Research outputs
2027
Optimising the usability of AI-assisted augmented reality displays of critical structures during surgery – An international study of surgeon-computer interaction
Ramirez Herrera, R., Khan, D. Z., Wijekoon, A., Bano, S., Clarkson, M. J., Marcus, H. J., . . . Williams, A. (2027). Optimising the usability of AI-assisted augmented reality displays of critical structures during surgery – An international study of surgeon-computer interaction. International Journal of Human Computer Studies, 217. doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2026.103902
2026
Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Adults and Children With Chiari 1 Malformation and in Those Managed Without Surgery: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study
Piper, R. J., Afshari, F. T., Soon, W. C., Dyson, E. W., Ekert, J., Cearns, M. D., . . . Jayamohan, J. (2026). Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Adults and Children With Chiari 1 Malformation and in Those Managed Without Surgery: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study. NEUROSURGERY, 98(5), 1113-1128. doi:10.1227/neu.0000000000003718
The immune microenvironment of human glioblastoma
Cearns, M. (2026, March 27). The immune microenvironment of human glioblastoma. (University of Liverpool).
Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Adults and Children With Chiari 1 Malformation and in Those Managed Without Surgery: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study: Corrigendum(10.1227/neu.0000000000003718)
Piper, R. J., Afshari, F. T., Soon, W. C., Dyson, E. W., Ekert, J., Cearns, M. D., . . . Jayamohan, J. (2026). Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Adults and Children With Chiari 1 Malformation and in Those Managed Without Surgery: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study: Corrigendum(10.1227/neu.0000000000003718). Neurosurgery. doi:10.1227/neu.0000000000004224
2025
Clinical outcomes of adults with intracranial grade 1 and 2 ganglioglioma.
Hutton, D. L., Kulkarni, J., Syed, K., Scott, I., Cearns, M. D., Mills, S. J., & Jenkinson, M. D. (2025). Clinical outcomes of adults with intracranial grade 1 and 2 ganglioglioma.. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, 134, 111088. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2025.111088
Crossing the blood-brain barrier: emerging therapeutic strategies for neurological disease.
Pedder, J. H., Sonabend, A. M., Cearns, M. D., Michael, B. D., Zakaria, R., Heimberger, A. B., . . . Dickens, D. (2025). Crossing the blood-brain barrier: emerging therapeutic strategies for neurological disease.. The Lancet. Neurology, S1474-4422(24)00476-9. doi:10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00476-9
2024
A CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LOW-GRADE INTRACRANIAL GANGLIOGLIOMA IN ADULT POPULATION
Kulkarni, J., Hutton, D., Syed, K., Cearns, M. D., Mills, S. J., & Jenkinson, M. D. (2024). A CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LOW-GRADE INTRACRANIAL GANGLIOGLIOMA IN ADULT POPULATION. NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 26, V116-V117. doi:10.1093/neuonc/noae144.394
P20.07.A CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LOW-GRADE INTRACRANIAL GANGLIOGLIOMA IN ADULT POPULATION
P20.07.A CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LOW-GRADE INTRACRANIAL GANGLIOGLIOMA IN ADULT POPULATION (2024). Neuro-oncology, 26(Suppl 5), v116-v117.
Technical Nuances of Using the Peritrigeminal and Infrafacial Entry Zones in Brainstem Cavernoma Surgery: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Rodriguez, R. G., Agyemang, K., Cearns, M. D., Arias, S. A. M., Nunez, M., Wuo-Silva, R., . . . Chaddad-Neto, F. (2024). Technical Nuances of Using the Peritrigeminal and Infrafacial Entry Zones in Brainstem Cavernoma Surgery: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. OPERATIVE NEUROSURGERY, 26(6), 751-752. doi:10.1227/ons.0000000000001049
The Posterior Transylvian Peri-Insular Approach to a Cavernous Malformation of the Pulvinar Thalamus: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Doria-Netto, H. L., Rodriguez, R. G., Agyemang, K., Cearns, M. D., Arias, S. A. M., da Trindade, E. S. G. G., . . . Chaddad-Neto, F. (2024). The Posterior Transylvian Peri-Insular Approach to a Cavernous Malformation of the Pulvinar Thalamus: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. OPERATIVE NEUROSURGERY, 26(2), 234-235. doi:10.1227/ons.0000000000000935
2023
Spontaneous shunt independence in paediatric tumour-related hydrocephalus: case series and review of the literature
Bankov, G., Cearns, M. D., Amato-Watkins, A., & Campbell, E. (2023). Spontaneous shunt independence in paediatric tumour-related hydrocephalus: case series and review of the literature. CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, 39(11), 3179-3184. doi:10.1007/s00381-023-05995-0
Posterior-Transcallosal Approach to a Choroidal Fissure Arteriovenous Malformation: Video of Adapting a "Bridging Vein Free" Corridor to This Complex Region
Hernandez, M. M., Agyemang, K., Ahumada-Vizcaino, J. C., Cearns, M. D., Oliveira-Silva, J., & Chaddad-Neto, F. (2023). Posterior-Transcallosal Approach to a Choroidal Fissure Arteriovenous Malformation: Video of Adapting a "Bridging Vein Free" Corridor to This Complex Region. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 174, 131. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2023.03.089
Importance of Arachnoid Dissection in Arteriovenous Malformation Microsurgery: A Technical Note
Rodriguez, R. G., Agyemang, K., Arias, S. A. M., Cearns, M. D., & Chaddad-Neto, F. (2023). Importance of Arachnoid Dissection in Arteriovenous Malformation Microsurgery: A Technical Note. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 173, 12. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2023.02.028
2022
External validation and recalibration of an incidental meningioma prognostic model - IMPACT: protocol for an international multicentre retrospective cohort study
Islim, A. I., Millward, C. P., Piper, R. J., Fountain, D. M., Mehta, S., Kolamunnage-Dona, R., . . . Jenkinson, M. D. (2022). External validation and recalibration of an incidental meningioma prognostic model - IMPACT: protocol for an international multicentre retrospective cohort study. BMJ OPEN, 12(1), 9 pages. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052705
Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infection of an external ventricular drain with 2 weeks of intravenous linezolid
Cearns, M. D., McLintock, B. T., Suttner, N., & Khalsa, K. (2022). Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infection of an external ventricular drain with 2 weeks of intravenous linezolid. Access Microbiology, 4(3). doi:10.1099/acmi.0.000335
2021
Reply to the letter to the editor from Lo WB, Afshari FT, Rodrigues D and Kulkarni AV regarding the article "Opening and closure of intraventricular neuroendoscopic procedures in infants under 1 year of age: institutional technique, case series and review of the literature"
Cearns, M. D., & O'Kane, R. (2021). Reply to the letter to the editor from Lo WB, Afshari FT, Rodrigues D and Kulkarni AV regarding the article "Opening and closure of intraventricular neuroendoscopic procedures in infants under 1 year of age: institutional technique, case series and review of the literature". CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, 37(5), 1411-1412. doi:10.1007/s00381-020-05025-3
UK Chiari 1 Study: protocol for a prospective, observational, multicentre study
Piper, R. J., Afshari, F. T., Soon, W. C., Kolias, A. G., Dyson, E. W., Watkins, L., . . . Jayamohan, J. (2021). UK Chiari 1 Study: protocol for a prospective, observational, multicentre study. BMJ OPEN, 11(4), 6 pages. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043712
Opening and closure of intraventricular neuroendoscopic procedures in infants under 1 year of age: institutional technique, case series and review of the literature
Cearns, M. D., Kommer, M., Amato-Watkins, A., Campbell, E., Beez, T., & O'Kane, R. (2021). Opening and closure of intraventricular neuroendoscopic procedures in infants under 1 year of age: institutional technique, case series and review of the literature. CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, 37(1), 101-105. doi:10.1007/s00381-020-04895-x
2020
A Systematic Review of Simulation-Based Training in Neurosurgery, Part 1: Cranial Neurosurgery
Patel, E. A., Aydin, A., Cearns, M., Dasgupta, P., & Ahmed, K. (2020). A Systematic Review of Simulation-Based Training in Neurosurgery, Part 1: Cranial Neurosurgery. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 133, E850-E873. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.262
A Systematic Review of Simulation-Based Training in Neurosurgery, Part 2: Spinal and Pediatric Surgery, Neurointerventional Radiology, and Nontechnical Skills
Patel, E. A., Aydin, A., Cearns, M., Dasgupta, P., & Ahmed, K. (2020). A Systematic Review of Simulation-Based Training in Neurosurgery, Part 2: Spinal and Pediatric Surgery, Neurointerventional Radiology, and Nontechnical Skills. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 133, E874-E892. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.263
2018
Currarino syndrome: repair of the dysraphic anomalies and resection of the presacral mass in a combined neurosurgical and general surgical approach
Cearns, M. D., Hettige, S., De Coppi, P., & Thompson, D. N. P. (2018). Currarino syndrome: repair of the dysraphic anomalies and resection of the presacral mass in a combined neurosurgical and general surgical approach. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-PEDIATRICS, 22(5), 584-590. doi:10.3171/2018.5.PEDS17582
2016
Microtubules, polarity and vertebrate neural tube morphogenesis
Cearns, M. D., Escuin, S., Alexandre, P., Greene, N. D. E., & Copp, A. J. (2016). Microtubules, polarity and vertebrate neural tube morphogenesis. JOURNAL OF ANATOMY, 229(1), 63-74. doi:10.1111/joa.12468