ann Intern Med. 1999 May 18; 130(10):821-4.
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  7. Cosgrove R, Spiro I, Loeffler J, Biggs P, Beatty J, Zervas NT. Stereotactic interstitial radiosurgery for malignant brain tumors Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 1999; 73(1-4):37.
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  8. Zervas NT, Ogilvy CS. Cerebral vasospasm: current clinical management and results. Clin Neurosurg. 1999; 45:167-76.
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  9. Swearingen B, Barker FG, Zervas NT. The management of pituitary adenomas: the MGH experience. Clin Neurosurg. 1999; 45:48-56.
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  10. Maxwell M, Borges LF, Zervas NT. Renal cell carcinoma: a rare source of cauda equina metastasis. Case report. J Neurosurg. 1999 Jan; 90(1 Suppl):129-32.
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  11. Carter BS, Zervas NT, Chiocca EA. Neurogenetic surgery: current limitations and the promise of gene- and virus-based therapies. Clin Neurosurg. 1999; 45:226-46.
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  12. Swearingen B, Barker FG, Katznelson L, Biller BM, Grinspoon S, Klibanski A, Moayeri N, Black PM, Zervas NT. Long-term mortality after transsphenoidal surgery and adjunctive therapy for acromegaly. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1998 Oct; 83(10):3419-26.
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  13. Butler WE, Piaggio CM, Constantinou C, Niklason L, Gonzalez RG, Cosgrove GR, Zervas NT. A mobile computed tomographic scanner with intraoperative and intensive care unit applications. Neurosurgery. 1998 Jun; 42(6):1304-10; discussion 1310-1.
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  14. Katznelson L, Bogan JS, Trob JR, Schoenfeld DA, Hedley-Whyte ET, Hsu DW, Zervas NT, Swearingen B, Sleeper M, Klibanski A. Biochemical assessment of Cushing's disease in patients with corticotroph macroadenomas. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1998 May; 83(5):1619-23.
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  15. Moayeri NN, Henson JW, Schaefer PW, Zervas NT. Spinal dural enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging associated with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Report of three cases and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 1998 May; 88(5):912-8.
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  16. Husain N, Chiocca EA, Rainov N, Louis DN, Zervas NT. Co-expression of Fas and Fas ligand in malignant glial tumors and cell lines. Acta Neuropathol. 1998 Mar; 95(3):287-90.
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  17. Kawamata T, Peterson JW, Bun T, Zervas NT. Augmentation of both hemolysate-induced contraction and activation of protein kinase C by submaximum activation in canine cerebral arteries in vitro. J Neurosurg. 1997 Dec; 87(6):908-15.
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  18. Biller BM, Swearingen B, Zervas NT, Klibanski A. A decade of the Massachusetts General Hospital Neuroendocrine Clinical Center. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1997 Jun; 82(6):1668-74.
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  19. Hakim R, Zervas NT, Hakim F, Butler WE, Beatty J, Yanch JC, Biggs PJ, Gall KP, Sliski AP. Initial characterization of the dosimetry and radiology of a device for administering interstitial stereotactic radiosurgery. Neurosurgery. 1997 Mar; 40(3):510-6; discussion 516-7.
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  20. Cosgrove GR, Hochberg FH, Zervas NT, Pardo FS, Valenzuela RF, Chapman P. Interstitial irradiation of brain tumors, using a miniature radiosurgery device: initial experience. Neurosurgery. 1997 Mar; 40(3):518-23; discussion 523-5.
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  21. Manno EM, Gress DR, Ogilvy CS, Stone CM, Zervas NT. The safety and efficacy of cyclosporine A in the prevention of vasospasm in patients with Fisher grade 3 subarachnoid hemorrhages: a pilot study. Neurosurgery. 1997 Feb; 40(2):289-93.
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  22. Sakas DE, Whittaker KW, Crowell RM, Zervas NT. Perfluorocarbons: recent developments and implications for neurosurgery. J Neurosurg. 1996 Aug; 85(2):248-54.
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  23. Sakas DE, Zervas NT, Whitwell HL, Papageorgiou C. Stereotactic or stereotaxic: time to resolve the age-old controversy. J Neurosurg. 1996 May; 84(5):892-4.
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  24. Sakas DE, Whittaker K, Abbasi KH, Zervas NT. Experimental microneurosurgery of the trigeminal nerve: surgical technique for ganglionectomy and rhizotomy in the cat. J Neurosci Methods. 1996 Apr; 65(2):137-41.
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  25. Bulter WE, Peterson JW, Zervas NT, Morgan KG. Intracellular calcium, myosin light chain phosphorylation, and contractile force in experimental cerebral vasospasm. Neurosurgery. 1996 Apr; 38(4):781-7; discussion 787-8.
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  26. Alexander JM, Bikkal HA, Zervas NT, Laws ER, Klibanski A. Tumor-specific expression and alternate splicing of messenger ribonucleic acid encoding activin/transforming growth factor-beta receptors in human pituitary adenomas. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1996 Feb; 81(2):783-90.
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  27. Borges LF, Zervas NT, Lehrich JR. Idiopathic spinal cord herniation: a treatable cause of the Brown-Sequard syndrome--case report. Neurosurgery. 1995 May; 36(5):1028-32; discussion 1032-3.
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  28. Yokota M, Peterson JW, Kaoutzanis MC, Yamakawa K, Sibilia R, Zervas NT. Protein kinase C and diacylglycerol content in basilar arteries during experimental cerebral vasospasm in the dog. J Neurosurg. 1995 May; 82(5):834-40.
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  29. Miller GM, Alexander JM, Bikkal HA, Katznelson L, Zervas NT, Klibanski A. Somatostatin receptor subtype gene expression in pituitary adenomas. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1995 Apr; 80(4):1386-92.
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  30. Yamakawa K, Peterson JW, Sibilia R, Zervas NT. Effect of vasoconstrictor agents on diacylglycerol content of normal and vasospastic canine basilar arteries in vitro. Neurosurgery. 1995 Apr; 36(4):789-96.
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  31. Kaoutzanis MC, Peterson JW, Anderson RR, McAuliffe DJ, Sibilia RF, Zervas NT. Basic mechanism of in vitro pulsed-dye laser-induced vasodilation. J Neurosurg. 1995 Feb; 82(2):256-61.
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  32. Chiocca EA, Boviatsis EJ, Westmark RM, Short MP, Richardson EP, Zervas NT. Deep sylvian fissure meningioma without dural attachment in an adult: case report. Neurosurgery. 1994 Nov; 35(5):944-6; discussion 946.
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  33. Cai WY, Alexander JM, Hedley-Whyte ET, Scheithauer BW, Jameson JL, Zervas NT, Klibanski A. ras mutations in human prolactinomas and pituitary carcinomas. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1994 Jan; 78(1):89-93.
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  34. Sakas DE, Crowell RM, Kim K, Korosue K, Zervas NT. The perfluorocarbon fluoromethyloadamantane offers cerebral protection in a model of isovolemic hemodilution in rabbits. Stroke. 1994 Jan; 25(1):197-201.
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  35. Sakas DE, Crowell RM, Zervas NT. Effects of lecithin-emulsified perfluorochemical compounds in ischemic brain injury. Artif Cells Blood Substit Immobil Biotechnol. 1994; 22(1):83-9.
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  36. Chapman PH, Cosman ER, Zervas NT. Experience with telemetric pressure measurements in shunt systems. 1981. Pediatr Neurosurg. 1994; 21(3):179-82; discussion 183.
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  37. Hsu DW, Hakim F, Biller BM, de la Monte S, Zervas NT, Klibanski A, Hedley-Whyte ET. Significance of proliferating cell nuclear antigen index in predicting pituitary adenoma recurrence. J Neurosurg. 1993 May; 78(5):753-61.
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  38. Biller BM, Alexander JM, Zervas NT, Hedley-Whyte ET, Arnold A, Klibanski A. Clonal origins of adrenocorticotropin-secreting pituitary tissue in Cushing's disease. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1992 Nov; 75(5):1303-9.
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  39. Hornig GW, Zervas NT. Slit defect of the diaphragma sellae with valve effect: observation of a "slit valve". Neurosurgery. 1992 Feb; 30(2):265-7.
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  40. Klibanski A, Alexander JM, Bikkal HA, Hsu DW, Swearingen B, Zervas NT. Somatostatin regulation of glycoprotein hormone and free subunit secretion in clinically nonfunctioning and somatotroph adenomas in vitro. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1991 Dec; 73(6):1248-55.
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  41. Macfarlane R, Teramura A, Owen CJ, Chase S, de la Torre R, Gregory KW, Peterson JW, Birngruber R, Parrish JA, Zervas NT. Treatment of vasospasm with a 480-nm pulsed-dye laser. J Neurosurg. 1991 Oct; 75(4):613-22.
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  42. Teramura A, Macfarlane R, Owen CJ, de la Torre R, Gregory KW, Birngruber R, Parrish JA, Peterson JW, Zervas NT. Application of the 1-microsecond pulsed-dye laser to the treatment of experimental cerebral vasospasm. J Neurosurg. 1991 Aug; 75(2):271-6.
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  43. Klibanski A, Zervas NT. Diagnosis and management of hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas. N Engl J Med. 1991 Mar 21; 324(12):822-31.
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  44. Sakas DE, Charnvises K, Borges LF, Zervas NT. Biologically inert synthetic dural substitutes. Appraisal of a medical-grade aliphatic polyurethane and a polysiloxane-carbonate block copolymer. J Neurosurg. 1990 Dec; 73(6):936-41.
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  45. Maxwell M, Karacostas D, Ellenbogen RG, Brzezinski A, Zervas NT, Black PM. Precocious puberty following head injury. Case report. J Neurosurg. 1990 Jul; 73(1):123-9.
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  46. Alexander JM, Biller BM, Bikkal H, Zervas NT, Arnold A, Klibanski A. Clinically nonfunctioning pituitary tumors are monoclonal in origin. J Clin Invest. 1990 Jul; 86(1):336-40.
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  47. Peterson JW, Kwun BD, Hackett JD, Zervas NT. The role of inflammation in experimental cerebral vasospasm. J Neurosurg. 1990 May; 72(5):767-74.
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  48. Peterson JW, Roussos L, Kwun BD, Hackett JD, Owen CJ, Zervas NT. Evidence of the role of hemolysis in experimental cerebral vasospasm. J Neurosurg. 1990 May; 72(5):775-81.
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  49. el-Azouzi M, Black PM, Candia G, Zervas NT, Panagopoulos KP. Transsphenoidal surgery for visual loss in patients with pituitary adenomas. Neurol Res. 1990 Mar; 12(1):23-5.
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  50. el-Azouzi M, Hsu DW, Black PM, Jolesz F, Hedley-Whyte ET, Klibanski A, Zervas NT. The importance of dopamine in the pathogenesis of experimental prolactinomas. J Neurosurg. 1990 Feb; 72(2):273-81.
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  51. Peterson JW, Nishizawa S, Hackett JD, Bun T, Teramura A, Zervas NT. Cyclosporine A reduces cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage in dogs. Stroke. 1990 Jan; 21(1):133-7.
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  52. Peterson JW, Candia G, Spanos AJ, Zervas NT. The calmodulin antagonist trifluoperazine provides mild prophylactic protection against cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage, but no therapeutic value. Neurosurgery. 1989 Dec; 25(6):917-22.
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  53. Peterson JW, Kwun BD, Teramura A, Hackett JD, Morgan JA, Nishizawa S, Bun T, Zervas NT. Immunological reaction against the aging human subarachnoid erythrocyte. A model for the onset of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg. 1989 Nov; 71(5 Pt 1):718-26.
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  54. el-Azouzi M, Chung RY, Farmer GE, Martuza RL, Black PM, Rouleau GA, Hettlich C, Hedley-Whyte ET, Zervas NT, Panagopoulos K, et al. Loss of distinct regions on the short arm of chromosome 17 associated with tumorigenesis of human astrocytomas. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1989 Sep; 86(18):7186-90.
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  55. Oppenheim DS, Greenspan SL, Zervas NT, Schoenfeld DA, Klibanski A. Elevated serum lipids in hypogonadal men with and without hyperprolactinemia. Ann Intern Med. 1989 Aug 15; 111(4):288-92.
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  56. Klibanski A, Jameson JL, Biller BM, Crowley WF, Zervas NT, Rivier J, Vale WW, Bikkal H. Gonadotropin and alpha-subunit responses to chronic gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog administration in patients with glycoprotein hormone-secreting pituitary tumors. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1989 Jan; 68(1):81-6.
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  57. Tu YK, Heros RC, Karacostas D, Liszczak T, Hyodo A, Candia G, Zervas NT, Lagree K. Isovolemic hemodilution in experimental focal cerebral ischemia. Part 2: Effects on regional cerebral blood flow and size of infarction. J Neurosurg. 1988 Jul; 69(1):82-91.
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  58. Tu YK, Heros RC, Candia G, Hyodo A, Lagree K, Callahan R, Zervas NT, Karacostas D. Isovolemic hemodilution in experimental focal cerebral ischemia. Part 1: Effects on hemodynamics, hemorheology, and intracranial pressure. J Neurosurg. 1988 Jul; 69(1):72-81.
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  59. Karacostas D, Baker K, Lagree K, Milonas J, Zervas NT. The cortical activity in experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage. Funct Neurol. 1988 Jul-Sep; 3(3):275-83.
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  60. Black PM, Zervas NT, Candia G. Management of large pituitary adenomas by transsphenoidal surgery. Surg Neurol. 1988 Jun; 29(6):443-7.
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  61. Klibanski A, Shupnik MA, Bikkal HA, Black PM, Kliman B, Zervas NT. Dopaminergic regulation of alpha-subunit secretion and messenger ribonucleic acid levels in alpha-secreting pituitary tumors. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1988 Jan; 66(1):96-102.
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  62. Kolluri S, DeGirolami U, Heros R, Vacanti F, Zervas N. Fluosol and experimental spinal cord ischemia. Acta Neuropathol. 1988; 75(5):491-4.
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  63. Jameson JL, Klibanski A, Black PM, Zervas NT, Lindell CM, Hsu DW, Ridgway EC, Habener JF. Glycoprotein hormone genes are expressed in clinically nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas. J Clin Invest. 1987 Nov; 80(5):1472-8.
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  64. Klibanski A, Zervas NT, Kovacs K, Ridgway EC. Clinically silent hypersecretion of growth hormone in patients with pituitary tumors. J Neurosurg. 1987 Jun; 66(6):806-11.
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  65. Black PM, Zervas NT, Candia GL. Incidence and management of complications of transsphenoidal operation for pituitary adenomas. Neurosurgery. 1987 Jun; 20(6):920-4.
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  66. McGrail KM, Beyerl BD, Black PM, Klibanski A, Zervas NT. Lymphocytic adenohypophysitis of pregnancy with complete recovery. Neurosurgery. 1987 May; 20(5):791-3.
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  67. Goldring S, Zervas N, Langfitt T. The Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Study. A report of the committee appointed by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons to examine the study. N Engl J Med. 1987 Mar 26; 316(13):817-20.
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  68. Baker KF, Zervas NT, Pile-Spellman J, Vacanti FX, Miller D. Angiographic evidence of basilar artery constriction in the rabbit: a new model of vasospasm. Surg Neurol. 1987 Feb; 27(2):107-12.
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  69. Black PM, Hsu DW, Klibanski A, Kliman B, Jameson JL, Ridgway EC, Hedley-Whyte ET, Zervas NT. Hormone production in clinically nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas. J Neurosurg. 1987 Feb; 66(2):244-50.
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  70. Kolluri S, Heros RC, Hedley-Whyte ET, Vonsattel JP, Miller D, Zervas NT. Effect of Fluosol on oxygen availability, regional cerebral blood flow, and infarct size in a model of temporary focal cerebral ischemia. Stroke. 1986 Sep-Oct; 17(5):976-80.
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  71. Pile-Spellman JM, Baker KF, Liszczak TM, Sandrew BB, Oot RF, Debrun G, Zervas NT, Taveras JM. High-flow angiopathy: cerebral blood vessel changes in experimental chronic arteriovenous fistula. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1986 Sep-Oct; 7(5):811-5.
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  72. Kolluri S, Heros RC, Hedley-Whyte ET, Vonsattel JP, Miller D, Zervas NT. Comparison of the effect of fluosol DA and dextran 40 on regional cerebral blood flow, infarction size, and mortality in cats with temporary occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. Surg Neurol. 1986 Jul; 26(1):3-8.
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  73. Alexander E, Black PM, Liszczak TM, Zervas NT. Delayed CSF lavage for arteriographic and morphological vasospasm after experimental SAH. J Neurosurg. 1985 Dec; 63(6):949-58.
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  74. Wellum GR, Peterson JW, Zervas NT. The relevance of in vitro smooth muscle experiments to cerebral vasospasm. Stroke. 1985 Jul-Aug; 16(4):573-81.
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  75. Liszczak TM, Black PM, Tzouras A, Foley L, Zervas NT. Morphological changes of the basilar artery, ventricles, and choroid plexus after experimental SAH. J Neurosurg. 1984 Sep; 61(3):486-93.
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  76. Black PM, Zervas NT. Declaration of brain death in neurosurgical and neurological practice. Neurosurgery. 1984 Aug; 15(2):170-4.
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  77. Swann KW, Zervas NT. Modified crossed leg raising test and sciatica. Neurosurgery. 1984 Aug; 15(2):175-7.
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  78. Debrun GM, Varsos V, Liszczak TM, Davis KR, Heros RS, Zervas NT. Obliteration of experimental aneurysms in dogs with isobutyl-cyanoacrylate. J Neurosurg. 1984 Jul; 61(1):37-43.
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  79. Varsos V, Heros RC, DeBrun G, Zervas NT. Construction of experimental "giant" aneurysms. Surg Neurol. 1984 Jul; 22(1):17-20.
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  80. Klibanski A, Beitins IZ, Merriam GR, McArthur JW, Zervas NT, Ridgway EC. Gonadotropin and prolactin pulsations in hyperprolactinemic women before and during bromocriptine therapy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1984 Jun; 58(6):1141-7.
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  81. Liszczak TM, Black PM, Varsos VG, Zervas NT. The microcirculation of cerebral arteries: a morphologic and morphometric examination of the major canine cerebral arteries. Am J Anat. 1984 Jun; 170(2):223-32.
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  82. Ropper AH, Zervas NT. Outcome 1 year after SAH from cerebral aneurysm. Management morbidity, mortality, and functional status in 112 consecutive good-risk patients. J Neurosurg. 1984 May; 60(5):909-15.
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  83. Mayberg MR, Zervas NT, Moskowitz MA. Trigeminal projections to supratentorial pial and dural blood vessels in cats demonstrated by horseradish peroxidase histochemistry. J Comp Neurol. 1984 Feb 10; 223(1):46-56.
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  84. Liszczak TM, Hedley-Whyte ET, Adams JF, Han DH, Kolluri VS, Vacanti FX, Heros RC, Zervas NT. Limitations of tetrazolium salts in delineating infarcted brain. Acta Neuropathol. 1984; 65(2):150-7.
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  85. Heros RC, Zervas NT, Varsos V. Cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage: an update. Ann Neurol. 1983 Dec; 14(6):599-608.
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  86. Grillo HC, Ojemann RG, Scannell JG, Zervas NT. Combined approach to "dumbbell" intrathoracic and intraspinal neurogenic tumors. Ann Thorac Surg. 1983 Oct; 36(4):402-7.
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  87. Klibanski A, Ridgway EC, Zervas NT. Pure alpha subunit-secreting pituitary tumors. J Neurosurg. 1983 Oct; 59(4):585-9.
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  88. Beatty RM, Zervas NT. Stereotactic aspiration of a brain stem hematoma. Neurosurgery. 1983 Aug; 13(2):204-7.
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  89. Klibanski A, Beitins IZ, Zervas NT, McArthur JW, Ridgway EC. alpha-Subunit and gonadotropin responses to luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone in hyperprolactinemic women before and after bromocriptine. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1983 Apr; 56(4):774-80.
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  90. Liszczak TM, Varsos VG, Black PM, Kistler JP, Zervas NT. Cerebral arterial constriction after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage is associated with blood components within the arterial wall. J Neurosurg. 1983 Jan; 58(1):18-26.
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  91. Heros RC, Zervas NT. Subarachnoid hemorrhage. Annu Rev Med. 1983; 34:367-75.
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  92. Swann KW, Ropper AH, Zervas NT. Initial results of a clinical trial of Fluosol-DA 20 percent in acute cerebral ischemia. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1983; 122:399-404.
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  93. Varsos VG, Liszczak TM, Han DH, Kistler JP, Vielma J, Black PM, Heros RC, Zervas NT. Delayed cerebral vasospasm is not reversible by aminophylline, nifedipine, or papaverine in a "two-hemorrhage" canine model. J Neurosurg. 1983 Jan; 58(1):11-7.
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  94. Macon JB, Poletti CE, Sweet WH, Ojemann RG, Zervas NT. Conducted somatosensory evoked potentials during spinal surgery. Part 2: clinical applications. J Neurosurg. 1982 Sep; 57(3):354-9.
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  95. Wellum GR, Irvine TW, Zervas NT. Cerebral vasoactivity of heme proteins in vitro. Some mechanistic considerations. J Neurosurg. 1982 Jun; 56(6):777-83.
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  96. Zervas NT, Liszczak TM, Mayberg MR, Black PM. Cerebrospinal fluid may nourish cerebral vessels through pathways in the adventitia that may be analogous to systemic vasa vasorum. J Neurosurg. 1982 Apr; 56(4):475-81.
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  97. Ropper AH, Zervas NT. Cerebral blood flow after experimental basal ganglia hemorrhage. Ann Neurol. 1982 Mar; 11(3):266-71.
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  98. Poletti CE, Cohen AM, Todd DP, Ojemann RG, Sweet WH, Zervas NT. Cancer pain relieved by long-term epidural morphine with permanent indwelling systems for self-administration. J Neurosurg. 1981 Oct; 55(4):581-4.
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  99. Carey RW, Davis JM, Zervas NT. Tamoxifen-induced regression of cerebral metastases in breast carcinoma. Cancer Treat Rep. 1981 Sep-Oct; 65(9-10):793-5.
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  100. Mayberg M, Langer RS, Zervas NT, Moskowitz MA. Perivascular meningeal projections from cat trigeminal ganglia: possible pathway for vascular headaches in man. Science. 1981 Jul 10; 213(4504):228-30.
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  101. Zervas NT. Contempo '81. Neurosurgery. JAMA. 1981 Jun 5; 245(21):2230-1.
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  102. Ridgway EC, Klibanski A, Ladenson PW, Clemmons D, Beitins IZ, McArthur JW, Martorana MA, Zervas NT. Pure alpha-secreting pituitary adenomas. N Engl J Med. 1981 May 21; 304(21):1254-9.
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  103. von Essen C, Kistler JP, Lees RS, Zervas NT. Cerebral blood flow and intracranial pressure in the dog during intravenous infusion of nitroglycerin alone and in combination with dopamine. Stroke. 1981 May-Jun; 12(3):331-8.
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  104. Hochberg FH, Parker LM, Takvorian T, Canellos GP, Zervas NT. High-dose BCNU with autologous bone marrow rescue for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. J Neurosurg. 1981 Apr; 54(4):455-60.
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  105. Krull IS, Strauss J, Hochberg F, Zervas NT. An improved trace analysis for N-nitrosoureas from biological media. J Anal Toxicol. 1981 Jan-Feb; 5(1):42-6.
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  106. Klibanski A, Neer RM, Beitins IZ, Ridgway EC, Zervas NT, McArthur JW. Decreased bone density in hyperprolactinemic women. N Engl J Med. 1980 Dec 25; 303(26):1511-4.
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  107. Davis JM, Ploetz J, Davis KR, Black PM, Zervas NT. Cranial computed tomography in subarachnoid hemorrhage: relationship between blood detected by CT and lumbar puncture. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1980 Dec; 4(6):794-6.
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  108. Wellum GR, Irvine TW, Zervas NT. Dose responses of cerebral arteries of the dog, rabbit, and man to human hemoglobin in vitro. J Neurosurg. 1980 Oct; 53(4):486-90.
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  109. von Essen C, Zervas NT, Brown DR, Koltun WA, Pickren KS. Local cerebral blood flow in the dog during intravenous infusion of dopamine. Surg Neurol. 1980 Mar; 13(3):181-8.
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  110. Negoro M, Zervas NT. [Cerebral vasospasm (experimental study) (author's transl)]. No To Shinkei. 1980 Feb; 32(2):153-9.
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  111. Zervas NT, Martin JB. Current concepts in cancer: management of hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas. N Engl J Med. 1980 Jan 24; 302(4):210-4.
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  112. Zervas NT. Reflections on the surgery of the pituitary. Clin Neurosurg. 1980; 27:124-32.
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  113. Rogado AZ, Morse J, Silverman A, Zervas NT. Who rides in the Turk's saddle? Headache. 1979 Sep; 19(6):303-8.
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  114. Crowell RM, Zervas NT. Management of intracranial aneurysm. Med Clin North Am. 1979 Jul; 63(4):695-713.
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  115. Zervas NT, Candia M, Candia G, Kido D, Pessin MS, Rosoff CB, Bacon V. Reduced incidence of cerebral ischemia following rupture of intracranial aneurysms. Surg Neurol. 1979 May; 11(5):339-44.
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  116. Cosman ER, Zervas NT, Chapman PH, Cosman BJ, Arnold MA. A telemetric pressure sensor for ventricular shunt systems. Surg Neurol. 1979 Apr; 11(4):287-94.
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  117. Kistler JP, Lees RS, Candia G, Zervas NT, Crowell RM, Ojemann RG. Intravenous nitroglycerin in experimental cerebral vasospasm. A preliminary report. Stroke. 1979 Jan-Feb; 10(1):26-9.
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  118. Zervas NT. Vasospasm: an update. Clin Neurosurg. 1979; 26:643-56.
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  119. Kistler JP, Lees RS, Candia G, Zervas NT, Crowell RM, Ojemann RG. Nitroglycerin for neurosurgery. J Neurosurg. 1978 Oct; 49(4):629-30.
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  120. Zervas NT. Tumor-cell markers: a biologic shell game? N Engl J Med. 1978 Jul 20; 299(3):147-8.
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  121. Candia GJ, Heros RC, Lavyne MH, Zervas NT, Nelson CN. Effect of intravenous sodium nitroprusside on cerebral blood flow and intracranial pressure. Neurosurgery. 1978 Jul-Aug; 3(1):50-3.
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  122. Van Gilder JC, Zervas NT. Hypophysectomy techniques in treating metastatic carcinoma of the breast. Neurosurgery. 1978 Jul-Aug; 3(1):126-7.
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  123. Caplan LR, Zervas NT. Speech arrest in a dextral with a right mesial frontal astrocytoma. Arch Neurol. 1978 Apr; 35(4):252-3.
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  124. Skillman JJ, Collins RE, Coe NP, Goldstein BS, Shapiro RM, Zervas NT, Bettmann MA, Salzman EW. Prevention of deep vein thrombosis in neurosurgical patients: a controlled, randomized trial of external pneumatic compression boots. Surgery. 1978 Mar; 83(3):354-8.
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  125. Zervas NT, Hamlin H. Stereotactic radiofrequency hypophysectomy. Appl Neurophysiol. 1978; 41(1-4):219-22.
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  126. Black PM, Zervas NT, Caplan LR, Ramirez LF. Subdural hygroma of the spinal meninges: a case report. Neurosurgery. 1978 Jan-Feb; 2(1):52-4.
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  127. Zervas NT, Cosman ER, Cosman BJ. A pressure-balanced radio-telemetry system for the measurement of intracranial pressure. A preliminary design report. J Neurosurg. 1977 Dec; 47(6):899-911.
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  128. Black PM, Zervas NT. Diagnosis and surgical treatment of pituitary lesions. Compr Ther. 1977 Nov; 3(11):8-15.
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  129. Lavyne MH, Koltun WA, Clement JA, Rosene DL, Pickren KS, Zervas NT, Wurtman RJ. Decrease in neostriatal blood flow after D-amphetamine administration or electrical stimulation of the substantia nigra. Brain Res. 1977 Oct 21; 135(1):77-86.
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  130. Caplan LR, Zervas NT. Survival with permanent midbrain dysfunction after surgical treatment of traumatic subdural hematoma: the clinical picture of a Duret hemorrhage? Ann Neurol. 1977 Jun; 1(6):587-9.
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  131. Zervas NT, Hamlín HH. Technical factors in stereotaxic hypophysectomy. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1977; (Suppl 24):137-8.
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  132. Zervas NT. Long-term review of dentatectomy in dystonia musculorum deformans and cerebral palsy. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1977; (Suppl 24):49-51.
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  133. Zervas NT. Prevention of ischemic infarction following rupture of intracranial aneurysms. Trans Am Neurol Assoc. 1977; 102:25-8.
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  134. Heros RC, Zervas NT, Lavyne MH, Pickren KS. Reversal of experimental cerebral vasospasm by intravenous nitroprusside therapy. Surg Neurol. 1976 Oct; 6(4):227-9.
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  135. Heros RC, Zervas NT, Negoro M. Cerebral vasospasm. Surg Neurol. 1976 Jun; 5(6):354-62.
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  136. Heros RC, Lavyne MH, Zervas NT. Limitations of diazoxide reversal of vasospasm. Stroke. 1976 Mar-Apr; 7(2):118-20.
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  137. Zervas NT, Lavyne MH, Negoro M. Neurotransmitters and the normal and ischemic cerebral circulation. N Engl J Med. 1975 Oct 16; 293(16):812-6.
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  138. Lavyne MH, Moskowitz MA, Larin F, Zervas NT, Wurtman RJ. Brain H-3-catecholamine metabolism in experimental cerebral ischemia. Neurology. 1975 May; 25(5):483-5.
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  139. Zervas NT, Mendelson G. Treatment of acute haemorrhage of pituitary tumours. Lancet. 1975 Mar 15; 1(7907):604-5.
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  140. Lavyne M, Wurtman RJ, Moskowitz M, Zervas N. Brain catecholamines and blood flow. Life Sci. 1975 Feb 15; 16(4):475-86.
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  141. Lavyne M, Moskowitz M, Zervas N, Wurtman R. Rotational behavior in gerbils following unilateral common carotid artery ligation. J Neural Transm. 1975; 36(2):83-9.
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  142. Zervas NT, Hori H, Rosoff CB. Experimental inhibition of serotonin by antibiotic: prevention of cerebral vasospasm. J Neurosurg. 1974 Jul; 41(1):59-62.
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  143. Kuwayama A, Shintani A, Kageyama N, Zervas NT. [Proceedings: Effect of pituitary stalk section on growth hormone and cortisol secretion in rhesus monkey]. Nihon Naibunpi Gakkai Zasshi. 1974 Feb 20; 50(2):280.
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  144. Zervas NT, Hori H, Negora M, Wurtman RJ, Larin F, Lavyne MH. Reduction in brain dopamine following experimental cerebral ischaemia. Nature. 1974 Feb 1; 247(439):283-4.
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  145. Zervas NT, Hamlin H. Stereotaxic thermal pituitary ablation. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1974; Suppl 21:165-8.
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  146. Wurtman RJ, Zervas NT. Monoamine neurotransmitters and the pathophysiology of stroke and central nervous system trauma. J Neurosurg. 1974 Jan; 40(1):34-6.
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  147. Belson RE, Zervas NT. Demonstration of 5-hydroxytryptamine in blood platelets by a formaldehyde-induced fluorescence technique. Stain Technol. 1973 Nov; 48(6):311-5.
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  148. Gordon MJ, Skillman JJ, Zervas NT, Silen W. Divergent nature of gastric mucosal permeability and gastric acid secretion in sick patients with general surgical and neurosurgical disease. Ann Surg. 1973 Sep; 178(3):285-94.
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  149. Merry GA, Hale R, Zervas NT. Induction thermocoagulation--a seed power study. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 1973 Jul; 20(4):302-3.
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  150. Zervas NT, Kuwayama A, Rosoff CB, Salzman EW. Cerebral arterial spasm. Modification by inhibition of platelet function. Arch Neurol. 1973 Jun; 28(6):400-4.
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  151. Zervas NT, Shintani A, Kuwayama A, Hale R, Pickren K, Merry A. Experimental induction heating hypophysectomy. Confin Neurol. 1973; 35(3):129-37.
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  152. Shintani A, Zervas NT, Kuwayama A, Pallotta J, Spark R. Transorbital pituitary stalk section in primates. J Neurosurg. 1972 Nov; 37(5):601-5.
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  153. Zervas NT, Kuwayama A. Pathological characteristics of experimental thermal lesions. Comparison of induction heating and radiofrequency electrocoagulation. J Neurosurg. 1972 Oct; 37(4):418-22.
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  154. Zervas NT, Hedley-Whyte J. Successful treatment of cerebral herniation in five patients. N Engl J Med. 1972 May 18; 286(20):1075-7.
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  155. Shintani A, Zervas NT. Consequence of ligation of the vertebral artery. J Neurosurg. 1972 Apr; 36(4):447-50.
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  156. Kuwayama A, Zervas NT, Belson R, Shintani A, Pickren K. A model for experimental cerebral arterial spasm. Stroke. 1972 Jan-Feb; 3(1):49-56.
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  157. Kuwayama A, Zervas NT, Shintani A, Pickren KS. Papaverine hydrochloride and experimental hemorrhagic cerebral arterial spasm. Stroke. 1972 Jan-Feb; 3(1):27-33.
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  158. Shintani A, Zervas NT, Kuwayama A. Rapid microvascular repair using plastic adhesive. Stroke. 1972 Jan-Feb; 3(1):34-40.
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  159. Zervas NT, Kuwayama A, Rosoff C, Salzman E. Cerebral vascular spasm and reduction of platelet serotonin. Surg Forum. 1971; 22:426-7.
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  160. Zervas NT, Shintani A, Pickren KS. Electrical impedance of the pituitary gland. J Neurosurg. 1970 Sep; 33(3):304-6.
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  161. Zervas NT, Shintani A, Kallar B, Berry RG. Multiple meningiomas occupying separate neuraxial compartments. Case report. J Neurosurg. 1970 Aug; 33(2):216-20.
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  162. Lee KF, Zervas NT, Horner FA, Berry RG. Asymptomatic chromophobe adenoma in an eight-year-old child biopsied by stereotaxic technique and treated with cobalt-60. Case report. J Neurosurg. 1970 May; 32(5):585-8.
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  163. Zervas NT. Paramedial cerebellar nuclear lesions. Confin Neurol. 1970; 32(2):114-7.
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  164. Zervas NT, Pickren KS. Transorbital hypophysectomy in primates. Endocrinology. 1969 Nov; 85(5):949-51.
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  165. Skillman JJ, Zervas NT, Weintraub RM, Mayman CI. Paraplegia after resection of aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. N Engl J Med. 1969 Aug 21; 281(8):422-5.
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  166. Zervas NT, Gordy PD. Radiofrequency thermal hypophysectomy. Technical note. J Neurosurg. 1969 Apr; 30(4):511-4.
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  167. Zervas NT. Stereotaxic radiofrequency surgery of the normal and the abnormal pituitary gland. N Engl J Med. 1969 Feb 20; 280(8):429-37.
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  168. Zervas NT, Horner FG, Gordy PD. Stereotaxis dentatectomy in extrapyramidal disorders. Dev Med Child Neurol. 1968 Apr; 10(2):248-9.
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  169. Zervas NT, Gordy PD. Radiofrequency hypophysectomy for metastatic breast and prostatic carcinoma. Surg Clin North Am. 1967 Oct; 47(5):1279-85.
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  170. Zervas NT, Horner FA, Pickren KS. The treatment of dyskinesia by stereotxic dentatectomy. Confin Neurol. 1967; 29(2):93-100.
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  171. Zervas NT, Horner FG, Gordy PD. Cerebellar dentatectomy in primates and humans. Trans Am Neurol Assoc. 1967; 92:27-30.
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  172. Edeiken J, Zervas NT, Clearfield R. Cervical perineural or extradural cysts mimicking bone erosion of neurofibromata. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1966 Jan-Feb; 44:187-90.
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  173. Zervas NT, Berry RG. Ectopic cartilage involving the spinal cord. Arch Neurol. 1965 Dec; 13(6):673-7.
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  174. Zervas NT. Technique of radio-frequency hypophysectomy. Confin Neurol. 1965; 26(3):157-60.
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  175. Zervas NT. Eccentric radio-frequency lesions. Confin Neurol. 1965; 26(3):143-5.
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  176. ZERVAS NT, SOLOWAY AH. THE MICROSCOPIC DISTRIBUTION OF WATER SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS BY AUTORADIOGRAPHY. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 1964 Jan; 23:151-5.
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  177. MARK FH, WHITE JC, ZERVAS NT, ERVIN FR, RICHARDSON EP. Intrathecal use of phenol for the relief of chronic severe pain. N Engl J Med. 1962 Sep 20; 267:589-93.
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  178. BALTZAN MA, OLSZEWSKI J, ZERVAS N. Chronic porto-hepatic encephalopathy. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 1957 Jul; 16(3):410-21.
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