Dr. M. Mortazavi

Peer Reviewed Publications

Cellular and Paracellular transplants for spinal cord injury: a review of the literature.Mortazavi MM, Verma K, Tubbs RS, Theodore N. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Feb; 27(2):237-43. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Feb;27(2):237-43. doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1312-x. Epub 2010 Oct 23. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Chemical priming for spinal cord injury: a review of the literature. Part I-factors involved. Mortazavi MM, Verma K, Deep A, Esfahani FB, Pritchard PR, Tubbs RS, Theodore N. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Aug;27(8):1297-306. doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1364-y. Epub 2010 Dec 18. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Chemical priming for spinal cord injury: a review of the literature part II-potential therapeutics. Mortazavi MM, Verma K, Deep A, Esfahani FB, Pritchard PR, Tubbs RS, Theodore N. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Aug;27(8):1307-16. doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1365-x. Epub 2010 Dec 21. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Pediatric multilevel spine injuries: an institutional experience. Mortazavi MM, Dogan S, Civelek E, Tubbs RS, Theodore N, Rekate HL, Sonntag VK. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Jul; 27(7):1095-100. 2010 Nov 26. Pub Med PMID: 21110031. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Pediatric cervical spine injuries: a comprehensive review. Mortazavi MM, Gore PA, Chang S, Tubbs RS, Theodore N. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 May;27(5):705-17. doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1342-4. Review. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Absence of MRI soft tissue abnormalities in severe spinal cord injury in children: case-based update. Mortazavi MM, Mariwalla NR, Horn EM, Tubbs RS, Theodore N.Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Sep;27(9):1369-73. doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1472-3. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Pediatric traumatic carotid, vertebral and cerebral artery dissections: a review. Mortazavi MM, Verma K, Tubbs RS, Harrigan M. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Dec;27(12):2045-56. doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1409-x. Epub 2011 Feb 12. (Download PDF) (Citations)

The first description of Chiari I malformation with intuitive correlation between tonsillar ectopia and syringomyelia. Mortazavi MM, Tubbs RS, Brockerhoff MA, Loukas M, Oakes WJ. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Mar;7(3):257-60. doi: 10.3171/2010.12.PEDS10579. (Download PDF) (Citations)
The first posterior fossa decompression for Chiari malformation: the contributions of Cornelis Joachimus van Houweninge Graftdijk and a review of the infancy of "Chiari decompression". Mortazavi MM, Tubbs RS, Hankinson TC, Pugh JA, Cohen-Gadol AA, Oakes WJ. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Nov;27(11):1851-6. doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1421-1. Review. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Chronic emesis due to compression of the area postrema by the posterior inferior cerebellar artery: resolution following microvascular decompression. Mortazavi MM, Tubbs RS, Harmon D, Oakes WJ. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Dec; 6(6):583-5. Pub Med PMID: 21121735. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Charles Prosper Ollivier d'Angers (1796-1845) and his contributions to defining syringomyelia. Mortazavi MM, Rompala OJ, Verma K, Tubbs I, Tubbs RS, Cohen-Gadol AA. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Dec;27(12):2155-8. doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1416-y. Epub 2011 Mar 10. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Hypertonic Saline for treatment of raised intracranial pressure: A review with meta-analysis. Mortazavi MM, Romeo AK, Deep A, Griessenauer CJ, Shoja MM, Tubbs RS, Fisher W. J Neurosurg. 2012 Jan;116(1):210-21. doi: 10.3171/2011.7.JNS102142. Review. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Kenneth Jamieson (1925-1976): His life and contributions to neurosurgery. Mortazavi MM, Deep A, Tubbs RS, Fisher W. J Neurosurg. 2012 Feb;116(2):460-4. doi: 10.3171/2011.9.JNS11879. (Download PDF)
Cruveilhier plexus: an anatomical study and a potential cause of failed treatment for occipital neuralgia and muscular and facet denervation procedures. Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, D'Antoni AV, Shoja MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. J Neurosurg. 2011 Nov;115(5):929-33. doi: 10.3171/2011.5.JNS102058. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Contralateral spinal accessory nerve for ipsilateral neurotization of branches of the brachial plexus: a cadaveric feasibility study. Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Shoja MM, Loukas M, Cohen-Gadol AA. J Neurosurg. 2011 Jun;114(6):1538-40. 2011 Mar 4. Pub Med PMID: 21375378. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Intraoperative and anatomical descriptions of intracranial connections between the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves: clinical implications. Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. J Neurosurg. 2011 Jul;115(1):179-81. 2011 Mar 11. Pub Med PMID: 21395388. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Anatomical study of the third occipital nerve and its potential role in occipital headache/neck pain following midline dissections of the craniocervical junction. Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, D'Antoni AV, Shoja MM, Chern JJ, Cohen-Gadol AA. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Jul; 15(1):71-5. 2011 Apr 15. Pub Med PMID: 21495817. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Arteriovenous malformation of the conus supplied by the artery of Desproges-Gotteron. Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Denardo AJ, Cohen-Gadol AA. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Apr;14(4):529-31. doi: 10.3171/2010.11.SPINE10726. (Download PDF) (Citations)
The intracranial denticulate ligament: anatomical study with neurosurgical significance. Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. J Neurosurg. 2011 Feb;114(2):454-7. doi: 10.3171/2010.9.JNS10883. (Download PDF) (Citations)
The bishop and anatomist Niels Stensen (1638-1686) and his contributions to our early understanding of the brain. Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Shoja MM, Loukas M, Cohen-Gadol AA. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Jan;27(1):1-6. doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1236-5. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Maister Peter Lowe and His 16th Century Contributions to Cranial Surgery. Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Shoja MM, Loukas M, Cohen-Gadol AA. Neurosurgery. 2012 Feb;70(2):259-63; discussion 263. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e318232328c. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Persistence of the otic artery with neurological sequelae: case report. Shane Tubbs R, Mortazavi MM, Dinardo AJ, Cohen-Gadol AA. Surg Radiol Anat. 2012 Mar;34(2):191-3. doi: 10.1007/s00276-011-0853-3. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Spinal cord ischemia and atherosclerosis: a review of the literature. Tubbs RS, Blouir MC, Romeo AK, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Br J Neurosurg. 2011 Dec;25(6):666-70. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2011.578774. Review. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Cavum velum interpositum, cavum septum pellucidum, and Cavum vergae: a review. Tubbs RS, Krishnamurthy S, Verma K, Shoja MM, Loukas M, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Nov;27(11):1927-30. doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1457-2. Review. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772): pioneer of neuroanatomy. Tubbs RS, Riech S, Verma K, Loukas M, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol A. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Aug;27(8):1353-5. doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1422-0. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Morphometry of the outlet of the foramen magnum in crania With atlantooccipital fusion. Tubbs RS, Lancaster JR, Mortazavi MM, Shoja MM, Chern JJ, Loukas M, Cohen-Gadol AA. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Jul;15(1):55-9. doi:10.3171/2011.3.SPINE10828. (Download PDF) (Citations)
China's first surgeon: Hua Tuo (c. 108-208 AD). Tubbs RS, Riech S, Verma K, Chern J, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Sep;27(9):1357-60. doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1423-z. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Felix Vicq d'Azyr (1746-1794): early founder of neuroanatomy and royal French physician. Tubbs RS, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Jul;27(7):1031-4. doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1424-y. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Ligaments of the craniocervical junction. Tubbs RS, Hallock JD, Radcliff V, Naftel RP, Mortazavi MM, Shoja MM, Loukas M,Cohen-Gadol AA. J Neurosurg Spine. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 Jun;14(6):697-709. doi: 10.3171/2011.1.SPINE10612. Review. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Study of the cervical plexus innervation of the trapezius muscle. Tubbs RS, Shoja MM, Loukas M, Lancaster J, Mortazavi MM, Hattab EM, Cohen-Gadol AA. J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 May;14(5):626-9. doi: 10.3171/2011.1.SPINE10717. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Hieronymus Brunschwig (c. 1450-1513): his life and contributions to surgery. Tubbs RS, Bosmia AN, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, Shoja M, Cohen Gadol AA. Childs Nerv Syst. 2012 Apr;28(4):629-32. doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1417-x. Epub 2011 Mar 9. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Tatsuji Inouye: the mind's eye. Tubbs RS, Kakati D, Chern JJ, Loukas M, Shoja M, Mortazavi MM, CohenGadolAA. Childs Nerv Syst. 2012 Jan;28(1):147-50. doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1418-9. Epub 2011 Mar 9. (Download PDF)
Transumbilical approach for ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement in infants and small children: a 6-year experience. Tubbs RS, Azih LC, Mortazavi MM, Chern JJ, Hankinson T, Oakes WJ, Cohen-Gadol AA. Childs Nerv Syst. 2012 Feb;28(2):217-9. doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1403-3. Epub 2011 Feb 1. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Persistent fetal intracranial arteries: a comprehensive review of anatomical and clinical significance. Tubbs RS, Verma K, Riech S, Mortazavi MM, Shoja MM, Loukas M, Cure JK, Zurada A, Cohen-Gadol AA. J Neurosurg. 2011 Apr;114(4):1127-34. doi: 10.3171/2010.11.JNS101527. Epub 2011 Jan 14. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Lateral cephaloceles: case-based update. Tubbs RS, Hogan E, Deep A, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, Oakes WJ. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Mar;27(3):345-7. doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1354-0. Epub 2010 Dec 7. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Resection of deep brain stem lesion: Evolution of modern surgical techniques. Salman Abbasi Fard, Nimer Adeep, Mona Rezaei, Babak Kateb, Martin M. Mortazavi, The Journal of Neurobehavioral Sciences Year : 2016; 3(1);29-31.Doi Number : 10.5455/JNBS.1449860617. (Download PDF)
Pediatric Chiari malformation Type 0: a 12-ear institutional experience. Chern JJ, Gordon AJ, Mortazavi MM, Tubbs RS, Oakes WJ. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Jul;8(1):1-5. doi:10.3171/2011.4.PEDS10528.(Download PDF) (Citations)
James Drake: Anatomist and political activist (1667-1707). Tubbs RS, Rompala O, Verma K, Malakpour M, Shoja MM, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M. Clin Anat. 2012 Apr;25(3):295-8. doi:10.1002/ca.21235. (Download PDF) (Citations)
External Landmarks for Identifying the Drainage Site of the Vein of Labbé: Application to Neurosurgical Procedures. R. Shane Tubbs, PhD, Robert G. Louis, Jr., Young-Bin Song, Martin Mortazavi, Marios Loukas, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Aaron A. Cohen Gadol. Br J Neurosurg. 2012 Jun;26(3):383-5. doi:10.3109/02688697.2011.631620. Epub 2011 Nov 22. (Download PDF) (Citations)
The Anterior Atlantodental Ligament: Its Anatomy and Potential Functional Significance. R. Shane Tubbs, Martin M. Mortazavi, Robert G. Louis, Marios Loukas, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Joshua J. Chern, Brion Benninger, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. World Neurosurg. 2012 May-Jun;77(5-6):775-7. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.09.048. (Download PDF) (Citations)
The Zygomaticotemporal Nerve and Its Relevance to Neurosurgery. R. Shane Tubbs, Martin M. Mortazavi, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Marios Loukas, Aaron A. Cohen- Gadol. World Neurosurg. 2012 Feb;77(2):349-51. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.04.030. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Do Grossly Identifiable Ganglia Lie Along the Spinal Accessory Nerve? A Gross and Histologic Study with Potential Neurosurgical Significance. R. Shane Tubbs, Jeffrey R. Lancaster, Martin M. Mortazavi, Marios Loukas, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Eyas M. Hattab, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. World Neurosurg. 2012 Feb;77(2):349-51. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.04.030. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Anatomy and Pathology of the Cranial Emissary Veins: a Review with Surgical Implications. Martin M. Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs, Sheryl Riech, KetanVerma, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Anna Zurada, Marios Loukas, Aaron A. Cohen Gadol. Neurosurgery. 2012 May;70(5):1312-8; discussion 1318-9. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31824388f8. Review. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Dorello Canal Revisited: An Observation That Potentially Explains the Frequency of Abducens Nerve Injury After Head Injury. R. Shane Tubbs, V. Radcliff , Mohammadali M. Shoja, RP, Robert P. Naftel, Martin M. Mortazavi, A. Zurada, Marius Loukas, Aaron Cohen-Gadol. World Neurosurg. 2012 Jan;77(1):119-21. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2011.03.046. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Analysis of the Uncinate Processes of the Cervical Spine: an Anatomical Study and Review of the Literature. R. Shane Tubbs, Olivia J. Rompala, Ketan Verma, Martin M. Mortazavi, Brion Benninger, Marios Loukas, M. Rene Chambers. J Neurosurg Spine. 2012 Apr;16(4):402-7. doi: 10.3171/2011.12.SPINE11541. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Sir Charles Bell (1774-1842) and His Contributions to Early Neurosurgery. R. Shane Tubbs, Sheryl Riech, KetanVerma, Martin Mortazavi, Marios Loukas, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. Childs Nerv Syst. 2012 Mar;28(3):331-5. doi: 10.1007/s00381-011-1666-8. (Download PDF)
The Arcade of Struthers: an Anatomical Study with Potential Neurosurgical Significance. R. Shane Tubbs, Aman Deep, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Martin Mortazavi, Marios Loukas, Aaron A. Cohen Gadol. Surg Neurol Int. 2011; 2:184. Pub Med PMID: 22276238. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Use of the Triangle of Farabeuf for Neurovascular Procedures of the Neck. R. Shane Tubbs, Mark Rasmussen, Marios Loukas, Mohammadali Shoja, Martin M. Mortazavi, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. Biomedicine International 2011; 2: 39-42. (Download PDF) (Citations)
The Cranial Dura Mater: A Review of its History, Embryology, and Anatomy. Nimer Adeeb, Martin M. Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. Child’s Nervous System. Pub Med PMID: 22526439. (Download PDF) (Citations)
A Single Center Experience with Eccentric Syringomyelia Found with Pediatric Chiari I Malformation. Nimer Adeeb, Martin M. Mortazavi, Mohammadali M. Shoja, R. Shane Tubbs, W. Jerry Oakes, Curtis J. Rozzelle. Child’s Nervous System. 2012 Nov. Pub Med PMID: 22534820. (Download PDF)
The Nervus Intermedius: A Review of its Anatomy, Function, Pathology and its Role in Neurosurgery. R. Shane Tubbs, MS, PA-C, Dominik T. Steck, Martin M. Mortazavi, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. World Neurosurgery. 2012, Apr 3. Pub Med PMID: 22484073. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Andrew Fyfe the elder (1752(4)-1824): Not all good anatomists are good teachers. MA Shoja, Martin M. Mortazavi, Mehran Malakpour, Marios Loukas, Curtis J. Rozelle, R. Shane Tubbs. Clin Anatomy. 2012, May 10. Pub Med PMID: 22577000. (Download PDF)
Giovanni Baptista Morgagni (1682-1771): His Anatomic Majesty's Contributions to the Neurosciences. Childs Nervous System. R. Shane Tubbs, Dominik T. Steck, Martin M. Mortazavi, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Marios Loukas, Aaron, A. Cohen-Gadol. 2012 May 15. Pub Med PMID: 22585453. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Non-Pharmacological Experimental Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury: a Review. Martin M. Mortazavi, KetanVerma, R. Shane Tubbs, Nicholas Theodore. Child’s Nervous System. 2012 Aug 14. Pub Med PMID: 22890472. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Arachnoid: A Review on anatomy, embryology and neurosurgical applications. Nimer Adeeb, Martin Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Aaron A. Cohen Gadol. Child’s Nervous System. 2013 Jan 29. Pub Med PMID: 22961357. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Gabrielle Fallopio and his significance for medicine. Martin M. Mortazavi, Basil Latif, KetanVerma, Aman Deep, Christoph Griessenauer, R. Shane Tubbs, Takanori Fukushima. Child’s Nervous System. June 2013, Volume 29, Issue 6, pp 877-880. COVER. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Enlarged parietal foramina: a review of genetics, prognosis, radiology, and treatment. Griessenauer CJ, Veith P, Mortazavi MM, Stewart C, Grochowsky A, Loukas M, Tubbs RS. Childs Nerv Syst. 2012 Dec 4. Pub Med PMID: 23207976. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Heinrich Bircher (1850-1923) and the first description of a surgical approach to the cavernous sinus. Griessenauer CJ, Mortazavi MM, Loukas M, Shoja MM, Watanabe K, Tubbs RS. Childs Nerv Syst. 2012 Dec 8. Pub Med PMID: 23224359. (Download PDF)
Hypoplastic occipital condyle and third occipital condyle: Review of their dysembryology. Tubbs RS, Lingo PR, Mortazavi MM, Cohen-Gadol AA. Clin Anat. 2013 Jan 21. Pub Med PMID: 23338989. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Pia: A Review on anatomy, embryology and neurosurgical applications. Nimer Adeeb, Martin Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Aaron A. Cohen Gadol. Child’s Nervous System. 2013 Feb 5. Pub Med PMID: 23381008. (Download PDF) (Citations)
The Impact of Temporary Artery Occlusion during Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery on Long-term Clinical Outcome Part I: Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, World Neurosurgery. Griessenauer CJ, Poston TL, Shoja MM, Mortazavi MM, Falola M, Tubbs RS, Fisher WS III: 2013 Mar 14. Pub Med PMID: 23500347. (Download PDF) (Citations)
The Impact of Temporary Artery Occlusion during Intracranial Aneurysm Surgery on Long-term Clinical Outcome Part II: The Patient who is Electively Clipped. Griessenauer CJ, Poston TL, Shoja MM, Mortazavi MM, Falola M, Tubbs RS, Fisher WS III: World Neurosurgery. 2013 Mar 14. Pub Med PMID: 23500344. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Intracranial bridging veins: A Comprehensive review of Anatomy, histology, embryology and surgical significance. Martin M. Mortazavi, Meghan Denning, R. Shane Tubbs. Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Mar 2. Pub Med PMID: 23456236. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Vein of Galen Malformations: A Comprehensive Review with proposal of a new classification system. Mortazavi MM, Griessenauer CJ, Foreman P, Bavarsad Shahripour R, Shoja MM, Rozzelle CJ, Tubbs RS, Fisher WS 3rd, Fukushima T. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Sep;12(3):293-306. doi: 10.3171/2013.5.PEDS12587. Review. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Lenz-Majewski Syndrome Associated with Hydrocephalus and Multiple Congenital Malformations. M M Shoja, MM Mortazavi, B Ditty, CJ Griessenauer, M Loukas, A Harris, RS Tubbs. Biomedicine International Biomedicine International 2013; 4: 45-52. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Long-term Control of Large Pontine Arteriovenous Malformation using Gamma Knife Therapy: A Review with illustrative Case. Martin M. Mortazavi, Daxa Patel, Christoph J. Griessenauer, R. Shane Tubbs, Winfield S. Fisher III. Brain Behav. 2013 Jul;3(4):329-34. doi: 10.1002/brb3.149. Review. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Relationships between the Posterior Interosseous Nerve and the Supinator Muscle: Application to Peripheral Nerve Compression Syndromes and Nerve Transfer Procedures. R. Shane Tubbs, Martin M. Mortazavi, Woodrow J. Farrington, II, Joshua J. Chern, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Marios Loukas, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2013 Sep. Pub Med PMID: 23696294. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Ossification of the Human Tentorium Cerebelli. R Shane Tubbs, Martin M Mortazavi, Joseph Miller, Mohammadali M Shoja, Marios Loukas, Aaron A Cohen-Gadol. Biomedicine International.Vol. 3, No. 1, 2012 Nov 27. (Download PDF)
Alfred W. Adson (1887-1951): His contributions to surgery for tumors of the spine and spinal cord in the context of spinal tumor surgery in the late ninetieth and early twentieth centuries. Christoph J. Griessenauer, Martin M. Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs. J Neurosurg Spine 19:750–758, 2013 DOI: 10.3171/2013.9.SPINE13220. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Ossification of the Suprascapular Ligament: A risk factor for suprascapular nerve compression. R. Shane Tubbs, Carl Nechtman, AV D’Antoni , Mohammadali M. Shoja, Martin M. Mortazavi, Marios Loukas, Curtis J Rozzelle, Robert Spinner. Int J Shoulder Surg. 2013 Jan; 7(1):19-22. Pub Med PMID: 23858291. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Giulio Cesare Casseri (c. 1552-1616): the Servant Who Became an Anatomist. Brian Housman, S. Bellary, S. Hansra, Martin M. Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs, Marios Loukas. Clin Anat. 2013 Aug 20. Pub Med PMID: 23959927. (Download PDF) (Citations)
The relationship between the superior petrosal sinus and the porus trigeminus: an anatomical study. Tubbs RS, Mortazavi MM, Krishnamurthy S, Verma K, Griessenauer CJ, Cohen-Gadol AA. J Neurosurg. 2013 May 24. Pub Med PMID: 23706047. (Download PDF) (Citations)
The ventricular system of the brain: A comprehensive review of its history, anatomy, histology, embryology and surgical considerations. Martin M Mortazavi, Nimer Adeeb, Christoph Griessenauer, Hormoz Sheikh, Saeed Shahidi, R. Isaiah Tubbs, R. Shane Tubbs. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 Jan;30(1):19-35. doi: 10.1007/s00381-013-2321-3. Review. (Download PDF) (Citations)
The choroid plexus: a comprehensive review of its history, anatomy, function, histology, embryology, and surgical considerations. Mortazavi MM, Griessenauer CJ, Adeeb N, Deep A, Bavarsad Shahripour R, Loukas M, Tubbs RI, Tubbs RS. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 Feb;30(2):205-14. doi: 10.1007/s00381-013-2326-y. Epub 2013 Nov 28. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Editorial: The role of FGF2 in spinal cord trauma and regeneration research. Nimer Adeeb, Martin M. Mortazavi. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Relationship between the pituitary stalk angle in prefixed, normal, and postfixed optic chiasmata: an anatomic study with microsurgical application. Griessenauer CJ, Raborn J, Mortazavi MM, Tubbs RS, Cohen-Gadol AA. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2014 Jan;156(1):147-51. doi: 10.1007/s00701-013-19441. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Fallopian Canal: A comprehensive review and proposal of a new classification. Martin M. Mortazavi, Basil Latif, KetanVerma, Aman Deep, Christoph Griessenauer, R. Shane Tubbs, Takanori Fukushima. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 Mar;30(3):387-95. doi: 10.1007/s00381-013-2332-0. Epub 2013 Dec 10. (Download PDF) (Citations)
The inferior petrosal sinus: a comprehensive review with emphasis on clinical implications. Mortazavi MM, Griessenauer CJ, Krishnamurthy S, Verma K, Loukas M, Tubbs RS. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 May;30(5):831-4. doi: 10.1007/s00381-014-2378-7. Review. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Clipopexy: An Anchoring Technique to Avoid Compression of Adjacent Neurovascular Structures by Aneurysm Clip. Mortazavi MM, Ravanpay AC, Sekhar LN. 6(4):e168. DOI 10.7759/cureus.168. (Download PDF)
Book Review: Microsurgery of Skull Base Paragangliomas. Martin M. Mortazavi, Laligam N. Sekhar.Neurosurgery: December 2013 - Volume 73 - Issue 6 - p 1078–1079 doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000138. (Download PDF)
Two Unusual Cases of the Posterior Cranial Fossa Blood Supply. Daxa Patel, Martin M. Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs, Joel Cure, Winfield S. Fisher. April 30, 2014. Cureus 6(4): e176. doi:10.7759/cureus.176. (Download PDF)
Multiple aneurysms on inter-PICA communicating collateral arteries: Case report on a rare entity. Martin M. Mortazavi, Jason M. Frerich, Laligam N. Sekhar. May 13, 2014. Cureus 6(5): e181. DOI 10.7759/cureus.181. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Multiple aneurysms on inter-PICA communicating collateral arteries: Case report on a rare entity. Martin M. Mortazavi, Jason M. Frerich, Laligam N. Sekhar. May 13, 2014. Cureus 6(5): e181. DOI 10.7759/cureus.181. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Treatment of spinal cord injury: A review of engineering using neural and mesenchymal stem cells. Mortazavi MM, Harmon OA, Adeeb N, Deep A, Tubbs RS. Clin Anat. 2015 Jan;28(1):37-44. doi: 10.1002/ca.22443. Review.
Cellular and Paracellular transplants for spinal cord injury: a review of the literature.Mortazavi MM, Verma K, Tubbs RS, Theodore N. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Feb; 27(2):237-43. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Feb;27(2):237-43. doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1312-x. Epub 2010 Oct 23. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Anatomical Variations and Neurosurgical Significance of Liliequist�s membrane: A comprehensive review. Martin M. Mortazavi, Nimer Adeeb, Olivia Harmon, Fareed Rizq, Mehrnoush Gorjian, Nicole Hose, Elham Modammadirad, Pejman Taghavi, Brandon G. Rocque R. Shane Tubbs. Childs Nerv Syst. 2015 Jan;31(1):15-28. doi: 10.1007/s00381-014-2590-5. Review. (Download PDF) (Citations)
The microanatomy of spinal cord injury: A review. Mortazavi MM, Verma K, Harmon OA, Griessenauer CJ, Adeeb N, Theodore N, Tubbs RS. Clin Anat. 2015 Jan;28(1):27-36. doi: 10.1002/ca.22432. Review. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Can STOP Trial Velocity Criteria Be Applied to Iranian Children with Sickle Cell Disease? Bavarsad Shahripour R, Mortazavi MM, Barlinn K, Keikhaei B, Mousakhani H, Azarpazhooh MR, Oghbaee M, Sajedi SA, Kepplinger J, Tubbs RS, Albright KC, Alexandrov AV. J Stroke. 2014 May;16(2):97-101. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Open vs endoscopic: when to use which. Sekhar L, Mantovani A, Mortazavi M, Schwartz TH, Couldwell WT. Neurosurgery. 2014 Aug;61 Suppl 1:84-92. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000378. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Modified Skin Incision for Avoiding Regional Neurovascular Structures during Retrosigmoid Craniotomy: a Cadaveric Study with Application to Postoperative Neuralgia R. Shane Tubbs, Nicole Hose, Martin M. Mortazavi, Marios Loukas, Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol. J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Oct;32:83-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.03.015. (Download PDF)
Planum sphenoidale and Tuberculum sellae Meningiomas: Technical note on modern surgical technique with outcome and proposal of a new classification system. Martin M. Mortazavi, Harley Desilva, Manuel Ferreira Jr, Laligam N. Sekhar. World Neurosurgery. 2016 Feb;86:270-86. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.09.043. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Hyaluronic acid scaffold has a neuroprotective effect in hemisection spinal cord injury. Kushchayev SV, Giers MB, Hom Eng D, Martirosyan NL, Eschbacher JM, Mortazavi MM, Theodore N, Panitch A, Preul MC.J Neurosurg Spine. 2016 Jul;25(1):114-24. doi: 10.3171/2015.9.SPINE15628. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Resection of deep brain stem lesion: Evolution of modern surgical techniques. Salman Abbasi Fard, Nimer Adeep, Mona Rezaei, Babak Kateb, Martin M. Mortazavi, The Journal of Year : 2016; 3(1);29-31.Doi Number : 10.5455/JNBS.1449860617. (Download PDF)
Mapping the internal anatomy of the lateral brain stem: Anatomical study with application to far lateral approaches to intrinsic brain tumor. Iwanaga J, Granger A, Vahedi P, Loukas M, Oskouian R.J, Fries F.N, Lotfinia I, Mortazavi M.M, Jerry Oakes W, Shane Tubbs R. Cureus 9(2): e1010 (February 03, 2017). doi:10.7759/cureus.1010 (Download PDF)
Falxuplication, a Novel Method for Wrap-Clipping a Fusiform Aneurysm: Technical Note. Mortazavi MM, Hassanzadeh T, Khalili K, Suriya SS, Taqi MA, Fard SA, Tubbs RS. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jan; 109:40-46. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.059. Epub 2017 Sep 20. PubMed PMID: 28939539. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Rare Concurrent Retroclival and Pan-Spinal Subdural Empyema: Review of Literature with an Uncommon Illustrative Case. Mortazavi MM, Quadri SA, Suriya SS, Fard SA, Hadidchi S, Adl FH, Armstrong I, Goldman R, Tubbs RS. World Neurosurg. 2017 Nov 23. pii: S1878-8750(17)32005-3. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.11.082. Review. PubMed PMID: 29174228. Cranial Osteomyelitis: A Comprehensive Review of Modern Therapies. Mortazavi MM, Khan MA, Quadri SA, Suriya SS, Fahimdanesh KM, Fard SA, Hassanzadeh T, Taqi MA, Grossman H, Tubbs RS. World Neurosurg. 2017 Dec 15. pii: S1878-8750(17)32182-4. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.12.066. Review. PubMed PMID: 29253689. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Subarachnoid Trabeculae: A comprehensive review of their embryology, histology, morphology and surgical significance. Mortazavi MM, Quadri SA, Khan MA, Gustin A, Suriya SS, Hassanzadeh T, Fahimdanesh KM, Adl FH, Fard SA, Taqi MA, Armstrong I, Martin BA, Tubbs RS. World Neurosurg. 2017 Dec 18. pii: S1878-8750(17)32157-5. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.12.041. Review. PubMed PMID: 29269062. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Dermoid of the Posterior Fossa in Chiari II Malformation: The First Reported Case. R. Shane Tubbs, Ketan Verma, Sarah N. Mirahsani, Martin M. Mortazavi, Randle A. Umeh, Brandon Rocque, and Jeffrey B. Blount. J Pediatr Neurosci. 2017 Jan-Mar; 12(1): 40�42.doi: 10.4103/jpn.JPN_114_16 (Download PDF) (Citations)
Os Odontoideum: A Comprehensive Clinical and Surgical Review. Fareed Jumah, Saja Alkhdour, Shaden Mansour, Puhan He,corresponding author Ali Hroub, Nimer Adeeb, Rimal Hanif, Martin M Mortazavi, R. Shane Tubbs, and Anil Nanda. Cureus. 2017 Aug; 9(8): e1551.Published online 2017 Aug 8. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1551 (Download PDF) (Citations)
A Single-Institution Experience with Pineal Region Tumors: 50 Tumors Over 1 Decade. Abecassis IJ, Hanak B, Barber J, Mortazavi M, Ellenbogen RG. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2017 Oct 1;13(5):566-575. doi: 10.1093/ons/opx038. (Download PDF) Rare Concurrent Retroclival and Pan Spinal Subdural Empyema: Review of Literature withan Uncommon Illustrative Case. Mortazavi MM, Quadri SA, Suriya SS, Fard SA, Hadidchi S, Adl FH, Armstrong I, Goldman R, Tubbs RS.World Neurosurg. 2018 Feb;110:326-335. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.11.082. Epub 2017 Nov 23. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Cranial Osteomyelitis: A Comprehensive Review of Modern Therapies. Martin M. Mortazavi, Muhammad Adnan Khan, Syed A. Quadri, Sajid S. Suriya, Kian M. Fahimdanesh, Salman A. Fard, Tania Hassanzadeh, M. Asif Taqi, Hannah Grossman, R. Shane Tubbs. World Neurosurg. 2018 Mar;111:142-153. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.12.066. Epub 2017 Dec 15. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Subarachnoid Trabeculae: A Comprehensive Review of Their Embryology, Histology, Morphology, and Surgical Significance. Mortazavi MM, Quadri SA, Khan MA, Gustin A, Suriya SS, Hassanzadeh T, Fahimdanesh KM, Adl FH, Fard SA, Taqi MA, Armstrong I, Martin BA, Tubbs RS. World Neurosurg. 2018 Mar;111:279-290. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.12.041. Epub 2017 Dec 18. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Recent update on basic mechanisms of spinal cord injury. SA. Quadri, M Farooqui, A Ikram, A Zafar, MA Khan, SS. Suriya, Chad F. Claus4 Brian Fiani, M Rahman, A Ramachandran, Ian I. T. Armstrong, MA. Taqi, MM Mortazavi. Received: 8 May 2018 /Revised: 20 June 2018 /Accepted: 6 July 2018 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2018. (Download PDF) (Citations)
E-134?Ideal sedation for stroke thrombectomy: early findings of a prospective registry. M Taqi, A Sodhi, S Suriya, F Adl, M Farooqi, S Quadri, M Mortazavi. 10.1136/neurintsurg-2018-SNIS.210.Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program-Based Analysis from 2004 to 2013. Nguyen HS, Doan NB, Gelsomino M, Shabani S, Awad AJ, Best B, Kaushal M, Mortazavi MM. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jun 30. pii: S1878-8750(18)31385-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.169. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Intracranial hemangioblastoma - A SEER-based analysis 2004-2013. Ha Son Nguyen, Ninh B. Doan, Michael Gelsomino, Saman Shabani, Ahmed J. Awad, Mayank Kaushal, and Martin M. Mortazavi. Oncotarget. 2018 Jun 15; 9(46): 28009-28015. Published online 2018 Jun 15. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.25534. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Imaging Characteristics of Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas Involving the Vein of Galen: A Comprehensive Review. Mohammad W Kassem, Paul J Choi,corresponding author Joe Iwanaga, Martin M Mortazavi, and R. Shane Tubbs. Cureus. 2018 Feb; 10(2): e2180. Published online 2018 Feb 11. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2180. (Download PDF) (Citations)
Falxuplication, a Novel Method for Wrap-Clipping a Fusiform Aneurysm: Technical Note. Mortazavi MM, Hassanzadeh T, Khalili K, Suriya SS, Taqi MA, Fard SA, Tubbs RS. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jan;109:40-46. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.09.059. Epub 2017 Sep 20. (Download PDF) (Citations)
A comprehensive review of the clivus: anatomy, embryology, variants, pathology, and surgical approaches: Rai R1, Iwanaga J2, Shokouhi G3, Loukas M1, Mortazavi MM4, Oskouian RJ5, Tubbs RS1,6.Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 Aug;34(8):1451-1458. doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3875-x. Epub 2018 Jun 28.
Recent update on basic mechanisms of spinal cord injury: Quadri SA1,2, Farooqui M3, Ikram A3, Zafar A3, Khan MA4,5, Suriya SS4,5, Claus CF6, Fiani B7, Rahman M8, Ramachandran A9, Armstrong IIT4,5, Taqi MA4,5, Mortazavi MM4,5.Send toNeurosurg Rev. 2018 Jul 11. doi: 10.1007/s10143-018-1008-3.

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