1. Concept of brain transplant in pre-historic era

   • R. Kumar
   • A. K. Mahapatra

   Cover Picture 28 October 2008 Pages: 393 - 394

   

2. Intra-axial dermoid tumor mimicking pilocytic astrocytoma

   • Amira Masri
   • Faris G. Bakri
   • Imad Zak

   Letter to the Editor 30 January 2009 Pages: 395 - 396

   

3. Crossed sagittal-suture cephalhematoma

   • Paul Merlob
   • Gil Klinger

   Letter to the Editor 11 February 2009 Pages: 397 - 397

4. “Volcano sign”—description of a sign of aggressive neoplastic epidural lesions with subdural extension

   • Sanjay P. Prabhu

   Brief Communication 11 February 2009 Pages: 399 - 402

   

5. Lumbar synovial cyst in a adolescence: case report

   • Miguel Gelabert-González
   • Angel Prieto-González
   • Alfredo García-Allut

   Case-Based Update 11 December 2008 Pages: 403 - 406

   

6. Intermediate grade meningeal melanocytoma of cervical spine

   • Mostafa El-Khashab
   • Korgun Koral
   • Farideh Nejat

   Case-Based Update 13 January 2009 Pages: 407 - 410

   

7. Proatlantal intersegmental artery: a review of normal and pathological features

   • Ljiljana Vasović
   • Marijola Mojsilović
   • Zoran Milenković

   Review Paper 11 February 2009 Pages: 411 - 421

   

8. A review on the management of epilepsy associated with hypothalamic hamartomas

   • James L. Frazier
   • C. Rory Goodwin
   • George I. Jallo

   Review Paper 20 January 2009 Pages: 423 - 432

   

9. Neurological grading, survival, MR imaging, and histological evaluation in the rat brainstem glioma model

   • U. W. Thomale
   • B. Tyler
   • G. I. Jallo

   Original Paper 10 December 2008 Pages: 433 - 441

   

10. A late complication of CSF shunting: acquired Chiari I malformation

    • Massimo Caldarelli
    • Federica Novegno
    • Concezio Di Rocco

    Original Paper 05 December 2008 Pages: 443 - 452

    

11. Factors contributing improvement of syringomyelia and surgical outcome in type І Chiari malformation

    • Young Seok Park
    • Dong-Seok Kim
    • Joong-Uhn Choi

    Original Paper 05 December 2008 Pages: 453 - 459

    

12. Cerebrospinal fluid levels of interleukin-6 and interleukin-12 in children with meningitis

    • Chia-Chang Hsieh
    • Jen-Her Lu
    • Ren-Bin Tang

    Original Paper 25 September 2008 Pages: 461 - 465

13. Endoscopic third ventriculostomy versus ventriculoperitoneal shunt in pediatric patients: a decision analysis

    • James M. Drake
    • Abhaya V. Kulkarni
    • John Kestle

    Original Paper 13 January 2009 Pages: 467 - 472

    

14. Clinical characteristic of spinal vascular malformation in pediatric patients

    • Jianxin Du
    • Feng Ling
    • Hongqi Zhang

    Original Paper 14 November 2008 Pages: 473 - 478

    

15. Assessing the rotation of the spinal cord in idiopathic scoliosis: a preliminary report of MRI feasibility

    • Patrick Dohn
    • Raphaël Vialle
    • Karimane Abelin

    Original Paper 05 December 2008 Pages: 479 - 483

    

16. Surgery for epilepsy in children with dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor: clinical spectrum, seizure outcome, neuroradiology, and pathology

    • Burçak Bilginer
    • Dilek Yalnızoglu
    • Nejat Akalan

    Original Paper 05 December 2008 Pages: 485 - 491

    

17. Advantage of Catcher’s mask cranioplasty for post-surgical infectious skin trouble

    • Ichiro Takumi
    • Masataka Akimoto

    Technical Note 17 January 2009 Pages: 493 - 495

    

18. Imaging of desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma: a spectroscopic viewpoint

    • Ravikanth Balaji
    • K. Ramachandran

    Case Report 13 January 2009 Pages: 497 - 501

    

19. Transventricular neuroendoscopic excision of giant racemose subarachnoid cysticercosis

    • Carmina F. Angeles
    • Dennis Vollmer
    • Aaron Mohanty

    Case Report 11 February 2009 Pages: 503 - 508

    

20. Shunt malfunction after roller coaster ride

    • Christopher Gegg
    • Greg Olavarria
    • Jogi V. Pattisapu

    Case Report 17 January 2009 Pages: 509 - 510

    

21. M. M. Ozek, G. Cinalli, W.J. Maixner (eds) Spina bifida, management and outcome

    • Gianpiero Tamburrini

    Book Review 11 February 2009 Pages: 511 - 511

22. Factors contributing improvement of syringomyelia and surgical outcome in type I Chiari malformation

    • Young Seok Park
    • Dong-Seok Kim
    • Joong-Uhn Choi

    Erratum 06 March 2009 Pages: 513 - 513