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J Gordon Mc Comb, MD

Professor of Neurological Surgery

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Publications

  • Noninvasive Measurement of Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow in Shunted Hydrocephalus: Protocol for Scanner Calibration and Multisite Data Collection. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Feb 20; 15:e85918.. View in PubMed
  • Using phase-contrast MRI to assist in assessment of shunt function following postoperative intraventricular hemorrhage: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2026 Feb 16; 11(7).. View in PubMed
  • Hugh Davson: the scientist and his science. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2025 Aug 01; 329(2):C675-C681.. View in PubMed
  • Time-STAMP MRI of CSF motion for evaluation of Chiari malformation and endoscopic third ventriculostomy. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Aug 01; 36(2):208-216.. View in PubMed
  • Early Longitudinal Development in a Diverse Prospective Cohort with Sagittal, Unicoronal, or Metopic Craniosynostosis. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2025 Apr 30; 10556656251337268.. View in PubMed
  • Automated Detection of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Using CT Imaging for Calculating the Ventricle-to-Subarachnoid Volume Ratio. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Jan 08; 46(1):141-146.. View in PubMed
  • Unilateral hemicraniectomy with titanium cranioplasty for the treatment of high intracranial pressure in a pediatric patient with Camurati-Engelmann disease: illustrative case. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2024 Dec 16; 8(25).. View in PubMed
  • When is the radiology report of posterior fossa containing cyst/cystic-like CSF collection of clinical or surgical significance? J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Oct 01; 34(4):328-333.. View in PubMed
  • The role of occipital condyle and atlas anomalies on occipital cervical fusion outcomes in Chiari malformation type I with syringomyelia: a study from the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Jul 01; 34(1):66-74.. View in PubMed
  • Surgical management of pediatric spinal aneurysmal bone cysts: patient series. J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2024 Jan 22; 7(4).. View in PubMed
  • Early Ophthalmology Findings in Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis. J Craniofac Surg. 2023 Jun 01; 34(4):1259-1261.. View in PubMed
  • Perioperative outcomes and the effects of anesthesia in congenital central hypoventilation patients. Sleep Breath. 2023 05; 27(2):505-510.. View in PubMed
  • Eliminating the need for manual segmentation to determine size and volume from MRI. A proof of concept on segmenting the lateral ventricles. PLoS One. 2023; 18(5):e0285414.. View in PubMed
  • Accurate image-based CSF volume calculation of the lateral ventricles. Sci Rep. 2022 07 15; 12(1):12115.. View in PubMed
  • Complications and outcomes of posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty versus without duraplasty for pediatric patients with Chiari malformation type I and syringomyelia: a study from the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Jul 01; 30(1):39-51.. View in PubMed
  • Socioeconomic and demographic factors in the diagnosis and treatment of Chiari malformation type I and syringomyelia. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Mar 01; 29(3):288-297.. View in PubMed
  • An unusual cause of diaphragm pacer failure in congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022 Mar 01; 18(3):949-952.. View in PubMed
  • Readmissions after ventricular shunting in pediatric patients with hydrocephalus: a Nationwide Readmissions Database analysis. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 11 01; 28(5):553-562.. View in PubMed
  • Ventriculopleural shunts in a pediatric population: a review of 170 consecutive patients. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 10 01; 28(4):450-457.. View in PubMed
  • A portable multi-sensor module for monitoring external ventricular drains. Biomed Microdevices. 2021 09 20; 23(4):45.. View in PubMed
  • Extradural decompression versus duraplasty in Chiari malformation type I with syrinx: outcomes on scoliosis from the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 08 01; 28(2):167-175.. View in PubMed
  • Postoperative facial palsy after pediatric posterior fossa tumor resection. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 05 01; 27(5):566-571.. View in PubMed
  • Usefulness of postoperative ventriculography and intracranial pressure monitoring following endoscopic third ventriculostomy. Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 04; 37(4):1151-1158.. View in PubMed
  • Dural augmentation approaches and complication rates after posterior fossa decompression for Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia: a Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2021 04 01; 27(4):459-468.. View in PubMed
  • Occipital-Cervical Fusion and Ventral Decompression in the Surgical Management of Chiari-1 Malformation and Syringomyelia: Analysis of Data From the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. Neurosurgery. 2021 01 13; 88(2):332-341.. View in PubMed
  • Measuring Maximum Head Circumference Within the Picture Archiving and Communication System: A Fully Automatic Approach. Front Pediatr. 2021; 9:608122.. View in PubMed
  • Reliability of the radiopharmaceutical shunt flow study for the detection of a CSF shunt malfunction in the presence of stable ventricular size. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 10 01; 26(4):364-370.. View in PubMed
  • Resolution of neonatal posthemorrhagic ventricular dilation coincident with patent ductus arteriosus ligation: case report. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 09 01; 26(3):255-261.. View in PubMed
  • Commentary: Converting Pediatric Patients and Young Adults From a Shunt to a Third Ventriculostomy: A Multicenter Evaluation. Neurosurgery. 2020 08 01; 87(2):E106-E107.. View in PubMed
  • Factors associated with syrinx size in pediatric patients treated for Chiari malformation type I and syringomyelia: a study from the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2020 06 01; 25(6):629-639.. View in PubMed
  • Radiological and clinical predictors of scoliosis in patients with Chiari malformation type I and spinal cord syrinx from the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019 11 01; 24(5):520-527.. View in PubMed
  • Risk Factors for Preoperative Developmental Delay in Patients with Nonsyndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 01; 143(1):133e-139e.. View in PubMed
  • A new MRI tag-based method to non-invasively visualize cerebrospinal fluid flow. Childs Nerv Syst. 2018 09; 34(9):1677-1682.. View in PubMed
  • Automatically measuring brain ventricular volume within PACS using artificial intelligence. PLoS One. 2018; 13(3):e0193152.. View in PubMed
  • Is Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Care Necessary following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Sagittal Synostosis? Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Dec; 140(6):1235-1239.. View in PubMed
  • Proteus Syndrome With a Cranial Intraosseous Lipoma. J Craniofac Surg. 2017 Nov; 28(8):e771-e773.. View in PubMed
  • The effect of NACHRI children’s hospital designation on outcome in pediatric malignant brain tumors. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2017 Aug; 20(2):149-157.. View in PubMed
  • Parylene MEMS patency sensor for assessment of hydrocephalus shunt obstruction. Biomed Microdevices. 2016 10; 18(5):87.. View in PubMed
  • Infection rate correlated with time to repair of open neural tube defects (myelomeningoceles): an institutional and national study. Childs Nerv Syst. 2016 Sep; 32(9):1675-81.. View in PubMed
  • Cross-Sectional Analysis on Racial and Economic Disparities Affecting Mortality in Preterm Infants with Posthemorrhagic Hydrocephalus. World Neurosurg. 2016 Apr; 88:399-410.. View in PubMed
  • Surgical management of hydrocephalus secondary to intraventricular hemorrhage in the preterm infant. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Mar; 17(3):278-84.. View in PubMed
  • Trends in hospitalization of preterm infants with intraventricular hemorrhage and hydrocephalus in the United States, 2000-2010. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Mar; 17(3):260-9.. View in PubMed
  • Reevaluating the weekend effect on patients with hydrocephalus undergoing operative shunt intervention. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2016 Feb; 17(2):156-162.. View in PubMed
  • A practical clinical classification of spinal neural tube defects. Childs Nerv Syst. 2015 Oct; 31(10):1641-57.. View in PubMed
  • J. Gordon McComb, MD: President of the ISPN, 2013-2014. Childs Nerv Syst. 2015 Oct; 31(10):1639-40.. View in PubMed
  • Racial and socioeconomic disparities in outcomes following pediatric cerebrospinal fluid shunt procedures. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015 Jun; 15(6):560-6.. View in PubMed
  • Risk factors for hydrocephalus and neurological deficit in children born with an encephalocele. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2015 Apr; 15(4):392-8.. View in PubMed
  • Diaphragm Pacing without Tracheostomy in Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome Patients. Respiration. 2015; 89(6):534-8.. View in PubMed
  • What is the risk of venous infarction to intra-operative sacrifice of either the superficial or deep cerebral bridging veins? Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 May; 30(5):811-3.. View in PubMed
  • Neurosurgical care of pediatric brain tumor patients in a rehabilitation unit. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2014; 7(4):323-31.. View in PubMed
  • Closed neural tube defects in children with caudal regression. Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Sep; 29(9):1451-7.. View in PubMed
  • The safety of the intraoperative sacrifice of the deep cerebral veins. Childs Nerv Syst. 2013 Feb; 29(2):199-207.. View in PubMed
  • Congenital dermal sinus with an infected dermoid cyst in the cervico-thoracic spinal cord. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2013; 49(2):89-92.. View in PubMed
  • Spinal arachnoid cysts in the pediatric population: report of 31 cases and a review of the literature. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Apr; 9(4):432-41.. View in PubMed
  • Congenital hydrocephalus associated with myeloschisis. Childs Nerv Syst. 2011 Oct; 27(10):1585-8.. View in PubMed
  • Posterior interhemispheric retrocallosal approach to pineal region and posterior fossa lesions in a pediatric population. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 May; 7(5):527-33.. View in PubMed
  • Incidence of venous infarction after sacrificing middle-third superior sagittal sinus cortical bridging veins in a pediatric population. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Mar; 7(3):224-8.. View in PubMed
  • Scoliosis and Chiari malformation Type I in children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Jan; 7(1):25-9.. View in PubMed
  • Evaluation of intracranial cerebrospinal fluid cytology in staging pediatric medulloblastomas, supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors, and ependymomas. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Aug; 6(2):131-6.. View in PubMed
  • Split medulla in association with multiple closed neural tube defects. Childs Nerv Syst. 2010 Jul; 26(7):967-71.. View in PubMed
  • Nondysraphic pediatric intramedullary spinal cord lipomas: report of 5 cases. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Feb; 5(2):172-8.. View in PubMed
  • The role of stereotactic radiotherapy in the management of ependymomas. Childs Nerv Syst. 2009 Oct; 25(10):1269-73.. View in PubMed
  • Surgical treatment of rathke cleft cysts in children. Neurosurgery. 2009 Jun; 64(6):1132-7; author reply 1037-8.. View in PubMed
  • Anaplastic intraventricular oligodendroglioma: case report and review of the literature. Surg Neurol. 2009 Jun; 71(6):693-700.. View in PubMed
  • Aggressive variant of a papillary glioneuronal tumor. Report of 2 cases. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Jan; 3(1):46-52.. View in PubMed
  • Use of cranial fixation pins in pediatric neurosurgery. Neurosurgery. 2008 Apr; 62(4):913-8; discussion 918-9.. View in PubMed
  • Craniospinal Langerhans cell histiocytosis in children: 30 years’ experience at a single institution. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Mar; 1(3):187-95.. View in PubMed
  • Pediatric shunt malfunction without ventricular dilatation. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2008; 44(2):128-32.. View in PubMed
  • Progressive myelopathy due to meningeal thickening in shunted patients: description of a novel entity and the role of surgery. Childs Nerv Syst. 2007 Aug; 23(8):851.. View in PubMed
  • Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of hydrocephalic infants. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2007; 43(6):461-7.. View in PubMed
  • Pathogenesis and treatment of intracranial arachnoid cysts in pediatric patients younger than 2 years of age. Neurosurg Focus. 2007; 22(2):E1.. View in PubMed
  • Unexpected myxopapillary ependymoma within a filum terminale tethering the spinal cord. Pediatr Neurosurg. 2007; 43(4):309-11.. View in PubMed
  • Epidural-cutaneous fistula in association with the Pott puffy tumor in an adolescent. Case report. J Neurosurg. 2006 Sep; 105(3 Suppl):235-7.. View in PubMed
  • Untreated pediatric primitive neuroectodermal tumor in vivo: quantitation of taurine with MR spectroscopy. Radiology. 2005 Sep; 236(3):1020-5.. View in PubMed
  • Synchronous multicentric pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma: case report. Neurosurgery. 2005 Jul; 57(1):E191; discussion E191.. View in PubMed
  • Craniotomy for fenestration of multiloculated hydrocephalus in pediatric patients. Neurosurgery. 2005 Jul; 57(1 Suppl):100-6; discussion 100-6.. View in PubMed
  • Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors of the central nervous system: management and outcomes. Neurosurg Focus. 2005 Jun 15; 18(6A):E8.. View in PubMed
  • Differentiation of choroid plexus tumors by advanced magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Neurosurg Focus. 2005 Jun 15; 18(6A):E4.. View in PubMed
  • Proton-decoupled 31P MRS in untreated pediatric brain tumors. Magn Reson Med. 2005 Jan; 53(1):22-9.. View in PubMed
  • High rates of neurological improvement following severe traumatic pediatric spinal cord injury. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2004 Jul 01; 29(13):1493-7; discussion E266.. View in PubMed
  • Unusual presentations of cerebral solitary fibrous tumors: report of four cases. Neurosurgery. 2004 Apr; 54(4):1004-9; discussion 1009.. View in PubMed
  • Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of atypical diffuse pontine masses. Neurosurg Focus. 2003 Jul 15; 15(1):E5.. View in PubMed
  • Use of elemental iodine for shunt infection prophylaxis. Neurosurgery. 2003 Apr; 52(4):908-12; discussion 912-3.. View in PubMed
  • Lymphangiomatosis of the spine: two cases requiring surgical intervention. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Feb 01; 28(3):E45-50.. View in PubMed
  • Thoracoscopic placement of phrenic nerve electrodes for diaphragmatic pacing in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2002 Jul; 37(7):974-8; discussion 974-8.. View in PubMed

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