High rates of undiagnosed psychological distress exist in a referral population for spinal cord stimulation in the management of chronic pain
MF Shamji, J Rodriguez, A Shcharinsky… - … : Technology at the Neural …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Neuropathic pain affects various dimensions of patient health including
physical, psychological, and socioeconomic. The spectrum of psychological dysfunction that …
physical, psychological, and socioeconomic. The spectrum of psychological dysfunction that …
Use of neuropathic pain questionnaires in predicting persistent postoperative neuropathic pain following lumbar discectomy for radiculopathy
MF Shamji, A Shcharinsky - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECT Failed-back surgery syndrome has been historically used to describe extremity
neuropathic pain in lumbar disease despite structurally corrective spinal surgery. It is unclear …
neuropathic pain in lumbar disease despite structurally corrective spinal surgery. It is unclear …
Systemic inflammatory and Th17 immune activation among patients treated for lumbar radiculopathy exceeds that of patients treated for persistent postoperative …
BACKGROUND: The pathophysiology of lumbar radiculopathy includes both mechanical
compression and biochemical irritation of apposed neural elements. Inflammatory and immune …
compression and biochemical irritation of apposed neural elements. Inflammatory and immune …
184; Use of Neuropathic Pain Questionnaires in Predicting the Development of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Following Lumbar Discectomy for Radiculopathy
MF Shamji, A Shcharinsky - Neurosurgery, 2015 - search.proquest.com
METHODS: This study analyzed a prospective data set of patients managed surgically for
painful radiculopathy secondary to lumbar degenerative spondylosis by the senior author at …
painful radiculopathy secondary to lumbar degenerative spondylosis by the senior author at …
Use of Neuropathic Pain Questionnaires in Predicting the Development of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome following Lumbar Discectomy for Radiculopathy
M Shamji, A Shcharinsky - Global Spine Journal, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Failed back surgery syndrome has been historically used to describe extremity
neuropathic pain in lumbar disease despite structurally corrective spinal surgery. It is unclear …
neuropathic pain in lumbar disease despite structurally corrective spinal surgery. It is unclear …
Use of neuropathic pain questionnaires in predicting the development of failed back surgery syndrome following lumbar discectomy for radiculopathy
M Shamji, A Shcharinsky - Canadian Journal of Surgery, 2015 - search.proquest.com
Background: Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) describes neuropathic pain that occurs
when extremity symptoms in lumbar disease persist despite structurally corrective spinal …
when extremity symptoms in lumbar disease persist despite structurally corrective spinal …
The association of cervical spine alignment with neurological recovery in a prospective Cohort of surgical myelopathy patients: analysis of a series of 124 cases
M Shamji, C Mohanty, E Massicotte… - Canadian Journal of …, 2015 - search.proquest.com
Background: There is evidence that both cervical sagittal alignment and spinal cord MRI
hyperintensity correlate with disease severity in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) patients. …
hyperintensity correlate with disease severity in cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) patients. …
Quality of life and neurological outcomes after surgical decompression in patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: prospective …
H Nakashima, L Tetreault, N Nagoshi… - … Journal of Surgery, 2015 - search.proquest.com
Background: Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is an allencompassing term that
includes cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), ossification of the posterior longitudinal …
includes cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), ossification of the posterior longitudinal …
Reinforcement Learning Describes the Computational and Neural Processes Underlying Flexible Learning of Values and Attentional Selection
MD Balcarras - 2015 - yorkspace.library.yorku.ca
… Valiante’s clinical staff, especially his nurses Darcia Paul and Alina Shcharinsky who are
so flexible in accommodating the iEEG research group at Toronto Western on top of being …
so flexible in accommodating the iEEG research group at Toronto Western on top of being …
183; MEG Identification of Reduced Functional Connectivity Following Concussion
METHODS: Ten symptomatic concussion patients with normal MR imaging and 7 healthy
controls underwent a 5 minute MEG recording during quiet rest using a whole-head 306 …
controls underwent a 5 minute MEG recording during quiet rest using a whole-head 306 …