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Grant P. Sinson MD

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Associate Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Neurosurgery
Program: Administration

Member of the Neuroscience Research Center
Member of the Wisconsin Institute of NeuroScience (WINS)

Publications (67)

  • Change in Head Impact Exposure following Return to Sport in Concussed Football Athletes. (Muench JR, Sinson GP, Glaeser B, Shah AS, Rowson S, Duma S, Mihalik J, Brooks A, Cameron K, Giza C, Goldman J, McGinty G, Riggen LD, Pasquina PF, Broglio SP, McAllister T, McCrea MA, Harezlak J, Stemper BD) Med Sci Sports Exerc 2026 Jan 01;58(1):23-34 PMID: 40778855 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105012983484 08/08/2025    
  • Improving Quality Metrics in Neurosurgery: A Spinal Surgery 3-Year Case Review. (Feller CN, Bodenbach EM, Kolinski JM, Sinson GP) Neurosurg Pract 2024 Mar;5(1):e00071 PMID: 39957851 PMCID: PMC11783629 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85205478200 02/17/2025    
  • Cambridge risk score, new hyperglycemia, and complications in surgical patients without diabetes. (Lee H, Hartfield PJ, Thorgerson A, Sinson GP, Wang M, Mendez CE) J Diabetes Complications 2025 Jan;39(1):108926 PMID: 39644536 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85211072452 12/08/2024    
  • Improving Quality Metrics in Neurosurgery: A Spinal Surgery 3-Year Case Review (Feller CN, Bodenbach EM, Kolinski JM, Sinson GP) Neurosurgery Practice 30 January 2024;5(1) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85205478200 01/30/2024    
  • Is It Time to Follow the Lawyers: Should Hospitals Extract Themselves From US News & World Report Rankings? (Sinson G, Kolinski J, Alme C, Singh S) Am J Med Qual 2023 May-Jun 01;38(3):160-161 PMID: 36883837 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159248836 03/09/2023       2 Citations
  • Analysis of reported adverse events of pipeline stents for intracranial aneurysms using the FDA MAUDE database. (Porwal MH, Kumar D, Thalner S, Hedayat HS, Sinson GP) J Cerebrovasc Endovasc Neurosurg 2023 Sep;25(3):275-287 PMID: 36789489 PMCID: PMC10555618 02/16/2023    
  • MedCDI: A technology-based documentation and quality improvement initiative in neurosurgery. (Porwal MH, Feller CN, Kumar D, Kolinski J, Sinson GP) Surg Neurol Int 2022;13:271 PMID: 35855135 PMCID: PMC9282783 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133523712 07/21/2022       3 Citations
  • The growing epidemic of insurance denials: A frontline perspective. (Singh S, Kolinski J, Alme C, Sinson G) J Hosp Med 2022 Feb;17(2):132-135 PMID: 35504542 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129996462 05/04/2022       3 Citations
  • MedCDI: A technology-based documentation and quality improvement initiative in neurosurgery (Porwal MH, Feller CN, Kumar D, Kolinski J, Sinson GP) Surgical Neurology International 2022;13 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133523712 01/01/2022       3 Citations
  • Endovascular treatment of a sacral dural arteriovenous fistula. (Porwal MH, Tutton S, Sinson GP, Sacho R) BMJ Case Rep 2021 Feb 05;14(2) PMID: 33547130 PMCID: PMC7871243 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100646726 02/07/2021       1 Citation
  • Prevalence of Potentially Clinically Significant Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Athletes with and without Sport-Related Concussion. (Klein AP, Tetzlaff JE, Bonis JM, Nelson LD, Mayer AR, Huber DL, Harezlak J, Mathews VP, Ulmer JL, Sinson GP, Nencka AS, Koch KM, Wu YC, Saykin AJ, DiFiori JP, Giza CC, Goldman J, Guskiewicz KM, Mihalik JP, Duma SM, Rowson S, Brooks A, Broglio SP, McAllister T, McCrea MA, Meier TB) J Neurotrauma 2019 Jun;36(11):1776-1785 PMID: 30618331 PMCID: PMC6551984 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85066742597 01/09/2019       45 Citations
  • Effect of treatment modality on the hypothalamic-pituitary function of patients treated with radiation therapy for pituitary adenomas: hypothalamic dose and endocrine outcomes. (Elson A, Bovi J, Kaur K, Maas D, Sinson G, Schultz C) Front Oncol 2014;4:73 PMID: 24782984 PMCID: PMC3988389 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84901047928 05/02/2014       18 Citations
  • TTF-1 expressing sellar neoplasm with ependymal rosettes and oncocytic change: mixed ependymal and oncocytic variant pituicytoma. (Saeed Kamil Z, Sinson G, Gucer H, Asa SL, Mete O) Endocr Pathol 2014 Dec;25(4):436-8 PMID: 24242699 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84911807269 11/19/2013       22 Citations
  • Multimodal endovascular therapy of traumatic and spontaneous carotid cavernous fistula using coils, n-BCA, Onyx and stent graft. (Zaidat OO, Lazzaro MA, Niu T, Hong SH, Fitzsimmons BF, Lynch JR, Sinson GP) J Neurointerv Surg 2011 Sep;3(3):255-62 PMID: 21990837 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80051747045 10/13/2011       37 Citations
  • Xenon-enhanced cerebral blood flow at 28% xenon provides uniquely safe access to quantitative, clinically useful cerebral blood flow information: a multicenter study. (Carlson AP, Brown AM, Zager E, Uchino K, Marks MP, Robertson C, Sinson GP, Marmarou A, Yonas H) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2011 Aug;32(7):1315-20 PMID: 21700787 PMCID: PMC7966067 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80051976285 06/28/2011       35 Citations
  • Subarachnoid hemorrhage (Miller M, Sinson G) Neurocritical Care 1 January 2009:167-184 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84926086687 01/01/2009    
  • Vasopressors and propofol infusion syndrome in severe head trauma. (Smith H, Sinson G, Varelas P) Neurocrit Care 2009;10(2):166-72 PMID: 19051063 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-66649112334 12/04/2008       25 Citations
  • Subdural hematomas in chronic dialysis patients: significant and increasing. (Sood P, Sinson GP, Cohen EP) Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007 Sep;2(5):956-9 PMID: 17702715 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34548818798 08/19/2007       41 Citations
  • Posterior fossa ependymoma. (Grady MS, Judy KD, Bigelow DC, Sinson GP, Rostomily R, Winn HR) Skull Base 2001 Aug;11(3):219-23 PMID: 17167623 PMCID: PMC1656854 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034789491 12/15/2006    
  • Biomechanical characterization of internal layer subfailure in blunt arterial injury. (Stemper BD, Yoganandan N, Sinson GP, Gennarelli TA, Stineman MR, Pintar FA) Ann Biomed Eng 2007 Feb;35(2):285-91 PMID: 17151920 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33846334848 12/08/2006       18 Citations
  • Pleuropulmonary metastasis of glioblastoma multiforme: A case report and review of the literature (Dincer HE, Chivukula M, Krouwer HG, Shidham VB, Sinson G, Biller JA) Clinical Pulmonary Medicine July 2006;13(4):243-245 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33745927418 07/01/2006    
  • Clipping or coiling of ruptured cerebral aneurysms and shunt-dependent hydrocephalus. (Varelas P, Helms A, Sinson G, Spanaki M, Hacein-Bey L) Neurocrit Care 2006;4(3):223-8 PMID: 16757827 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33745726003 06/08/2006       70 Citations
  • Neuropsychological and perfusion MR imaging correlates of revascularization in a case of moyamoya syndrome. (Jefferson AL, Glosser G, Detre JA, Sinson G, Liebeskind DS) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2006 Jan;27(1):98-100 PMID: 16418365 PMCID: PMC2721464 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33644868833 01/19/2006       42 Citations
  • Mechanical characterization of internal layer failure in the human carotid artery (Stemper BD, Stineman MR, Yoganandan N, Pintar FA, Sinson GP, Gennarelli TA) International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Impact 2005 International Ircobi Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact Proceedings 2005:269-277 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33845244713 12/01/2005       6 Citations
  • Pseudo-subarachnoid hemorrhage: report of three cases and review of the literature. (Cucchiara B, Sinson G, Kasner SE, Chalela JA) Neurocrit Care 2004;1(3):371-4 PMID: 16174937 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-24644521512 09/22/2005       19 Citations
  • Intraventricular hemorrhage after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: pilot study of treatment with intraventricular tissue plasminogen activator. (Varelas PN, Rickert KL, Cusick J, Hacein-Bey L, Sinson G, Torbey M, Spanaki M, Gennarelli TA) Neurosurgery 2005 Feb;56(2):205-13; discussion 205-13 PMID: 15670368 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-13444267537 01/27/2005       47 Citations
  • Clipping the Eagle's wings: treatment of an unusual cause of transient cerebral ischemia. (Varelas PN, Sinson G, Rand S, Book D) Neurology 2005 Jan 25;64(2):393-4 PMID: 15668456 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-12544250987 01/26/2005       10 Citations
  • Traumatic brain injury elevates glycogen and induces tolerance to ischemia in rat brain. (Otori T, Friedland JC, Sinson G, McIntosh TK, Raghupathi R, Welsh FA) J Neurotrauma 2004 Jun;21(6):707-18 PMID: 15253799 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-3042777376 07/16/2004       34 Citations
  • Alternative management considerations for ethmoidal dural arteriovenous fistulas. (Abrahams JM, Bagley LJ, Flamm ES, Hurst RW, Sinson GP) Surg Neurol 2002 Dec;58(6):410-6; discussion 416 PMID: 12517625 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036924292 01/09/2003       56 Citations
  • Intravascular coagulation: a major secondary insult in nonfatal traumatic brain injury. (Stein SC, Chen XH, Sinson GP, Smith DH) J Neurosurg 2002 Dec;97(6):1373-7 PMID: 12507136 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036897373 01/01/2003       148 Citations
  • Intracranial pressure monitoring (Rickert K, Sinson G, Weigelt JA) Operative Techniques in General Surgery September 2003;5(3):170-175 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0141626552 01/01/2003       10 Citations
  • Sensitivity of scalp EEG, cortical EGG, and somatosensory evoked responses during surgery for intracranial aneurysms. (Martin CJ, Sinson G, Patterson T, Zager EL, Stecker MM) Surg Neurol 2002 Nov;58(5):317-20; discussion 320-1 PMID: 12504295 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036869584 12/31/2002       16 Citations
  • Complete regression of intracranial arteriovenous malformations. (Schwartz ED, Hurst RW, Sinson G, Bagley LJ) Surg Neurol 2002 Aug;58(2):139-47; discussion 147 PMID: 12453655 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036703701 11/28/2002       24 Citations
  • Brain atrophy in mild or moderate traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal quantitative analysis. (MacKenzie JD, Siddiqi F, Babb JS, Bagley LJ, Mannon LJ, Sinson GP, Grossman RI) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2002 Oct;23(9):1509-15 PMID: 12372740 PMCID: PMC7976797 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036793881 10/10/2002       203 Citations
  • Perioperative assessment of coagulability in neurosurgical patients using thromboelastography. (Abrahams JM, Torchia MB, McGarvey M, Putt M, Baranov D, Sinson GP) Surg Neurol 2002 Jul;58(1):5-11; discussion 11-2 PMID: 12361636 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036661662 10/04/2002       46 Citations
  • Propofol. (Abrahams JM, Reiter GT, Acker MA, Sinson GP) J Neurosurg 2002 Jun;96(6):1160-1; author reply 1161 PMID: 12066924 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036266697 06/18/2002       14 Citations
  • Development of a posterior cerebral artery aneurysm subsequent to occlusion of the contralateral internal carotid artery for giant cavernous aneurysm. (Wolf RL, Imbesi SG, Galetta SL, Hurst RW, Sinson GP, Grossman RI) Neuroradiology 2002 May;44(5):443-6 PMID: 12012132 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036947096 05/16/2002       26 Citations
  • Internal carotid artery "spring sign". (Kasner SE, Liebeskind DS, Cucchiara BL, McGarvey ML, Detre JA, Sinson G, Bagley LJ, Hurst RW) Neurology 2002 Apr 09;58(7):1099 PMID: 11940700 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037046187 04/10/2002       3 Citations
  • Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula with supply from sacral arteries. (O'Brien WT, Schwartz ED, Hurst RW, Sinson G) Surg Neurol 2001 Sep;56(3):175-6; discussion 177 PMID: 11597645 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034800254 10/13/2001       12 Citations
  • Fatal rebleeding following coil embolization of cerebral aneurysms: the role of long-term systemic anticoagulation. (Sinson G, Bagley LJ, Flamm ES, Hurst RW) Neuroradiology 2001 May;43(5):398-404 PMID: 11396746 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0035022121 06/09/2001       9 Citations
  • "He was never quite 'himself' after that accident": exploring the long-term consequences of mild traumatic brain injury. (Sinson G) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2001 Mar;22(3):425-6 PMID: 11237960 PMCID: PMC7976825 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0035103803 03/10/2001       3 Citations
  • Magnetization transfer imaging and proton MR spectroscopy in the evaluation of axonal injury: correlation with clinical outcome after traumatic brain injury. (Sinson G, Bagley LJ, Cecil KM, Torchia M, McGowan JC, Lenkinski RE, McIntosh TK, Grossman RI) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2001 Jan;22(1):143-51 PMID: 11158900 PMCID: PMC7975548 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0035144968 02/13/2001       162 Citations
  • Posterior fossa ependymoma (Grady MS, Judy KD, Bigelow DC, Sinson GP, Rostomily R, Winn HR) Skull Base 2001;11(3):219-223 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034789491 01/01/2001    
  • Magnetization transfer imaging of traumatic brain injury. (Bagley LJ, McGowan JC, Grossman RI, Sinson G, Kotapka M, Lexa FJ, Berlin JA, McIntosh TK) J Magn Reson Imaging 2000 Jan;11(1):1-8 PMID: 10676614 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0033961704 02/17/2000       80 Citations
  • Traumatic brain injury: diffusion-weighted MR imaging findings. (Liu AY, Maldjian JA, Bagley LJ, Sinson GP, Grossman RI) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1999 Oct;20(9):1636-41 PMID: 10543633 PMCID: PMC7056184 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032748903 10/30/1999       208 Citations
  • Characterization of white matter lesions in multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injury as revealed by magnetization transfer contour plots. (Bagley LJ, Grossman RI, Galetta SL, Sinson GP, Kotapka M, McGowan JC) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1999;20(6):977-81 PMID: 10445432 PMCID: PMC7056217 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032725175 08/13/1999       28 Citations
  • Endovascular thrombolysis for symptomatic cerebral venous thrombosis. (Philips MF, Bagley LJ, Sinson GP, Raps EC, Galetta SL, Zager EL, Hurst RW) J Neurosurg 1999 Jan;90(1):65-71 PMID: 10413157 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032900624 07/21/1999       103 Citations
  • Alterations in ionized and total blood magnesium after experimental traumatic brain injury: relationship to neurobehavioral outcome and neuroprotective efficacy of magnesium chloride. (Bareyre FM, Saatman KE, Helfaer MA, Sinson G, Weisser JD, Brown AL, McIntosh TK) J Neurochem 1999 Jul;73(1):271-80 PMID: 10386980 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032995959 07/01/1999       65 Citations
  • Suprasellar osteolipoma: case report. (Sinson G, Gennarelli TA, Wells GB) Surg Neurol 1998 Nov;50(5):457-60 PMID: 9842872 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032212167 12/08/1998       28 Citations
  • Dementia resulting from dural arteriovenous fistulas: the pathologic findings of venous hypertensive encephalopathy. (Hurst RW, Bagley LJ, Galetta S, Glosser G, Lieberman AP, Trojanowski J, Sinson G, Stecker M, Zager E, Raps EC, Flamm ES) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1998 Aug;19(7):1267-73 PMID: 9726465 PMCID: PMC8332221 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032231710 09/03/1998       187 Citations
  • Case of the month: March 1998--48 year old man with back pain and weakness. (Mourelatus Z, Goldberg H, Sinson G, Quan D, Lavi E) Brain Pathol 1998 Jul;8(3):589-90 PMID: 9669717 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0031804139 07/21/1998       14 Citations
  • Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy for detection of axonal injury in the splenium of the corpus callosum of brain-injured patients. (Cecil KM, Hills EC, Sandel ME, Smith DH, McIntosh TK, Mannon LJ, Sinson GP, Bagley LJ, Grossman RI, Lenkinski RE) J Neurosurg 1998 May;88(5):795-801 PMID: 9576245 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0031900582 05/12/1998       207 Citations
  • Use of a microsnare to aid direct thrombolytic therapy of dural sinus thrombosis. (Bagley LJ, Hurst RW, Galetta S, Teener J, Sinson GP) AJR Am J Roentgenol 1998 Mar;170(3):784-6 PMID: 9490974 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0031931460 03/10/1998       39 Citations
  • Delayed administration of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) attenuates cognitive dysfunction following parasagittal fluid percussion brain injury in the rat. (McDermott KL, Raghupathi R, Fernandez SC, Saatman KE, Protter AA, Finklestein SP, Sinson G, Smith DH, McIntosh TK) J Neurotrauma 1997 Apr;14(4):191-200 PMID: 9151768 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0030974791 04/01/1997       64 Citations
  • Improvement of cognitive deficits and decreased cholinergic neuronal cell loss and apoptotic cell death following neurotrophin infusion after experimental traumatic brain injury. (Sinson G, Perri BR, Trojanowski JQ, Flamm ES, McIntosh TK) J Neurosurg 1997 Mar;86(3):511-8 PMID: 9046309 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0031020222 03/01/1997       129 Citations
  • Metabolic quantification of lesion volume following experimental traumatic brain injury in the rat. (Perri BR, Smith DH, Murai H, Sinson G, Saatman KE, Raghupathi R, Bartus RT, McIntosh TK) J Neurotrauma 1997 Jan;14(1):15-22 PMID: 9048307 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0031053208 01/01/1997       42 Citations
  • Combined fetal neural transplantation and nerve growth factor infusion: effects on neurological outcome following fluid-percussion brain injury in the rat. (Sinson G, Voddi M, McIntosh TK) J Neurosurg 1996 Apr;84(4):655-62 PMID: 8613859 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0029865479 04/01/1996       95 Citations
  • Cerebral extraction of oxygen, lactate production, and perfusion pressure in gunshot wound to the head: case report. (Cruz J, Zager EL, Sinson GP, Hoffstad OJ) J Trauma 1996 Mar;40(3):445-8 PMID: 8601865 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0029867838 03/01/1996       2 Citations
  • Intraoperative endovascular surgery for cerebral aneurysms. (Sinson G, Philips MF, Flamm ES) J Neurosurg 1996 Jan;84(1):63-70 PMID: 8613837 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0030022798 01/01/1996       24 Citations
  • Neurotrophin infusion improves cognitive deficits and decreases cholinergic neuronal cell loss after experimental brain injury. (Sinson G, Voddi M, Flamm ES, McIntosh TK) Clin Neurosurg 1996;43:219-27 PMID: 9247806 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0030322570 01/01/1996       4 Citations
  • Fetal hippocampal transplants attenuate CA3 pyramidal cell death resulting from fluid percussion brain injury in the rat. (Soares HD, Sinson GP, McIntosh TK) J Neurotrauma 1995 Dec;12(6):1059-67 PMID: 8742134 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0029616086 12/01/1995       46 Citations
  • Nerve growth factor administration attenuates cognitive but not neurobehavioral motor dysfunction or hippocampal cell loss following fluid-percussion brain injury in rats. (Sinson G, Voddi M, McIntosh TK) J Neurochem 1995 Nov;65(5):2209-16 PMID: 7595509 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028786119 11/01/1995       83 Citations
  • Cavernous malformations of the third ventricle. (Sinson G, Zager EL, Grossman RI, Gennarelli TA, Flamm ES) Neurosurgery 1995 Jul;37(1):37-42 PMID: 8587688 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0029001656 07/01/1995       36 Citations
  • Windmill pitcher's radial neuropathy. (Sinson G, Zager EL, Kline DG) Neurosurgery 1994 Jun;34(6):1087-9; discussion 1089-90 PMID: 8084398 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028332914 06/01/1994       29 Citations
  • Subependymal giant cell astrocytomas in children. (Sinson G, Sutton LN, Yachnis AT, Duhaime AC, Schut L) Pediatr Neurosurg 1994;20(4):233-9 PMID: 8043461 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0028246540 01/01/1994       77 Citations
  • Metastases and spinal cord compression. (Sinson GP, Zager EL) N Engl J Med 1992 Dec 31;327(27):1953-4; author reply 1954-5 PMID: 1454094 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0027062920 12/31/1992       10 Citations
  • Pediatric spinal injury: the very young. (Ruge JR, Sinson GP, McLone DG, Cerullo LJ) J Neurosurg 1988 Jan;68(1):25-30 PMID: 3335908 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0023835078 01/01/1988       240 Citations
    • Last update: 08/09/2025