Publications by Peripheral Nerve Fellows

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Publication record of Peripheral Nerve Fellow trainees (bold) while at the University of Calgary: 

  1. Addas BMJ, Midha R. Nerve transfers for severe nerve injuries. Spinner R, Winfree C (eds) Neurosurgical Clinics North America 20: 27-38, Dec 2008. doi:10.1016/j.nec.2008.07.018
  2. Alant JD, Kemp SWP, Webb AA, Midha R. Functional and anatomical analysis of selective tibial nerve branch neurotization to the deep peroneal nerve in the rat. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 36(3) Suppl. 1- S30, May, 2009.
  3. Walsh SK, Gordon T, Addas BMJ, Kemp SWP, Midha R. Skin derived precursor cells enhance peripheral nerve regeneration following chronic denervation. Exp Neurol, epub ahead of print, May 25, 2009, doi:10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.05.025. 223(1):221-8, May 2010.
  4. Kemp SWP, Alant J, Walsh S, Webb AA, Midha R. Behavioural and anatomical analysis of selective tibial nerve branch transfer to the deep peroneal nerve in the rat. Eur J Neurosci, 31 1074-1090, Jan 2010, doi:10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.0713.x
  5. Khu KJ, Midha R. Clavicle pseudarthrosis: a rare cause of thoracic outlet syndrome. Neuroimaging highlights. Can J Neurol Sci, 37(6): 863-865, November, 2010.
  6. Khu KJ, Midha R. An extraordinary and coincidental case of tardy spinal cord tumor following avulsive brachial plexus injury. Commentary. World Neurosurgery, 2010. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu,2010.06.009.
  7. Khu KJ, Midha R. Iatrogenic brachial plexus injuries complicating video assisted thoracic surgery. Commentary. World Neurosurgery, 2010. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2010.11.024
  8. Forden J, Xu Q-G, Khu KJ, Midha R. A long peripheral nerve autograft model in the sheep forelimb. Neurosurgery, 68(5): 1354-1362, May 2011. [Epub ahead of print] 4 Feb 2011, PMID 21307797.
  9. Alant J, Kemp S, Webb A, Midha R. Traumatic neuroma in continuity injury model in rodents: a preliminary report. Proceedings of the 7th annual AOSpine North America Fellows Forum. Evidence-based Spine-care Journal (EBSJ), 1 (2): 53-56, 2010.
  10. Khu QJ, Bernsein M, Midha R. Patient’s perceptions of capal tunnel and ulnar nerve decompression surgery. Can J Neurol Sci, 38(2): 268-73, March 2011..
  11. Alant J, Kemp S, Khu K, Kumar R, Webb AA, Midha R. Traumatic neuroma in continuity injury model in rodents. [Epub ahead of print], PMID 22011082, Oct 19, 2011.
  12. Pang B, Midha R. Book Review: Focal peripheral neuropathies (4th Edition), by John D Stewart. Neurosurgery, 68(5): 1462-63, May, 2011.
  13. Khu KJ, Midha R. Results of repair of brachial plexus injuries in adults. In Sequeira M, Martins RS (ed): Lesoes do Plexo Braquial, Dilivros (Brazil), 171-184, 2011. ISBN 978-85-8053-006-3
  14. Khu KJ, Rochkind S, Midha R. Management of brachial plexus injuries from lacerations and gunshot wounds. In Sequeira M (ed), Martins RS (ed): Lesoes do Plexo Braquial, Dilivros (Brazil), 133-142, 2011. ISBN 978-85-8053-006-3
  15. Addas BMJ, Midha R. Surgical repair of nerve lesions: how to bridge the gap? Nerve grafts or nerve conduits? In Sequeira M, Socolovsky M, Malessy MJA, Indira Devi B (eds): Treatment of peripheral nerve lesions: basic principles for general neurosurgeons. Peripheral nerve surgery committee, WFNS, Prism Books Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India, Chapter 8, 75-83, 2011.
  16. Senjaya F, Midha R. Thoracic nerve root hemangioblastoma- a diagnostic rarity. World neurosurgery, in press, [Epub ahead of print] DOI:10.1016/j.wneu.2012.01.024, Jan, 2012
  17. Midha R, Alant J. Nerve repair/nerve transfer strategies for adult brachial plexus palsies. In Chung KC, Yang L J-S, McGillicuddy J (eds): Practical management of pediatric and adult brachial plexus palsies, Elsevier, Chapter 15: 198-211, 2012.
  18. Addas BMJ, Bokhari RF, Midha R. Lumbar (L4) intradural nerve root repair using collagen tube following excision of Schwannoma: first case report. JKAU: Med Sci 19: 141-199, 2012 June; doi: 10.4197/Med. 19-4, 11.
  19. Senjaya F, Midha R. Nerve transfer strategies for spinal cord injury. World Neurosurgery, 2013 Dec;80(6):e319-26. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.10.001. Epub 2012 Oct 5 [Epub ahead of print].
  20. Khoung H, Midha R. Advances in nerve repair. Curr Neurol Neurosci Reports, Jan 2013; 13(1): 322 DOI: 10.1007/s11910-012-0322-3, PMID 23250767.
  21. Senjaya F, Midha R. Endoscopic carpal tunnel release. World Neurosurgery, May-June 2013; 79(5-6); 658-659.
  22. Mohanty C, Midha R. Long-term progression of lipomatosis of nerve. World Neurosurgery, doi:pii: S1878-8750(13)01286-2. 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.10.001. [Epub ahead of print].
  23. Shakhbazau A, Mohanty C, Shcharbin D, Bryszewska M, Majoral J-P, Midha R. Doxycycline-regulated GDNF expression promotes axonal regeneration and functional recovery in transected peripheral nerve. J Controlled Release, 2013 Oct 17. doi:pii: S0168-3659(13)00833-X. 10.1016/j.jconrel.2013.10.004. [Epub ahead of print]
  24. Mohanty C, Midha R. Retractor assted endoscopic decompression for entrapment neuropathy. World Neurosurg, 2013 Oct 27. doi:pii: S1878-8750(13)01383-1. 10.1016/j.wneu.2013.10.052. [Epub ahead of print].
  25. Alant J, Senjaya F, Ivanovic A, Forden J, Shakhbazau A, Midha R. The impact of motor axon misdirection and attrition following experimental nerve injuries. PLoS One. 2013 Nov 25;8(11):e82546. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082546. PMID: 24282624
  26. Khoung H,  Kumar R, Senjaya F, Grochmal J, Ivanovic A, Shakhbazau A, Forden J, Webb A, Biernaskie J, Midha R. Skin derived precursor Schwann cell improve behavioural recovery for acute and delayed nerve repair. Exp Neurol, 254: 168-179, 2014 Jan 14. pii: S0014-4886(14)00015-6. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2014.01.002. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:24440805
  27. Shakhbazau A, Mohanty C, Kumar R, Midha R. Sensory recovery after cell therapy in peripheral nerve repair: effects of naïve and skin precursor-derived Schwann cells. J Neurosurg, Epub June 20, 2014 doi: 10.3171/2014.5.JNS132132
  28. Senjaya F, Midha R. Editorial: Wrist and finger extension reanimation in cervical cord injury. J Neurosurg. 2015 Jan;122(1):118-20. doi: 10.3171/2014.5.JNS14964. PMID:5343183
  29. Khu KJ, Midha R. Editorial: Qualitative research in brachial plexus palsy. J Neurosurg, 2015 Jun;122(6):1411-2. doi: 10.3171/2014.5.JNS141012. Epub 2015 Apr 3. PMID:25839929
  30. Stratton JA, Shah P, Kumar R, Grochmal J, Shapira Y, Guo GF, Biernaskie J, Midha R. The immunomodulatory properties of adult skin-derived Schwann cells: implications for peripheral nerve injury therapy. Eur J Neurosci, 2015 Jun 29. doi: 10.1111/ejn.13006. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 26121489
  31. Shapira Y, Midha R. Shocking therapy: brief electrical stimulation for delayed nerve repair. Exp Neurol, 2015 Jul 20;271:524-525. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.07.015. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 26206729
  32. El Madhoun T, Midha R. Editorial: Radial nerve. J Neurosurg, 2015 Aug 14:1-4. [Epub ahead of print]  PMID: 26274989
  33. Mohanty C, Midha R. Nerve section causes brain reaction. World Neurosurg. 2015 Jun 12. pii: S1878-8750(15)00757-3. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.06.009. [Epub ahead of print]  PMID: 26079784
  34. Shapira Y, Midha R. Centro-central short circuiting for management of stump neuroma pain in amputees.World Neurosurg. 2016 Feb; 86:59-60. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.09.065. [Epub2015 Sep 28] PMID:26423930
  35. Shapira Y, Midha R. Editorial: Modified extended approach improves recovery following spinal accessory to suprascapular nerve transfer. J Neurosurg Spine 2016 Feb 12:1-4  [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 26871648
  36. Khu KJ, Midha R. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. World Neurosurg 2016 Jul 21. pii: S1878-8750(16)30582-4. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.07.054. [Epub ahead of print]
  37. Gambhir HS, Raharjo E, Forden J, Kumar R, Mishra C, Guo GF, Grochmal J, Shapira Y, Midha R. Improved method to track and precisely count Schwann cells post-tranplantation in a peripheral nerve injury model. J Neurosci Methods. 2016 Aug 18;273:86-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2016.08.009. [Epub ahead of print] PMID 27546200
  38. Nadi M, Midha R. Editorial: Myoelectric functional hand prosthesis for total brachial plexus injury.  J Neurosurg. 2017 Jan 17:1-3. doi: 10.3171/2016.7.JNS161501. [Epub ahead of print] PMID 28093032
  39. Shapira Y, Midha R. Pathophysiology of nerve injury. In Mahapatra AK, Midha R and Sinha S. Surgery of Brachial Plexus. Thieme (Delhi), 2016, Chapter 2: 13-32
  40. Shapira Y, Midha R. Pathophysiology of surgical nerve disorders. In (Peripheral Nerve Section Editors- A Filler, A Belzberg, L Chen and M Malessy), Youmans and Winn’s Neurological Surgery, 7th Edition (R Winn, Editor), Elseiver, ISBN 9780323287821, Vol 3 pp 1966-1977, 2017.
  41.  El Madhoun T, Midha R. Peripheral nerve examination, evaluation and biopsy. In (Peripheral Nerve Section Editors- A Filler, A Belzberg, L Chen and M Malessy), Youmans and Winn’s Neurological Surgery, 7th Edition (R Winn, Editor), Elseiver, ISBN 9780323287821, Vol 2 pp 1978-1984, 2017.
  42. Ramachandran S, Midha R. Editorial: Outcome of facial nerve grafts applied immediately following nerve discontinuity in skull base surgery. J Neurosurg. 2017 Apr 7:1-4. doi: 10.3171/2016.10.JNS162354. [Epub ahead of print]  PMID: 28387622
  43. Ramachandran S, Midha R. Surgical repair of nerve lesions- neurolysis and neurorrhaphy with grafts or tubes. In Manual of peripheral nerve surgery: from basic to complex procedures. Socolovsky M, Rasuluk L, Midha R, Garazzo D (Eds). Thieme (Germany), ISBN 978-3-13-240955-2; 74-83, 2017.
  44. Nadi M, Midha R. Management of peripheral nerve injuries. In Ellenbogen R, Laligam S, Kitchen ND (Eds) Principles of Neurological Surgery (4th Ed), Elsevier, Philadelphia, ISBN 978-0-323-43140-8, 832-841, 2018.
  45. Nadi M, Midha R. Entrapment neuropathies and peripheral nerve tumors. In Ellenbogen R, Laligam S, Kitchen ND (Eds) Principles of Neurological Surgery (4th Ed), Elsevier, Philadelphia, ISBN 978-0-323-43140-8, 842-860, 2018.
  46. Stratton JA, Kumar R, Sinha S, Shah PT, Strykel M, Shapira Y, Midha R, Biernaskie J. Purification and characterization of Schwann cells from adult human skin and nerve.  eNeuro, 2017, May 16:4(3). doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0307-16.2017
  47. Addas BMJ, Ramachandran S, Midha R.  Mini-review: bridging nerve gaps with nerve grafts or nerve conduits. J Peripheral Nerve Surgery, 1(1): 19-23, July 2017.
  48. Sammons V, Midha R. Demonstration of autonomic dysfuction in traumatic brachial plexus injury using quantitative sudomotor axon reflex test (QSART). Neurology India, 2017 Nov-Dec; 65(6); 1227-8, doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.217984 PMID: 29133687
  49. Loch-Wilkinson T, McNeil S, White C, Schrag C, Midha R. Nerve transfers in patients with Brown Sequard pattern of spinal cord injury: report of 2 cases. World Neurosurg, 2017 Nov 9. pii: S1878-8750(17)31908-3. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.169. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID 29129770
  50. El Madhoun T, Midha R. Nerve Transfer to Biceps Muscle Using a Part of Ulnar Nerve for C5-C6 Avulsion of the brachial Plexus: Anatomical Study and Report of four cases by Oberlin et al. In CNS Essential Papers in Neurosurgery (Bernard Bendok, Zohar Ghogawala, Najib El Tecle, Brian Ragel, Ashok Asthagiri and Daniel Resnick, Editors). In press, 2017
  51. Nadi M, Ramachandran S, Islam A, Guo G-F, Forden J, Midha R. Testing the effectiveness and the contribution of experimental supercharge (reversed) end to side nerve transfer. J Neurosurg, 2018, May 18: 1-10. doi: 10.3171/2017.12.JNS171570 PMID 29775143. Published: J Neurosurg 130:702-711, March 2019.
  52. Shapira Y, Sammons V, Forden J, Guo GF, Kipp A, Girgulis J, Mishra T, Alant J, Midha R. Brief electrical stimulation promotes nerve regeneration following experimental in-continuity nerve injury. Neurosurgery. 2018 Jun 11. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyy221. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29893910
  53. Sammons V, Midha R. Editorial: The breathing arm revisited. J Neurosurg. 2018 Aug 24:1-2. doi: 10.3171/2018.5.JNS181001. [Epub ahead of print: 10.3171/2018.5.JNS181001] PMID 30141759
  54. Ramachandran S, Midha R. Recent advances in nerve repair. Neurology India, 67(7) Supp 1: 106-114, 2019.
  55. Umansky D, Midha R. Treatment of neuropathic pain after peripheral nerve and brachial plexus traumatic injury. Neurology India, 67(7) Supp 1: 23-24, 2019.
  56. Stratton JA, Sinha S, Labit E, Shin W, Chu TH, Midha R, Biernaskie J. Droplet barcoding-based single cell transcriptomics of adult mammalian tissues. JOVE, J Vis Exp. 2019 Jan 10;(143). doi: 10.3791/58709. PMID 30688305
  57. Midha R, Grochmal J. Sugery for nerve injury: current and future perspectives. J Neurosurg, 130: 676-685, March 2019. doi: 10.3171/2018.11 JNS 181520 PMID 30835708
  58. Alzahrani S, Midha R. Commentary: Viable C5 and C6 Proximal Stumps Use in Reconstructive Surgery of the Adult Brachial Plexus Traction Injuries. Neurosurgery. 2019 Jun 25. pii: nyz215. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz215. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31237337
  59. Umansky D, Midha R. Commentary: Rapid-Stretch Injury to Peripheral Nerves: Histologic Results. Neurosurgery. 2019 Jun 3. pii: nyz196. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz196. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31157886
  60. Kubiak CA, Grochmal J, Kung TA, Cederna PS, Midha R, Kemp SWP. Stem-cell based therapies to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration (Invited Review). Muscle and Nerve 14 2019: 1-11, epub before print: DOI: 10.1002/mus.26760; PMID 31725911
  61. Grochmal J, Teo W, Gambhir H, Kumar R, Stratton J, Dhaliwal R, Brideau C, Biernaskie J, Stys P, Midha R. Specteral characterization of myelination within the injured adult PNS using the solvatochromic dye Nile Red. Cells 2020, 9, 189; doi:10.3390/cells9010189
  62. Umansky D, Midha R. Commentary: The Presence and Persistence of Unrealistic Expectations in Patients Undergoing Nerve Surgery. Neurosurgery. 2020 Jun 1;86(6):E522-E523. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz451
  63. Umansky D, Midha R. Editorial. The quintessential nerve injury model. J Neurosurg. 2020 Nov 6:1-3. doi: 10.3171/2020.6.JNS201799. Online ahead of print.
  64. Brito da Silva H, Midha R. Commentary: A novel method to treat progressive desmoid tumors involving neurovascular bundles: a retrospective cohort study. Neurosurgery, nyab017,  https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyab017 08 February 2021
  65. Wilson TJ, Hamrick F, Alzahrani S, Dibble CF, Koduri S, Pendleton C, Saleh SA, Ali ZA, Mahan MA, Midha R, Ray WZ, Yang L, Zager E, Spinner R.  Analysis of the effect of intraoperative neuromonitoring during resection of benign nerve sheath tumors on gross total resection and neurological complications. J Neurosurg, 2021 Feb 12:1-10. doi: 10.3171/2020.8.JNS202885. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33578389
  66. Ramji M, Alzahrani S, Cawthorn TR, Midha R, Elzinga K. Surgical management of anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome: case report, surgical technique and literature review. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Mar 26;9(3):e3453. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000003453. eCollection 2021 Mar.