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Sean Lew MD

Chief, Professor

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

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

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Predicting seizure onset zones from interictal intracranial EEG using functional connectivity and machine learning. (Pilet J, Beardsley SA, Carlson C, Anderson CT, Ustine C, Lew S, Mueller W, Raghavan M) Sci Rep 2025 May 22;15(1):17801 PMID: 40404720 PMCID: PMC12098728 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105005808353 05/23/2025

Preoperative tumor embolization via pedicle artery sacrifice for symptomatic spinal aneurysmal bone cysts: illustrative cases. (Davis J, Langman M, Torio EF, Kim I, Lew SM, Tassone JC, Nerva JD) J Neurosurg Case Lessons 2025 Mar 03;9(9) PMID: 40030147 PMCID: PMC11877370 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-86000528007 03/05/2025

How Does the Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Lengthening Intervals Affect the Clinical Outcome in Early Onset Scoliosis Patients? A Five-Year Follow-Up Study (Ramirez N, Acosta Julbe JI, Smith J, Emans J, Samdani A, Erickson M, Flynn J, Torres Lugo NJ, Claudio-Marcano AM, Olivella G, Accousti W, Ahn E, Akbarnia B, Akoto H, Albanese S, Anari J, Anderson J, Anderson R, Andras L, Aubin CE, Balsara K, Bauer D, Bauer J, Beauchamp E, Bellaire L, Bennett J, Betz R, Birch C, Blakemore L, Boachie-Adjei O, Bonfield C, Borden T, Bouton D, Braga B, Brassard F, Brockmeyer D, Brooks J, Buckland A, Bumpass D, Burke R, Cahill P, Camp M, Campbell J, Carry P, Castelein R, Catanzano A, Chemaly O, Cheung K, Cheung J, Cho R, Christman T, Clement C, Couture D, Crawford H, Crawford A, Dahl J, Dahl B, Demirkiran G, Devito D, Diab M, Drake L, Drake D, El-Bromboly Y, El-Hawary R, Fehnel K, Field A, Roberto RF, Fitzgerald R, Floccari L, Gabos P, Garcia AP, Gardner A, Garg S, George S, Gerow F, Ghazi J, Glotzbecker M, Gomez J, Gonda D, Groves M, Guillaume T, Gupta P, Haber L, Hammerberg K, Hardesty C, Hedequist D, Heffernan M, Helenius I, Herrera J, Hogue G, Holt J, Howard J, Hresko T, Hughes M, Hwang S, Ihnow S, Illingworth K, Iqbal O, Iyer R, Jain V) Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105003952387 01/01/2025

Outcomes of Growth-Friendly Surgical Treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis in Children With Prune Belly Syndrome: A Preliminary Report. (Ashebo L, Sponseller P, Hedequist D, Ramirez N, Oetgen M, Li Y, Pediatric Spine Study Group) J Pediatr Orthop 2025 Apr 01;45(4):212-219 PMID: 39726123 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85213859284 12/27/2024

Gender Differences in Operative Autonomy Using the Surgical Autonomy Program: A Multicenter Study. (Kirsch EP, Venkatraman V, Deng D, McDaniel KE, Suarez AD, Lew SM, Orina J, Silberstein H, Goldstein I, Gould G, Gandhi CD, Patil C, Dengler BA, Dharmapurikar R, Lad SP, Haglund MM) J Grad Med Educ 2024 Oct;16(5):517-524 PMID: 39416402 PMCID: PMC11475442 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206657590 10/17/2024

Gamma amplitude-envelope correlations are strongly elevated within hyperexcitable networks in focal epilepsy. (Raghavan M, Pilet J, Carlson C, Anderson CT, Mueller W, Lew S, Ustine C, Shah-Basak P, Youssofzadeh V, Beardsley SA) Sci Rep 2024 Jul 31;14(1):17736 PMID: 39085280 PMCID: PMC11291981 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200293097 08/01/2024 1 Citation

Temporal lobe epilepsy page: Role of temporal lobe structures and subjacent pathology in the intracranial ictal onset pattern in pediatric patients with temporal lobe epilepsy: A stereo-electroencephalogram analysis. (Andrade Machado R, Narayan SL, Norton NB, Javarayee P, Kim I, Lew SM) Epilepsy Behav 2024 Oct;159:109967 PMID: 39068855 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85199561980 07/29/2024

Consciousness transitions during epilepsy seizures through the lens of integrated information theory. (Baglivo FH, Campora N, Mininni CJ, Kochen S, Lew S) Sci Rep 2024 Mar 04;14(1):5355 PMID: 38438478 PMCID: PMC10912751 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85186610819 03/05/2024

Temporal lobe epilepsy with preserved function: multiple hippocampal transection versus neuromodulation (deep brain stimulation, responsive neurostimulation) (Massman L, Lew S) Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Techniques Controversies and Evidence 1 January 2024:319-336 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85214148512 01/01/2024

Awake craniotomy for supratentorial tumors or epileptogenic lesions in pediatric patients: a 16-year retrospective cohort study. (Reecher HM, Koop JI, Awad AJ, Kim I, Foy AB, Kaufman BA, Meier NA, Lew SM) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2024 Mar 01;33(3):214-222 PMID: 38100760 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85186741486 12/15/2023 1 Citation

Preoperative left shoulder elevation > 1 cm is predictive of severe postoperative shoulder imbalance in early onset idiopathic scoliosis patients treated with growth-friendly instrumentation (Li Y, Yang D, Bergman R, Jha S, Casden M, Smith JT, Vitale M, Heffernan M, Abdullah ASA, Ahn E, Akbarnia B, Akoto H, Albanese S, Anari J, Anderson J, Anderson R, Andras L, Bauer J, Bellaire L, Betz R, Birch C, Blakemore L, Boachie-Adjei O, Bonfield C, Bouton D, Brassard F, Brockmeyer D, Brooks J, Bumpass D, Cahill P, Chemaly O, Cheung J, Cheung K, Cho R, Christman T, Colom Beauchamp E, Couture D, Crawford H, Crawford A, Dahl B, Demirkiran G, Devito D, Diab M, Sebaie HE, El-Hawary R, Emans J, Erickson M, Fabregas J, Farley F, Farrington D, Fedorak G, Fitzgerald R, Floccari L, Flynn J, Gabos P, Gardner A, Garg S, Gerow F, Glotzbecker M, Gomez J, Gonda D, Guillaume T, Gupta P, Halvorson K, Hammerberg K, Hardesty C, Hedequist D, Heffernan M, Heflin J, Helenius I, Herrera J, Hogue G, Holt J, Howard J, Hresko MT, Hwang S, Ihnow S, Ilharreborde B, Illingworth K, Jain V, Jea A, Johnson M, Johnston C, Jones M, Karlen J, Karlin L, Katz D, Kawakami N, Kelly B, Kelly D, Knapp R, Koljonen P, Kwan K, Labelle H, Lark R, Larson AN, Lavelle W, Lenke L, Lew S, Li Y) Spine Deformity September 2023;11(5):1157-1167 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85158938410 09/01/2023 1 Citation

Neural representations of self-perception of voice: An intracortical evoked potential analysis based on an adolescent with right temporal lobe epilepsy. (Andrade-Machado R, Javarayee P, Koop JI, Farias-Moeller R, Kim I, Lew SM) Seizure 2023 Jul;109:1-4 PMID: 37172443 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85159093338 05/13/2023

Magnetic resonance imaging-guided stereotactic laser ablation therapy for the treatment of pediatric epilepsy: a retrospective multiinstitutional study. (Arocho-Quinones EV, Lew SM, Handler MH, Tovar-Spinoza Z, Smyth MD, Bollo RJ, Donahue D, Perry MS, Levy M, Gonda D, Mangano FT, Kennedy BC, Storm PB, Price AV, Couture DE, Oluigbo C, Duhaime AC, Barnett GH, Muh CR, Sather MD, Fallah A, Wang AC, Bhatia S, Eastwood D, Tarima S, Graber S, Huckins S, Hafez D, 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 2023 Mar 03:1-14 PMID: 36883640 PMCID: PMC10193482 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164495860 03/09/2023 9 Citations

Magnetic resonance imaging-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for complete corpus callosotomy: technique and 1-year outcomes. Patient series. (Best BJ, Kim I, Lew SM) J Neurosurg Case Lessons 2022 Dec 19;4(25) PMID: 36536524 PMCID: PMC9764374 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85165185428 12/21/2022 3 Citations

Lengthening Behavior of Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods in Early-Onset Scoliosis: A Multicenter Study. (Heyer JH, Anari JB, Baldwin KD, Mitchell SL, Luhmann SJ, Sturm PF, Flynn JM, Cahill PJ, Pediatric Spine Study Group) J Bone Joint Surg Am 2022 Dec 21;104(24):2186-2194 PMID: 36367763 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85144934376 11/12/2022 17 Citations

Assessment of MRI and Ultrasound Screening for Tethered Cord Syndrome in Patients Diagnosed With Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula. (Cowley N, Maheshwari M, Lerner DG, Lew S, Lal D, Knezevich M, Lingongo M, Gourlay D) J Surg Res 2022 Nov;279:193-199 PMID: 35779449 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85138457644 07/03/2022

Body mass index affects outcomes after vertebral body tethering surgery (Mishreky A, Parent S, Miyanji F, Smit K, Murphy J, Bowker R, Al Khatib N, El-Hawary R, Abdullah ASA, Ahn E, Akbarnia B, Akoto H, Albanese S, Anari J, Anderson J, Anderson R, Andras L, Bauer J, Bellaire L, Betz R, Birch C, Blakemore L, Boachie-Adjei O, Bonfield C, Bouton D, Brassard F, Brockmeyer D, Brooks J, Bumpass D, Cahill P, Chemaly O, Cheung J, Cheung K, Cho R, Christman T, Beauchamp EC, Couture D, Crawford H, Crawford A, Dahl B, Demirkiran G, Devito D, Diab M, Sebaie H, El-Hawary R, Emans J, Erickson M, Fabregas J, Farley F, Farrington D, Fedorak G, Fitzgerald R, Fletcher N, Floccari L, Flynn J, Gabos P, Gardner A, Garg S, Gerow F, Glotzbecker M, Gomez J, Gonda D, Guillaume T, Gupta P, Halvorson K, Hammerberg K, Hardesty C, Hedequist D, Heffernan M, Heflin J, Helenius I, Herrera J, Hogue G, Holt J, Howard J, Hresko MT, Hwang S, Ihnow S, Ilharreborde B, Illingworth K, Jain V, Jea A, Johnson M, Johnston C, Jones M, Karlen J, Karlin L, Katz D, Kawakami N, Kelly B, Kelly D, Knapp R, Koljonen P, Kwan K, Labelle H, Lark R, Noelle Larson A, Lavelle W, Lenke L, Lew S) Spine Deformity May 2022;10(3):563-571 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122878584 05/01/2022 6 Citations

Connectomic profiling and Vagus nerve stimulation Outcomes Study (CONNECTiVOS): a prospective observational protocol to identify biomarkers of seizure response in children and youth. (Siegel L, Yan H, Warsi N, Wong S, Suresh H, Weil AG, Ragheb J, Wang S, Rozzelle C, Albert GW, Raskin J, Abel T, Hauptman J, Schrader DV, Bollo R, Smyth MD, Lew SM, Lopresti M, Kizek DJ, Weiner HL, Fallah A, Widjaja E, Ibrahim GM) BMJ Open 2022 Apr 08;12(4):e055886 PMID: 35396292 PMCID: PMC8995963 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85127913634 04/10/2022 4 Citations

Does the presence of programmable implanted devices in patients with early onset scoliosis alter typical operative and postoperative practices? A survey of spine surgeons. (McMahon R, Morgan SJ, Brooks JT, Cahill P, Fitzgerald R, Li Y, Pediatric Spine Study Group, Truong WH) Spine Deform 2022 Jul;10(4):951-964 PMID: 35143030 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131902385 02/11/2022 5 Citations

The Effect of Surgeon Experience on Outcomes Following Growth Friendly Instrumentation for Early Onset Scoliosis. (Heffernan MJ, Younis M, Glotzbecker MP, Garg S, Leonardi C, Poon SC, Brooks JT, Sturm PF, Sponseller PD, Vitale MG, Emans JB, Roye BD, Pediatric Spine Study Group (PSSG)) J Pediatr Orthop 2022 Feb 01;42(2):e132-e137 PMID: 34759190 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123393119 11/12/2021 3 Citations

Early implementation of stereoelectroencephalography in children: a multiinstitutional case series. (Lepard JR, Kim I, Arynchyna A, Lew SM, Bollo RJ, O'Neill BR, Perry MS, Donahue D, Smyth MD, Blount J) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2021 Dec 01;28(6):669-676 PMID: 34479204 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85126917462 09/04/2021 4 Citations

Radiological Imaging Transmission via Smartphones by Neurosurgery Residents in the United States. (Awad AJ, Walker L, Lew SM) World Neurosurg 2021 Oct;154:e437-e442 PMID: 34280543 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111740166 07/20/2021 2 Citations

Growth-preserving instrumentation in early-onset scoliosis patients with multi-level congenital anomalies. (Clement RC, Yaszay B, McClung A, Bartley CE, Nabizadeh N, Skaggs DL, Thompson GH, Boachie-Adjei O, Sponseller PD, Shah SA, Sanders JO, Pawelek J, Mundis GM, Akbarnia BA, Pediatric Spine Study Group (Formerly, Growing Spine Study Group)) Spine Deform 2021 Sep;9(5):1491 PMID: 34152580 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85113170891 06/22/2021 1 Citation

Determination of language dominance in pediatric patients with epilepsy for clinical decision-making: Correspondence of intracarotid amobarbitol procedure and fMRI modalities. (Koop JI, Credille K, Wang Y, Loman M, Marashly A, Kim I, Lew SM, Maheshwari M) Epilepsy Behav 2021 Aug;121(Pt A):108041 PMID: 34082317 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85107028295 06/04/2021 7 Citations

The role of traditional growing rods in the era of magnetically controlled growing rods for the treatment of early-onset scoliosis. (Varley ES, Pawelek JB, Mundis GM Jr, Oetgen ME, Sturm PF, Akbarnia BA, Pediatric Spine Study Group, Yaszay B) Spine Deform 2021 Sep;9(5):1465-1472 PMID: 33871833 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104634637 04/20/2021 14 Citations

Development of best practices in the utilization and implementation of pediatric cervical spine traction: a modified Delphi study. (Alexiades NG, Shao B, Braga BP, Bonfield CM, Brockmeyer DL, Browd SR, DiLuna M, Groves ML, Hankinson TC, Jea A, Leonard JR, Lew SM, Limbrick DD, Mangano FT, Martin J, Pahys J, Powers A, Proctor MR, Rodriguez L, Rozzelle C, Storm PB, Anderson RCE) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2021 Jun 01;27(6):649-660 PMID: 33799292 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85107269535 04/03/2021 9 Citations

Congenital Scoliosis of the Pediatric Cervical Spine: Characterization of a 17-Patient Operative Cohort. (Toll BJ, Samdani AF, Amanullah AA, Pahys JM, Janjua MB, Hwang SW, Pediatric Spine Study Group ) J Pediatr Orthop 2021 Mar 01;41(3):e211-e216 PMID: 33534366 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85099159100 02/04/2021 6 Citations

Chiari Malformation Type 1 and Syringomyelia in a Patient With Prior Surgically-Treated Sagittal Synostosis Effectively Treated With Posterior Cranial Vault Distraction Osteogenesis. (Feller CN, Jensen JN, Lew SM) J Craniofac Surg 2021 Sep 01;32(6):2110-2113 PMID: 33405455 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85108598210 01/07/2021 9 Citations

Vacuum-assisted elevation of pediatric ping-pong skull fractures: a case series and technical note. (Arocho-Quinones EV, Lew SM, Foy AB) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2021 Mar 01;27(3):325-334 PMID: 33361480 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102201707 12/29/2020 8 Citations

Growth-friendly Spinal Instrumentation in Marfan Syndrome Achieves Sustained Gains in Thoracic Height Amidst High Rates of Implant Failure. (Bellaire LL, Zhang C, Smith JT, Heflin JA, Klatt J, Roye D, Sponseller P, Samdani A, Fedorak GT, Pediatric Spine Study Group) J Pediatr Orthop 2021 Mar 01;41(3):e204-e210 PMID: 33370003 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85099146076 12/29/2020 3 Citations

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 Oct 01;26(4):379-388 PMID: 32590352 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092215565 06/27/2020 8 Citations

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 Jul 01;26(1):13-21 PMID: 32217793 PMCID: PMC7885863 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087970947 03/29/2020 25 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 9 Citations

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 13 Citations

Mr Imaging Diagnosis of ACTA2 (Farias-Moeller R, Lew SM, Sacho R, Kelly TG) Neurographics 1 December 2019;9(6):409-413 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85168960652 12/01/2019

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 8 Citations

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 11 Citations

Response (Arocho-Quinones EV, Kolimas A, LaViolette PS, Kaufman BA, Foy AB, Zwienenberg M, Lew SM) Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics November 2018;22(5):595-597 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85056779845 11/01/2018

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 10 Citations

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 11 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 Sep;22(3):225-232 PMID: 29882736 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85052699820 06/09/2018 59 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 Jul;22(1):81-88 PMID: 29676682 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85049666240 04/21/2018 10 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 Jun;21(6):615-625 PMID: 29570034 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85048239774 03/24/2018 13 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 Apr;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 May;21(5):498-503 PMID: 29451456 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85048248864 02/17/2018 6 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 Jun 01;43(11):754-760 PMID: 29189644 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85048080582 12/01/2017 10 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85021766851 07/21/2017 13 Citations

Microsurgical techniques in temporal lobe epilepsy. (Alonso Vanegas MA, Lew SM, Morino M, Sarmento SA) Epilepsia 2017 Apr;58 Suppl 1:10-18 PMID: 28386927 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85017244319 04/08/2017 27 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85015933778 03/23/2017 5 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85013655276 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 Nov;178:24-33.e2 PMID: 27659028 PMCID: PMC6599593 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84994691736 10/30/2016 205 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 3 Citations

Equestrian-Related Traumatic Brain Injury in the Pediatric Population. (Nguyen HS, Lew S) Pediatr Neurosurg 2016;51(6):279-283 PMID: 27322378 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84976320765 06/21/2016 7 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;3(2) PMID: 27257623 PMCID: PMC4876490 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85021858529 06/04/2016 22 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84987771014 04/28/2016 22 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 4 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84971376314 10/10/2015 36 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84974733628 09/05/2015 15 Citations

Comment (Lew SM) Neurosurgery 20 August 2015;77(2):191 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84937430600 08/20/2015

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 190 Citations

Endoscopy-assisted interhemispheric transcallosal hemispherotomy: Preliminary description of a novel technique: Comments (Lew SM) Neurosurgery 19 April 2015;76(4):494-495 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84924980138 04/19/2015 31 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84903976132 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84903893500 05/03/2014 2 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84891329152 01/01/2014 3 Citations

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 9 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 52 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84881231708 06/25/2013 81 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 72 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 12 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 3 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80655145852 11/03/2011 15 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79960011133 07/05/2011 13 Citations

A novel postoperative seizure classification for long-term mortality of patients with intractable epilepsy: Comparison with the engel system: Commentary (Lew SM, Mueller WM) Neurosurgery July 2011;69(1):70-71 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79958833437 07/01/2011

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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79952613602 03/18/2011 6 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79952549278 03/15/2011 17 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 32 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 22 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 25 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77956195360 09/03/2010 17 Citations

Endoscopic septostomy for headache. (Florman JE, Lew SM) J Neurosurg Pediatr 2010 May;5(5):535; author reply 535 PMID: 20433270 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77951784982 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77950563957 04/07/2010 50 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 57 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-44649190696 02/01/2008 16 Citations

Tethered cord syndrome: an updated review. (Lew SM, Kothbauer KF) Pediatr Neurosurg 2007;43(3):236-48 PMID: 17409793 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34147167066 04/06/2007 242 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33644882752 03/02/2006 99 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-14644395496 03/01/2005 27 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-14644395496 02/26/2005 27 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037316743 02/07/2003 9 Citations

Aneurysmal bone cyst of the cervical spine. (Khoshyomn S, Lew SM, Wilson JT) Pediatr Neurosurg 2002 Jul;37(1):48-9 PMID: 12138220 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036059386 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037065778 02/13/2002 3 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034873695 04/17/2001 151 Citations

Sugarcoating: leptomeningeal spread of medulloblastoma. (Khoshyomn S, Lew SM, Braff SP) Pediatr Neurosurg 2000 Dec;33(6):333 PMID: 11182646 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-17744381544 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0033668411 11/30/2000 37 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0033499387 04/25/2000 24 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032798691 08/26/1999 80 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0032948941 05/06/1999 33 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 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0031879818 08/08/1998 16 Citations

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