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The origins of neurosurgery at the University of South Florida in Tampa Bay

Piper, K., Kumar, J. I., Smith, D., Freeman, T., Vale, F. L., Greenberg, M., Balis, G. & Van Loveren, H., Oct 2025, In: Journal of neurosurgery. 143, 4, p. 1121-1127 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Tipping point in middle meningeal artery embolization: a cost-effectiveness and algorithm-based analysis

Debs, L. H., Rahimi, S. Y. & Vale, F. L., Oct 2025, In: Neurosurgical focus. 59, 4, E10.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Surgery for mesial temporal pathology: a 26-year experience

Oliver, T. A., Lee, M. L., Piper, K. F., Ali, M. S. & Vale, F. L., Sep 1 2025, In: Journal of neurosurgery. 143, 3, p. 738-747 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Neuropsychological outcomes of hippocampus-sparing anterior temporal lobectomy versus stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampectomy in language-dominant temporal lobe epilepsy

George, Z., Piper, K., Neal, E. G., Alayli, A., Schimmel, S., Monsour, M., Di, L., Amin, U., Boscarino, J. J., Schoenberg, M. R., Vale, F. L. & Bezchlibnyk, Y. B., Jul 2025, In: Epilepsia. 66, 7, p. 2465-2479 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Endoscopic endonasal obliteration of the frontal recess and anterior skull base

Peto, I., Alexander, B., Krafft, P., VAN LOVEREN, H., Agazzi, S., Vale, F. L. & Tabor, M. H., Jun 2025, In: Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences. 69, 3, p. 290-296 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Acute-Phase Recording of the Spreading Depolarization Continuum in Aged Nonhuman Primates during Focal Ischemic Stroke

Sword, J. J., Sparks, T., Debs, L. H., Major, S., Sharma, S., Jensen, M. A., Moore-Hill, D. T., Barton, K., Shah, M., Garcia, K. A., Switzer, J. A., Blake, D. T., Vale, F. L., Dreier, J. P., Hartings, J. A. & Kirov, S. A., Apr 1 2025, In: Stroke. 56, 4, p. 974-986 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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NORSE secondary to anti-GAD65 antibody-positive encephalitis treated with novel adjunctive rapid titration VNS protocol

Li, M., Yalcin, N., Weiss, D. L., Hill, L. A. T., Shah, M., Garcia, K. A., Vale Diaz, F. L., Rueda Carrillo, L. G., Smith, H. & Moore-Hill, D. T., Apr 2025, In: Epilepsia Open. 10, 2, p. 581-586 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Robot-assisted MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for a giant sessile hypothalamic hamartoma in an 8-year-old boy: illustrative case

Butler, M., Carr, C., Baker, D., Bhatia, A., Vale, F. L. & Nguyen, K., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons. 9, 9, CASE24628.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Basal forebrain activation improves working memory in senescent monkeys

Pennington, K. R., Debs, L., Chung, S., Bava, J., Garin, C. M., Vale, F. L., Bick, S. K., Englot, D. J., Terry, A. V., Constantinidis, C. & Blake, D. T., Mar 1 2025, In: Brain Stimulation. 18, 2, p. 185-194 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Analysis of participant race and sex reporting and disparities in US epilepsy clinical trials

Butler, M., Palacios, M. E., Carr, C., Moore-Hill, D. & Vale, F. L., Mar 2025, In: Epilepsia. 66, 3, p. 768-775 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Right-sided vagus nerve stimulation: Worldwide collection and perspectives

Zanello, M., Voges, B., Chelvarajah, R., Sen, A., Petelin Gadže, Ž., Penchet, G., De Benedictis, A., Fornaro, R., Iwasaki, M., Iijima, K., Jiltsova, E., Mrak, G., Barrit, S., Moiraghi, A., Landi, A., Neale, M., Magdum, S., Caire, F., Godet, B. & Domenech, P. & 12 others, Gaillard, R., Guenot, M., Labuschagne, J., Rainha Campos, A., Rooijakkers, H., El Tahry, R., Von Hertwig Fernandes De Oliveira, T., Alvarez-Sala, A., Torres, C. V., Vale, F., Pallud, J. & Carron, R., Mar 2025, In: Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 12, 3, p. 565-576 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Cortical acetylcholine response to deep brain stimulation of the basal forebrain in mice

Shanazz, K., Xie, K., Oliver, T., Bogan, J., Vale, F. L., Sword, J., Kirov, S. A., Terry, A., O’Herron, P. & Blake, D. T., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Neurophysiology. 133, 3, p. 825-838 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Presentation of extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma as a pituitary mass: A case report and review of the literature

Butler, M., Carr, C., Mehra, M., Barnett, A. M., Salley, J., Chauhan, A., Belakhlef, S., Wallace, G. C., Rutkowski, M., Vender, J. & Vale, F. L., 2025, In: Surgical Neurology International. 16, 136.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Optimization of seizure prevention by cannabidiol (CBD)

Bhandari, B., Naeini, S. E., Rezaee, S., Rogers, H. M., Khodadadi, H., Bosomtwi, A., Seyyedi, M., Mackinnon, N. J., Dhandapani, K. M., Salles, É. L., Hess, D. C., Yu, J. C., Moore-Hill, D., Vale, F. L., Wang, L. P. & Baban, B., Jan 1 2025, In: Translational Neuroscience. 16, 1, 20220362.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Clinical safety and feasibility of a novel implantable neuroimmune modulation device for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: initial results from the randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled RESET-RA study

Peterson, D., Van Poppel, M., Boling, W., Santos, P., Schwalb, J., Eisenberg, H., Mehta, A., Spader, H., Botros, J., Vrionis, F. D., Ko, A., Adelson, P. D., Lega, B., Konrad, P., Calle, G., Vale, F. L., Bucholz, R. & Richardson, R. M., Dec 2024, In: Bioelectronic Medicine. 10, 1, 8.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Single episode of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury leads to chronic neurological deficits and Alzheimer’s-like pathological dementia

Vaibhav, K., Gulhane, M., Ahluwalia, P., Kumar, M., Ahluwalia, M., Rafiq, A. M., Amble, V., Zabala, M. G., Miller, J. B., Goldman, L., Mondal, A. K., Deak, F., Kolhe, R., Arbab, A. S. & Vale, F. L., Dec 2024, In: GeroScience. 46, 6, p. 5439-5457 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Middle meningeal artery embolization following surgical evacuation of symptomatic chronic subdural hematoma improves outcomes, interim results of a prospective randomized trial

Debs, L. H., Vale, F. L., Walker, S., Toro, D., Mansouri, S., Macomson, S. D. & Rahimi, S. Y., Oct 2024, In: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 128, 110783.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Industry payments to academic neurosurgeons in 2021: an open payments cross-sectional analysis

Debs, L. H., Mansouri, S., Ledford, W. L., Woodall, W. & Vale, F. L., Sep 2024, In: Journal of neurosurgery. 141, 3, p. 815-821 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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The Inferior Temporal Gyrus Approach to Mesial Basal Temporal Lobe Surgery: 2-Dimensional Operative Video

Oliver, T., Kelly, A. & Vale, F. L., Apr 1 2024, In: Operative Neurosurgery. 26, 4, p. 472-473 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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No change in network connectivity measurements between separate rsfMRI acquisition times

Neal, E. G., Schimmel, S., George, Z., Monsour, M., Alayli, A., Lockard, G., Piper, K., Maciver, S., Vale, F. L. & Bezchlibnyk, Y. B., 2024, In: Frontiers in Network Physiology. 4, 1342161.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Head Trauma: Etiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestation, and Biomarkers

Goldman, L., Espinosa, M. P., Kumar, M., Debs, L. H., Vale, F. L. & Vaibhav, K., Jan 1 2024, Mechanism and Genetic Susceptibility of Neurological Disorders. Springer Science+Business Media, p. 35-57 23 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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Analysis of the discontinuation and nonpublication of neurooncological randomized clinical trials

Butler, M., Mehra, M., Chandasir, A., Kaoutzani, L. & Vale, F. L., Jan 1 2024, In: Neuro-Oncology Advances. 6, 1, vdae136.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Non-dominant temporal lobe surgery: a case report of prosopagnosia following cavernous malformation resection

Debs, L. H., Patel, K. K., Moore-Hill, D. & Vale, F. L., Dec 2023, In: Acta Neurologica Belgica. 123, 6, p. 2349-2351 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

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Revision and removal of vagus nerve stimulation systems: twenty-five years’ experience

Kaoutzani, L., Goldman, L. V., Piper, K., Kumar, M. & Vale, F. L., Dec 2023, In: Acta Neurochirurgica. 165, 12, p. 3913-3920 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Long-term outcomes of mesial temporal laser interstitial thermal therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy and subsequent surgery for seizure recurrence: A multi-centre cohort study

Youngerman, B. E., Banu, M. A., Khan, F., McKhann, G. M., Schevon, C. A., Jagid, J. R., Cajigas, I., Theodotou, C. B., Ko, A., Buckley, R., Ojemann, J. G., Miller, J. W., Laxton, A. W., Couture, D. E., Popli, G. S., Buch, V. P., Halpern, C. H., Le, S., Sharan, A. D. & Sperling, M. R. & 12 others, Mehta, A. D., Englot, D. J., Neimat, J. S., Konrad, P. E., Sheth, S. A., Neal, E. G., Vale, F. L., Holloway, K. L., Air, E. L., Schwalb, J. M., D'Haese, P. F. & Wu, C., Nov 1 2023, In: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 94, 11, p. 879-886 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Altered endocannabinoid metabolism compromises the brain-CSF barrier and exacerbates chronic deficits after traumatic brain injury in mice

Ahluwalia, M., Mcmichael, H., Kumar, M., Espinosa, M. P., Bosomtwi, A., Lu, Y., Khodadadi, H., Jarrahi, A., Khan, M. B., Hess, D. C., Rahimi, S. Y., Vender, J. R., Vale, F. L., Braun, M., Baban, B., Dhandapani, K. M. & Vaibhav, K., Mar 2023, In: Experimental Neurology. 361, 114320.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Protocol for behavioral and neural recording during stimulation of the macaque monkey nucleus basalis

Qi, X. L., Pennington, K. R., Banerjee, C., Vale, F. L., Bick, S. K., Englot, D. J., Turner, R. S., Constantinidis, C. & Blake, D. T., Mar 18 2022, In: STAR Protocols. 3, 1, 101136.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Lessons Learned: Life in Neurosurgery

Vale, F. L., Jan 1 2022, Surviving Neurosurgery: Vignettes of Resilience. Springer International Publishing, p. 195-198 4 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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Rescuing mitochondria in traumatic brain injury and intracerebral hemorrhages - A potential therapeutic approach

Ahluwalia, M., Kumar, M., Ahluwalia, P., Rahimi, S., Vender, J. R., Raju, R. P., Hess, D. C., Baban, B., Vale, F. L., Dhandapani, K. M. & Vaibhav, K., Nov 2021, In: Neurochemistry International. 150, 105192.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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CSF Leak After COVID-19 Nasopharyngeal Swab: A Case Report

Paquin, R., Ryan, L., Vale, F. L., Rutkowski, M. & Byrd, J. K., Sep 2021, In: Laryngoscope. 131, 9, p. 1927-1929 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Concomitant central venous sinus thrombosis and subdural hematoma in acute promyelocytic leukemia: middle meningeal artery embolization enables safe anticoagulation. Illustrative case

Maini, K., Afzal, F., Giurgiutiu, D. V., Rahimi, S. Y., Shah, M., Switzer, J. A., Vale, F. L. & Garcia, K. A., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons. 1, 23, CASE2080.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Tethered brain: disentangling unintentional brain-mesh interfaces. Illustrative case

Spellicy, S. E., Kilianski, J. R., Poston, R., Moore-Hill, D. & Vale, F. L., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons. 1, 24, CASE21183.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Anatomic Study Quantifying the Relationship Between the Arcuate Eminence and the Root of the Zygoma: Application to Skull Base Surgery

Lockwood, J., Mathkour, M., Nerva, J. D., Iwanaga, J., Bui, C. J., Vale, F. L., Dumont, A. S. & Tubbs, R. S., Feb 2021, In: World Neurosurgery. 146, p. e773-e778

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Seizure Freedom After Epilepsy Surgery and Higher Baseline Cognition May Be Associated With a Negatively Correlated Epilepsy Network in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Neal, E. G., Schoenberg, M. R., Maciver, S., Bezchlibnyk, Y. B. & Vale, F. L., Jan 18 2021, In: Frontiers in Neuroscience. 14, 629667.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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AMPK induces regulatory innate lymphoid cells after traumatic brain injury

Baban, B., Braun, M., Khodadadi, H., Ward, A., Alverson, K., Malik, A., Nguyen, K., Nazarian, S., Hess, D. C., Forseen, S., Post, A. F., Vale, F. L., Vender, J. R., Nasrul Hoda, M., Akbari, O., Vaibhav, K. & Dhandapani, K. M., Jan 11 2021, In: JCI Insight. 6, 1, e126766.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Revisiting traumatic brain injury: From molecular mechanisms to therapeutic interventions

Jarrahi, A., Braun, M., Ahluwalia, M., Gupta, R. V., Wilson, M., Munie, S., Ahluwalia, P., Vender, J. R., Vale, F. L., Dhandapani, K. M. & Vaibhav, K., Oct 2020, In: Biomedicines. 8, 10, p. 1-42 42 p., 389.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Neurological consequences of COVID-19: What have we learned and where do we go from here?

Jarrahi, A., Ahluwalia, M., Khodadadi, H., Da Silva Lopes Salles, E., Kolhe, R., Hess, D. C., Vale, F., Kumar, M., Baban, B., Vaibhav, K. & Dhandapani, K. M., Sep 30 2020, In: Journal of Neuroinflammation. 17, 1, 286.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Targeting the endocannabinoid system: a predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine-directed approach to the management of brain pathologies

Reddy, V., Grogan, D., Ahluwalia, M., Salles, É. L., Ahluwalia, P., Khodadadi, H., Alverson, K., Nguyen, A., Raju, S. P., Gaur, P., Braun, M., Vale, F. L., Costigliola, V., Dhandapani, K., Baban, B. & Vaibhav, K., Jun 1 2020, In: EPMA Journal. 11, 2, p. 217-250 34 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Surgery of the amygdala and uncus: a case series of glioneuronal tumors

Vivas, A. C., Reintjes, S., Shimony, N. & Vale, F. L., Apr 1 2020, In: Acta Neurochirurgica. 162, 4, p. 795-801 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Surgical disconnection of epilepsy network correlates with improved outcomes

Neal, E. G., Maciver, S., Schoenberg, M. R. & Vale, F. L., Mar 2020, In: Seizure. 76, p. 56-63 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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