The Neuro Team

Dr. Gilles Bertrand

Duval C, Panisset M, Bertrand G, Sadikot AF. Evidence that ventrolateral thalamotomy may eliminate the supraspinal component of both pathological and physiological tremors. Exp Brain Res. 2000 May;132(2):216-22.

Vernet O, Montes JL, Farmer JP, Blundell JE, Bertrand G, Freeman CR. Long term results of multimodality treatment of craniopharyngioma in children. J Clin Neurosci. 1999 May;6(3):199-203.

Rilliet B, de Paul Djientcheu V, Vernet O, Montes J, Farmer JP, Bertrand G. Craniopharyngiomas, results in children and adolescents operated through a transsphenoidal approach compared with an intracranial approach. Front Radiat Ther Oncol. 1999;33:114-22.

Preul MC, Feindel W, Dagi TF, Stratford J, Bertrand G. Arthur Roland Elvidge (1899-1985): contributions to the diagnosis of brain tumors and cerebrovascular disease. J Neurosurg. 1998 Jan;88(1):162-71.

Clarke DB, Leblanc R, Bertrand G, Quartey GR, Snipes GJ. Meningeal melanocytoma. Report of a case and a historical comparison. J Neurosurg. 1998 Jan;88(1):116-21.

Dr. Richard Leblanc

Preul MC, Caramanos Z, Collins DL, Villemure J-G, Leblanc R, Olivier A, Pokrupa R, Arnold DL. Accurate, non-invasive diagnosis of human brain tumors by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Nature Medicine, 2:323-325, 1996.

Stockhammer G, Brotchi J, Leblanc R et al. Gene therapy for glioblastoma multiforme: in vivo tumor transduction with the herpes simplex thymidine kinase gene followed by ganciclovir. Journal of Molecular Medicine 75:300-304, 1997.

Muanza T, Shenouda G, Souhami L, Leblanc R et al. High-dose Tamoxifen and radiotherapy in patients with glioblastoma multiforme : a phase IB study. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 27:302-306, 2000.

Leblanc R, Melanson D, Wilkinson RD, Kirkham T. Hereditary Neurocutaneous Angiomatosis: report of 4 cases. Journal of Neurosurgery 85:1135-1142, 1996.

Leblanc R. Familial adenomatous polyposis and benign intracranial tumors: a new variant of Gardner’s syndrome. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 27:341-346, 2000.

Leblanc R, Meyer E, Zatorre, R, Bubb D, Evans A. Language localization with active-positron emission tomography scanning. Neurosurgery 31:369-373, 1992.

Dr. Kevin Petrecca

Asundi A, Tampieri D, Melancon D, Del Maestro R, Petrecca K, Cortes MdP. Pineal apoplexy: Imaging, diagnosis and follow-up in three new cases. Canadian Journal of Neuorlogical Sciences. In Press.

Al Hinai QS, Petrecca K. Rarest of the Rare: Chordoid Glioma Infiltrating the Optic Chiasm. Surgical Neurology International. In Press.

Mercier L, Fonov V, Haegelen C, Del Maestro R, Petrecca K, Collins DL. Comparing two approaches to rigid registration of three-dimensional ultrasound and magnetic resonance images for neurosurgery. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. June 2, 2011.

Albert A, Rivera Ramirez JA, Codere F, Petrecca K. Sellar Paraganglioma: A Unique Route to a Rare Destination. Case Report and Literature Review. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. May 6, 2011.

Mercier L, Del Maestro RF, Petrecca K, Kochanowska A, Drouin S, Yan CX, Janke AL, Chen SJ, Collins DL. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. Oct 1, 2010.

Le P, Angers-Loustau A, Waldkircher de Oliveira R, Ajlan, ALessard-Brassard C, Dudley A, Brent H, Siu V, Mölenkamp G, Wang J, Seyed Sadr M, Bedell B, Del Maestro R, Petrecca K. DRR Drives Brain Cancer Invasion by Regulating Cytoskeletal-Focal Adhesion Dynamics. Oncogene. 2010, 29:4636-4647.

Mittal S, Petrecca K, Sabbagh AJ, Rayes M, Melançon D, Guiot MC, Olivier A. Supratentorial neurenteric cysts-A fascinating entity of uncertain embryopathogenesis. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2010,112:89-97.

Roberge D, Petrecca K, El Refae M, Souhami L. Journal of Neurooncology. 2009, 95:95-9.

Petrecca K, Sirhan D. Paraclinoid aneurysm concealed by sphenoid wing meningioma. The European Journal of Neurosurgery. 2009, 151:171-2.

Dr. André Olivier

Trinka E, Dubeau F, Andermann F, Hui A, Bastos A, Li LM, Kohler S, Olivier A. Successful epilepsy surgery in catastrophic postencephalitic epilepsy. Neurology. 2000 Jun 13;54(11):2170-3.

Olivier A. Transcortical selective amygdalohippocampectomy in temporal lobe epilepsy. Can J Neurol Sci. 2000 May;27 Suppl 1:S68-76; discussion S92-6.

Bouchelet I, Case B, Olivier A, Hamel E. No contractile effect for 5-HT1D and 5-HT1F receptor agonists in human and bovine cerebral arteries: similarity with human coronary artery. Br J Pharmacol. 2000 Feb;129(3):501-8.

Li LM, Cendes F, Antel SB, Andermann F, Serles W, Dubeau F, Olivier A, Arnold DL. Prognostic value of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging for surgical outcome in patients with intractable temporal lobe epilepsy and bilateral hippocampal atrophy. Ann Neurol. 2000 Feb;47(2):195-200.

Bittar RG, Olivier A, Sadikot AF, Andermann F, Reutens DC. Cortical motor and somatosensory representation: effect of cerebral lesions. J Neurosurg. 2000 Feb;92(2):242-8.

Dr. Abbas Sadikot

Duval C, Panisset M, Bertrand G, Sadikot AF. Evidence that ventrolateral thalamotomy may eliminate the supraspinal component of both pathological and physiological tremors. Exp Brain Res. 2000 May;132(2):216-22.

Comeau RM, Sadikot AF, Fenster A, Peters TM. Intraoperative ultrasound for guidance and tissue shift correction in image-guided neurosurgery. Med Phys. 2000 Apr;27(4):787-800.

Bittar RG, Olivier A, Sadikot AF, Andermann F, Reutens DC. Cortical motor and somatosensory representation: effect of cerebral lesions. J Neurosurg. 2000 Feb;92(2):242-8. PMID: 10659010; UI: 20122120

Fawcett JP, Alonso-Vanegas MA, Morris SJ, Miller FD, Sadikot AF, Murphy RA. Evidence that brain-derived neurotrophic factor from presynaptic nerve terminals regulates the phenotype of calbindin-containing neurons in the lateral septum. J Neurosci. 2000 Jan 1;20(1):274-82.

Bittar RG, Olivier A, Sadikot AF, Andermann F, Pike GB, Reutens DC. Presurgical motor and somatosensory cortex mapping with functional magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography. J Neurosurg. 1999 Dec;91(6):915-21.