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Sean Lew MD

Sean Lew MD

Chief, Professor

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

Member of the Cancer Center

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Publications

  • Complications following pediatric cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy: a multicenter retrospective study. (Rocque BG, Agee BS, Thompson EM, Piedra M, Baird LC, Selden NR, Greene S, Deibert CP, Hankinson TC, Lew SM, Iskandar BJ, Bragg TM, Frim D, Grant G, Gupta N, Auguste KI, Nikas DC, Vassilyadi M, Muh CR, Wetjen NM, Lam SK) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Jun 08:1-8 PMID: 29882736 06/09/2018    
  • Growth and alignment of the pediatric subaxial cervical spine following rigid instrumentation and fusion: a multicenter study of the Pediatric Craniocervical Society. (Goldstein HE, Neira JA, Banu M, Aldana PR, Braga BP, Brockmeyer DL, DiLuna ML, Fulkerson DH, Hankinson TC, Jea AH, Lew SM, Limbrick DD, Martin J, Pahys JM, Rodriguez LF, Rozzelle CJ, Tuite GF, Wetjen NM, Anderson RCE) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Jul;22(1):81-88 PMID: 29676682 04/21/2018    
  • Split laminotomy versus conventional laminotomy: postoperative outcomes in pediatric patients. (Arocho-Quinones EV, Kolimas A, LaViolette PS, Kaufman BA, Foy AB, Zwienenberg M, Lew SM) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Jun;21(6):615-625 PMID: 29570034 03/24/2018    
  • Stereotactic laser ablation of amygdala and hippocampus using a Leksell stereotactic frame. (Awad AJ, Nguyen HS, Arocho-Quinones E, Doan N, Mueller W, Lew SM) Neurosurg Focus 2018 Apr;44(VideoSuppl2):V1 PMID: 29570385 03/24/2018    
  • Clival meningocele causing bilateral hearing loss in a child due to superficial siderosis of the central nervous system: case report. (Johans SJ, Swong KN, Burkett DJ, Wemhoff MP, Lew SM, Patel CR, Germanwala AV) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 May;21(5):498-503 PMID: 29451456 02/17/2018    
  • Identifying Factors Predictive of Atlantoaxial Fusion Failure in Pediatric Patients: Lessons Learned From a Retrospective Pediatric Craniocervical Society Study. (Brockmeyer DL, Sivakumar W, Mazur MD, Sayama CM, Goldstein HE, Lew SM, Hankinson TC, Anderson RCE, Jea A, Aldana PR, Proctor M, Hedequist D, Riva-Cambrin JK, Pediatric Craniocervical Society) Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2018 06 01;43(11):754-760 PMID: 29189644 12/01/2017    
  • Successful surgical management of New Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus (NORSE) presenting with gelastic seizures in a 3 year old girl. (Marashly A, Lew S, Koop J) Epilepsy Behav Case Rep 2017;8:18-26 PMID: 28725554 PMCID: PMC5501888 07/21/2017    
  • Microsurgical techniques in temporal lobe epilepsy. (Alonso Vanegas MA, Lew SM, Morino M, Sarmento SA) Epilepsia 2017 04;58 Suppl 1:10-18 PMID: 28386927 04/08/2017       2 Citations
  • Extensive Multilevel Split Laminotomy for Debulking a Cervicothoracolumbar Nondysraphic Intramedullary Spinal-Cord Lipoma in a 2-Month-Old Infant. (Nguyen HS, Lew S) Pediatr Neurosurg 2017;52(3):189-194 PMID: 28329748 03/23/2017       1 Citations
  • False Localization With Subdural Electroencephalography due to Gyrus Overlap. (Chan AY, Youssef PE, Lew SM) Pediatr Neurol 2017 Aug;73:106-107 PMID: 28236515 02/27/2017    
  • PHACE Syndrome: Consensus-Derived Diagnosis and Care Recommendations. (Garzon MC, Epstein LG, Heyer GL, Frommelt PC, Orbach DB, Baylis AL, Blei F, Burrows PE, Chamlin SL, Chun RH, Hess CP, Joachim S, Johnson K, Kim W, Liang MG, Maheshwari M, McCoy GN, Metry DW, Monrad PA, Pope E, Powell J, Shwayder TA, Siegel DH, Tollefson MM, Vadivelu S, Lew SM, Frieden IJ, Drolet BA) J Pediatr 2016 11;178:24-33.e2 PMID: 27659028 10/30/2016    
  • Recurrent giant cranial desmoid tumor in a 3-year-old boy with familial adenomatous polyposis requiring bifrontoparietal cranioplasty: case report. (Li L, Jensen JN, Szabo S, VanTuinen P, Lew SM) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2016 Dec;25(6):703-707 PMID: 27635978 09/17/2016       1 Citations
  • Equestrian-Related Traumatic Brain Injury in the Pediatric Population. (Nguyen HS, Lew S) Pediatr Neurosurg 2016;51(6):279-283 PMID: 27322378 06/21/2016    
  • Multiscale Aspects of Generation of High-Gamma Activity during Seizures in Human Neocortex. (Eissa TL, Tryba AK, Marcuccilli CJ, Ben-Mabrouk F, Smith EH, Lew SM, Goodman RR, McKhann GM Jr, Frim DM, Pesce LL, Kohrman MH, Emerson RG, Schevon CA, van Drongelen W) eNeuro 2016 Mar-Apr;3(2) PMID: 27257623 PMCID: PMC4876490 06/04/2016       4 Citations
  • Isolated traumatic retroclival hematoma: case report and review of literature. (Nguyen HS, Shabani S, Lew S) Childs Nerv Syst 2016 Sep;32(9):1749-55 PMID: 27117267 PMCID: PMC5021739 04/28/2016       2 Citations
  • En bloc resection of a C-1 lateral mass osteosarcoma: technical note. (Clarke MJ, Price DL, Cloft HJ, Segura LG, Hill CA, Browning MB, Brandt JM, Lew SM, Foy AB) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2016 Jul;18(1):46-52 PMID: 26966885 03/12/2016    
  • Letter to the Editor: Nonpenetrating titanium clips for dural closure during spinal surgery. (Lew SM, Matthews AE, Kaufman BA, Zwienenberg M) J Neurosurg Spine 2016 Jun;24(6):997-8 PMID: 26895530 02/20/2016    
  • Long-term growth and alignment after occipitocervical and atlantoaxial fusion with rigid internal fixation in young children. (Kennedy BC, D'Amico RS, Youngerman BE, McDowell MM, Hooten KG, Couture D, Jea A, Leonard J, Lew SM, Pincus DW, Rodriguez L, Tuite GF, Diluna ML, Brockmeyer DL, Anderson RC, Pediatric Craniocervical Society) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2016 Jan;17(1):94-102 PMID: 26451720 10/10/2015       13 Citations
  • Chiari malformation Type 1 and atlantoaxial instability: a letter from the Pediatric Craniocervical Society. (Brockmeyer DL, Oakes WJ, Rozzelle C, Johnston J, Rocque BG, Anderson RC, Feldstein N, Martin J, Tuite GF, Rodriguez L, Wetjen N, Aldana P, Pincus D, Storm P, Proctor MR, Lew S) J Neurosurg Spine 2015 Dec;23(6):820-1 PMID: 26340380 09/05/2015       3 Citations
  • Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for malignant brain tumors--where do we stand? (Quirk BJ, Brandal G, Donlon S, Vera JC, Mang TS, Foy AB, Lew SM, Girotti AW, Jogal S, LaViolette PS, Connelly JM, Whelan HT) Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2015 Sep;12(3):530-44 PMID: 25960361 05/12/2015       53 Citations
  • Hemispherectomy in the treatment of seizures: a review. (Lew SM) Transl Pediatr 2014 Jul;3(3):208-17 PMID: 26835338 PMCID: PMC4729844 07/01/2014    
  • Subdural hematoma--a rare complication of removal of osseointegrated auricular prosthesis retention system. (Nichols BG, Lew SM, Kerschner JE) Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2014 Aug;78(8):1413-5 PMID: 24882452 06/03/2014       3 Citations
  • Fibrin sealant to prevent subdural electrode migration during intracranial electroencephalographic monitoring in a patient with a large arachnoid cyst. (Hoyt AT, LaViolette PS, Lew SM) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2014 Jul;14(1):115-9 PMID: 24784977 05/03/2014       1 Citations
  • Geometrical properties of the human child cervical spine with a focus on the C1 vertebra. (Yoganandan N, Pintar FA, Lew SM, Rao RD) Traffic Inj Prev 2014;15(3):287-93 PMID: 24372501 01/01/2014    
  • Incidence and outcome of pediatric patients with intracranial hemorrhage while supported on ventricular assist devices. (Niebler RA, Lew SM, Zangwill SD, Woods RK, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Ghanayem NS) Artif Organs 2014 Jan;38(1):73-8 PMID: 24256117 11/22/2013       3 Citations
  • Fifty consecutive hemispherectomies: outcomes, evolution of technique, complications, and lessons learned. (Lew SM, Koop JI, Mueller WM, Matthews AE, Mallonee JC) Neurosurgery 2014 Feb;74(2):182-94; discussion 195 PMID: 24176954 PMCID: PMC3916907 11/02/2013       16 Citations
  • Outcomes of cranioplasty following decompressive craniectomy in the pediatric population. (Rocque BG, Amancherla K, Lew SM, Lam S) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2013 Aug;12(2):120-5 PMID: 23790219 06/25/2013       34 Citations
  • Posthemispherectomy hydrocephalus: results of a comprehensive, multiinstitutional review. (Lew SM, Matthews AE, Hartman AL, Haranhalli N, Post-Hemispherectomy Hydrocephalus Workgroup) Epilepsia 2013 Feb;54(2):383-9 PMID: 23106378 PMCID: PMC3566367 10/31/2012       24 Citations
  • Quantitative analyses of pediatric cervical spine ossification patterns using computed tomography. (Yoganandan N, Pintar FA, Lew SM, Rao RD, Rangarajan N) Ann Adv Automot Med 2011;55:159-68 PMID: 22105393 PMCID: PMC3256844 11/23/2011       5 Citations
  • Craniosynostosis following hemispherectomy in a 2.5-month-old boy with intractable epilepsy. (Jazayeri MA, Jensen JN, Lew SM) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2011 Nov;8(5):450-4 PMID: 22044367 11/03/2011       1 Citations
  • Minicraniotomy versus bur holes for evacuation of chronic subdural collections in infants-a preliminary single-institution experience. (Klimo P Jr, Matthews A, Lew SM, Zwienenberg-Lee M, Kaufman BA) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2011 Nov;8(5):423-9 PMID: 22044363 11/03/2011       9 Citations
  • Rhythmic intrinsic bursting neurons in human neocortex obtained from pediatric patients with epilepsy. (Tryba AK, Kaczorowski CC, Ben-Mabrouk F, Elsen FP, Lew SM, Marcuccilli CJ) Eur J Neurosci 2011 Jul;34(1):31-44 PMID: 21722205 07/05/2011       5 Citations
  • Aqueductal stenosis presenting as isolated tremor: case report and review of the literature. (Seiler FA, Lew SM) Pediatr Neurosurg 2010;46(5):392-5 PMID: 21412026 03/18/2011       2 Citations
  • Moyamoya disease in early infancy: case report and literature review. (Amlie-Lefond C, Zaidat OO, Lew SM) Pediatr Neurol 2011 Apr;44(4):299-302 PMID: 21397174 03/15/2011       9 Citations
  • 3D visualization of subdural electrode shift as measured at craniotomy reopening. (LaViolette PS, Rand SD, Ellingson BM, Raghavan M, Lew SM, Schmainda KM, Mueller W) Epilepsy Res 2011 Mar;94(1-2):102-9 PMID: 21334178 PMCID: PMC4329774 02/22/2011       21 Citations
  • Corpus callosotomy in multistage epilepsy surgery in the pediatric population. (Lin JS, Lew SM, Marcuccilli CJ, Mueller WM, Matthews AE, Koop JI, Zupanc ML) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2011 Feb;7(2):189-200 PMID: 21284466 02/03/2011       14 Citations
  • Neuronal bursting properties in focal and parafocal regions in pediatric neocortical epilepsy stratified by histology. (Marcuccilli CJ, Tryba AK, van Drongelen W, Koch H, Viemari JC, Peña-Ortega F, Doren EL, Pytel P, Chevalier M, Mrejeru A, Kohrman MH, Lasky RE, Lew SM, Frim DM, Ramirez JM) J Clin Neurophysiol 2010 Dec;27(6):387-97 PMID: 21076335 11/16/2010    
  • Spinal dural closure with nonpenetrating titanium clips in pediatric neurosurgery. (Kaufman BA, Matthews AE, Zwienenberg-Lee M, Lew SM) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2010 Oct;6(4):359-63 PMID: 20887109 10/05/2010       14 Citations
  • Giant posterior fossa cavernous malformations in 2 infants with familial cerebral cavernomatosis: the case for early screening. (Lew SM) Neurosurg Focus 2010 Sep;29(3):E18 PMID: 20809759 09/03/2010       5 Citations
  • Endoscopic septostomy for headache. (Florman JE, Lew SM) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2010 May;5(5):535; author reply 535 PMID: 20433270 05/04/2010       1 Citations
  • Equivalence of fusion rates after rigid internal fixation of the occiput to C-2 with or without C-1 instrumentation. (Hankinson TC, Avellino AM, Harter D, Jea A, Lew S, Pincus D, Proctor MR, Rodriguez L, Sacco D, Spinks T, Brockmeyer DL, Anderson RC) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2010 Apr;5(4):380-4 PMID: 20367344 04/07/2010       27 Citations
  • Epilepsy surgery outcomes: quality of life and seizure control. (Zupanc ML, Rubio EJ, Werner RR, Schwabe MJ, Mueller WM, Lew SM, Marcuccilli CJ, O'Connor SE, Chico MS, Eggener KA, Hecox KE) Pediatr Neurol 2010 Jan;42(1):12-20 PMID: 20004857 12/17/2009       39 Citations
  • Modified osteoplastic orbitozygomatic craniotomy in the pediatric population. (Miller ML, Kaufman BA, Lew SM) Childs Nerv Syst 2008 Jul;24(7):845-50 PMID: 18236050 02/01/2008       12 Citations
  • Tethered cord syndrome: an updated review. (Lew SM, Kothbauer KF) Pediatr Neurosurg 2007;43(3):236-48 PMID: 17409793 04/06/2007       116 Citations
  • Cumulative incidence of radiation-induced cavernomas in long-term survivors of medulloblastoma. (Lew SM, Morgan JN, Psaty E, Lefton DR, Allen JC, Abbott R) J Neurosurg 2006 Feb;104(2 Suppl):103-7 PMID: 16506497 03/02/2006       60 Citations
  • An unusual cause of overdose after baclofen pump implantation: case report. (Lew SM, Psaty EL, Abbott R) Neurosurgery 2005 Mar;56(3):E624; discussion E624 PMID: 15730591 02/26/2005       21 Citations
  • Laminectomy contributes to cervical spine deformity demonstrated by holographic interferometry. (Ozgur BM, Florman JE, Lew SM, Taylor WP, Gross C) J Spinal Disord Tech 2003 Feb;16(1):51-4 PMID: 12571485 02/07/2003       7 Citations
  • Aneurysmal bone cyst of the cervical spine. (Khoshyomn S, Lew SM, Wilson JT) Pediatr Neurosurg 2002 Jul;37(1):48-9 PMID: 12138220 07/26/2002       2 Citations
  • Cavernous malformation of the facial colliculus. (Lew SM, Khoshyomn S, Hamill RW, Tranmer BI) Neurology 2002 Feb 12;58(3):459 PMID: 11839849 02/13/2002       1 Citations
  • Transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic discectomy in the treatment of far-lateral and foraminal lumbar disc herniations. (Lew SM, Mehalic TF, Fagone KL) J Neurosurg 2001 Apr;94(2 Suppl):216-20 PMID: 11302623 04/17/2001       86 Citations
  • Sugarcoating: leptomeningeal spread of medulloblastoma. (Khoshyomn S, Lew SM, Braff SP) Pediatr Neurosurg 2000 Dec;33(6):333 PMID: 11182646 02/22/2001       3 Citations
  • Synergistic action of genistein and cisplatin on growth inhibition and cytotoxicity of human medulloblastoma cells. (Khoshyomn S, Manske GC, Lew SM, Wald SL, Penar PL) Pediatr Neurosurg 2000 Sep;33(3):123-31 PMID: 11096359 11/30/2000       32 Citations
  • Brain tumor invasion rate measured in vitro does not correlate with Ki-67 expression. (Khoshyomn S, Lew S, DeMattia J, Singer EB, Penar PL) J Neurooncol 1999;45(2):111-6 PMID: 10778726 04/25/2000       20 Citations
  • Pediatric blunt carotid injury: a review of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry. (Lew SM, Frumiento C, Wald SL) Pediatr Neurosurg 1999 May;30(5):239-44 PMID: 10461070 08/26/1999       52 Citations
  • Complement depletion does not reduce brain injury in a rabbit model of thromboembolic stroke. (Lew SM, Gross CE, Bednar MM, Russell SJ, Fuller SP, Ellenberger CL, Howard D) Brain Res Bull 1999 Feb;48(3):325-31 PMID: 10229342 05/06/1999       29 Citations
  • Preoperative volume expansion improves tolerance to carotid artery cross-clamping during endarterectomy. (Gross CE, Bednar MM, Lew SM, Florman JE, Kohut JJ) Neurosurgery 1998 Aug;43(2):222-6; discussion 226-8 PMID: 9696073 08/08/1998       12 Citations
    • Last update: 07/30/2018
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