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Sean Lew MD
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Medical College of Wisconsin
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Neurosurgery
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Pediatrics
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Publications (65)
Multiple hippocampal transections for refractory pediatric mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: seizure and neuropsychological outcomes.
(Marashly A, Koop J, Loman M, Kim I, Maheshwari M, Lew SM)
J Neurosurg Pediatr
2020 Jun 26:1-10 PMID: 32590352 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092215565 06/27/2020
Magnetic resonance-guided stereotactic laser ablation therapy for the treatment of pediatric brain tumors: a multiinstitutional retrospective study.
(Arocho-Quinones EV, Lew SM, Handler MH, Tovar-Spinoza Z, Smyth M, Bollo R, Donahue D, Perry MS, Levy ML, Gonda D, Mangano FT, Storm PB, Price AV, Couture DE, Oluigbo C, Duhaime AC, Barnett GH, Muh CR, Sather MD, Fallah A, Wang AC, Bhatia S, Patel K, Tarima S, Graber S, Huckins S, Hafez DM, Rumalla K, Bailey L, Shandley S, Roach A, Alexander E, Jenkins W, Tsering D, Price G, Meola A, Evanoff W, Thompson EM, Brandmeir N, Pediatric Stereotactic Laser Ablation Workgroup)
J Neurosurg Pediatr
2020 Mar 27:1-9 PMID: 32217793 PMCID: PMC7885863 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087970947 03/29/2020
2 Citations
Low risk of clinically important central nervous system dysraphism in a cohort study of 69 patients with isolated aplasia cutis congenita of the head.
(Kuemmet TJ, Miller JJ, Michalik D, Lew SM, Maheshwari M, Humphrey SR)
Pediatr Dermatol
2020 May;37(3):455-460 PMID: 32053222 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85079465106 02/14/2020
1 Citation
Examining the Utility of Resective Epilepsy Surgery in Children With Electrical Status Epilepticus in Sleep: Long Term Clinical and Electrophysiological Outcomes.
(Marashly A, Koop J, Loman M, Lee YW, Lew SM)
Front Neurol
2019;10:1397 PMID: 32010050 PMCID: PMC6974623 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85078806901 02/06/2020
Intracranial Extraskeletal Mesenchymal Chondrosarcoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature of Reported Cases in Adults and Children.
(Shabani S, Kaushal M, Kaufman B, Knipstein J, Lawlor MW, Lew S, Foy A)
World Neurosurg
2019 Sep;129:302-310 PMID: 31158544 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068562842 06/04/2019
1 Citation
Improvement of Hypothalamic Hamartoma-Related Psychiatric Disorder After Stereotactic Laser Ablation: Case Report and Review of Literature.
(Arocho-Quinones EV, Koop J, Lew SM)
World Neurosurg
2019 Feb;122:680-683 PMID: 30481631 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059237124 11/28/2018
4 Citations
Spheno-Orbital Aneurysmal Bone Cyst in a 10-Month-Old Infant.
(Arocho-Quinones EV, Self S, Suchi M, Zwagerman NT, Lew SM)
World Neurosurg
2018 Sep;117:371-376 PMID: 30157596 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85050132264 08/31/2018
Stereotactic laser ablation for nonlesional cingulate epilepsy: case report.
(Marashly A, Loman MM, Lew SM)
J Neurosurg Pediatr
2018 Nov 01;22(5):481-488 PMID: 30074447 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85056752149 08/04/2018
6 Citations
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 09;22(3):225-232 PMID: 29882736 06/09/2018
23 Citations
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 07;22(1):81-88 PMID: 29676682 04/21/2018
4 Citations
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 06;21(6):615-625 PMID: 29570034 03/24/2018
3 Citations
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 04;44(VideoSuppl2):V1 PMID: 29570385 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059502997 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 05;21(5):498-503 PMID: 29451456 02/17/2018
3 Citations
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
3 Citations
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
8 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
3 Citations
False Localization With Subdural Electroencephalography due to Gyrus Overlap.
(Chan AY, Youssef PE, Lew SM)
Pediatr Neurol
2017 08;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 PMCID: PMC6599593 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84994691736 10/30/2016
83 Citations
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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85012858127 09/17/2016
1 Citation
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
3 Citations
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
10 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
8 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84979021413 03/12/2016
2 Citations
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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85021853598 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
27 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
11 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84940900716 05/12/2015
103 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 Citation
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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84891329152 01/01/2014
1 Citation
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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84891903265 11/22/2013
5 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84893785676 11/02/2013
27 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
63 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84873408765 10/31/2012
33 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84055193450 11/23/2011
8 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80655147984 11/03/2011
1 Citation
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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80655145852 11/03/2011
11 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
6 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
13 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79952455401 02/22/2011
26 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79551703305 02/03/2011
17 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77957907541 10/05/2010
19 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
10 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 Citation
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
36 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-71149105109 12/17/2009
48 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
13 Citations
Tethered cord syndrome: an updated review.
(Lew SM, Kothbauer KF)
Pediatr Neurosurg
2007;43(3):236-48 PMID: 17409793 04/06/2007
151 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
74 Citations
An Unusual Cause of Overdose after Baclofen Pump Implantation: Case Report.
(Lew SM, Psaty EL, Abbott R)
Neurosurgery
2005 Mar 01;56(3):E624 PMID: 28184661 03/01/2005
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 Citation
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
113 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
35 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
23 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
65 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
30 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
13 Citations
Last update: 01/28/2021