Publications

  1. Sammartino F., Yeh F., Krishna V. (2019, In press). Longitudinal analysis of structural changes following unilateral focused ultrasound thalamotomy. Neuroimage: Clinical.
  2. Sammartino F., Beam D., Snell J., Krishna V. 2019 (In press). Kranion, an open-source environment for planning Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Surgery: technical note. Journal of Neurosurgery.
  3. Krishna, V., Sammartino, F., Agrawal, P., Changizi, B. K., Bourekas, E., Knopp, M. V., & Rezai, A. (2018). Prospective tractography-based targeting for improved safety of focused ultrasound thalamotomy. Neurosurgery.
  4. Fishman P.S., Elias W.J., Ghanouni P., Gwinn R., Lipsman N., Schwartz M., Chang J.W., Taira T., Krishna V., Rezai A., Yamada K., Igase K., Cosgrove R., Kashima H., Kaplitt M.G., Tierney T.S., Eisenberg H.M. (2018). Neurological adverse event profile of magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor. Movement Disorders.
  5. Sammartino F., Krishna V. Unilateral Pupil Dilation From Epidural Spinal Stimulation. (2018). Neuromodulation.
  6. Huang Y., Lipsman N., Schwartz M.L., Krishna V., Sammartino F., Lozano A.M., Hynynen K. (2018). Predicting lesion size by accumulated thermal dose in MR-guided focused ultrasound for essential tremor. Med Phys.
  7. Sandoe, C., Krishna, V., Basha, D., Sammartino, F., Tatsch, J., Picillo, M., . . . Fasano, A. (2018). Predictors of deep brain stimulation outcome in tremor patients. Brain Stimulation.
  8. Schwartz M.L., Yeung R., Huang Y., Lipsman N., Krishna V., Jain J.D., Chapman M.G., Lozano A.M., Hynynen K.. (2018). Skull bone marrow injury caused by MR-guided focused ultrasound for cerebral functional procedures. Journal of Neurosurgery.
  9. King NKK, Krishna V, Sammartino F, et al. Anatomical targeting of the optimal location for thalamic deep brain stimulation in patients with essential tremor. World Neurosurg 2017.
  10. Sammartino, F., Krishna, V., Sankar, T., Fisico, J., Kalia, S.K., Hodaie, M., et al. (2016). 3-Tesla MRI in patients with fully implanted deep brain stimulation devices: a preliminary study in 10 patients. J Neurosurg, 1-7. doi: 10.3171/2016.9.JNS16908.
  11. King, N. K. K., Krishna, V., Basha, D., Elias, G., Sammartino, F., Hodaie, M., . . .Hutchinson, W. D. (2016). Microelectrode recording findings within ractographydefined VIM. Journal of Neurosurgery.
  12. Ibrahim, G. M.; S. Wong, B. R. Morgan; Lipsman, N.; Fallah, A.; Weil, A. G.; Krishna, V.; Wennberg, R. A.; and Lozano, A. M. (2017). “Phase-Amplitude Coupling within the Anterior Thalamic Nuclei during Seizures.” Journal of Neurophysiology.
  13. Vera, C. L., Patel, S. J., Henderson, F. C., Jr., Roberts, D. R., & Krishna, V. (2018). Neuronal activity organization features in human consciousness: summary of introductory remarks in a dialogue with neurological surgery residents. Neurocase.
  14. Krishna V., Sammartino F., Rezai A. (2017) Transcranial focused ultrasound: A Review of current therapies, challenges, and future directions JAMA Neurology.
  15. Sammartino, F., Krishna, V., Sankar, T., Fisico, J., Kalia, S.K., Hodaie, M., et al. (2016). 3-Tesla MRI in patients with fully implanted deep brain stimulation devices: a preliminary study in 10 patients. Journal of Neurosurgery.
  16. Snijders, A., Takakusaki, K., Debû, B., Lozano, A., Krishna, V., Fasano, A., . . . Hallett, M. (2016). Physiology of freezing of gait. Annals of Neurology.
  17. So, R. Q, Krishna, V., King, N. K. K., Yang, H., Zhang, Z., Sammartino, F., Lozano, A. M., Wennberg, R. A., Guan, Prediction and detection of seizures from simultaneous thalamic and scalp EEG recordings. (2016). Journal of Neurosurgery
  18. Zibetti, M., Moro, E., Krishna, V., Sammartino, F., Picillo, M., Munhoz, R. P., . . .Fasano, A. (2016). Low-frequency Subthalamic Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease: Long-term Outcome and Predictors. Brain Stimul. doi:10.1016/j.brs.2016.04.017
  19. Sammartino, F., Krishna, V., Kon Kam King, N., Lozano, A. M., & Hodaie, M. (2016). Tractography-Based Ventral Intermediate Nucleus Targeting: Novel Methodology and Intraoperative Validation. Movement Disorders. doi:10.1002/mds.26633
  20. Strauss, I., Taha, K., Krishna, V., & Hodaie, M. (2016). Younger age predicts greater effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain. Acta Neurochirurgica, 158(5), 999-1003. doi:10.1007/s00701-016-2753-0
  21. Krishna, V., Sammartino, F., Yee, P., Mikulis, D., Walker, M., Elias, G., & Hodaie, M. (2016). Diffusion tensor imaging assessment of microstructural brainstem integrity in Chiari malformation Type I. Journal of Neurosurgery, 1-8. doi:10.3171/2015.9.JNS151196
  22. Krishna, V., King, N. K., Sammartino, F., Strauss, I., Andrade, D. M., Wennberg, R. A., & Lozano, A. M. (2016). Anterior Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Epilepsy: Insights Into Patterns of Seizure Control and Efficacious Target. Neurosurgery, 78(6), 802-811. doi:10.1227/NEU.0000000000001197
  23. Krishna, V., Sammartino, F., King, N. K., So, R. Q., & Wennberg, R. (2016). Neuromodulation for Epilepsy. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, 27(1), 123-131. doi:10.1016/j.nec.2015.08.010
  24. Sammartino, F., Krishna, V., King, N. K. K., Bruno, V., Kalia, S. K., Hodaie, M., . . .Fasano, A. (2015). Sequence of Electrode Implantation and Outcome of Deep Brain Stimulation or Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. doi:10.1136/jnnp-2015-311426
  25. Venkatraghavan, L., Rakhman, E., Krishna, V., Sammartino, F., Manninen, P., & Hutchison, W. (2015). The Effect of General Anesthesia on the Microelectrode Recordings From Pallidal Neurons in Patients With Dystonia. Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. doi:10.1097/ANA.0000000000000200
  26. Strauss, I., Corn, B. W., Krishna, V., Shahar, T., Matceyevsky, D., Gez, E., . . . Kanner, A. A. (2015). Patterns of Failure after Stereotactic Radiosurgery of the Resection Cavity following Surgical Removal of Brain Metastases. World Neurosurg. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2015.07.073
  27. Krishna, V., Elias, G., Sammartino, F., Basha, D., King, N. K., Fasano, A., . . .Hutchison, W. D. (2015). The effect of dexmedetomidine on the firing properties of STN neurons in Parkinson’s disease. European Journal of Neuroscience, 42(4), 2070-2077. doi:10.1111/ejn.13004
  28. Krishna, V., McLawhorn, M., Kosnik-Infinger, L., & Patel, S. (2014). High long-term symptomatic recurrence rates after Chiari-1 decompression without dural opening: a single center experience. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 118(0), 53-58. doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.12.016
  29. Krishna, V., & Lozano, A. M. (2014). Brain stimulation for intractable epilepsy: Anterior thalamus and responsive stimulation. Ann Indian Acad Neurol, 17(Suppl1), S95-98. doi:10.4103/0972-2327.128671
  30. Krishna, V., Andrews, H., Varma, A., Mintzer, J., Kindy, M. S., & Guest, J. (2014). Spinal cord injury: how can we improve the classification and quantification of its severity and prognosis? Journal of Neurotrauma, 31(3), 215-227. doi:10.1089/neu.2013.2982
  31. Alshareef, M., Krishna, V., Ferdous, J., Alshareef, A., Kindy, M., Kolachalama, V. B., & Shazly, T. (2014). Effect of spinal cord compression on local vascular blood flow and perfusion capacity. PLoS ONE, 9(9), e108820. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0108820
  32. Krishna, V., Konakondla, S., Nicholas, J., Varma, A., Kindy, M., & Wen, X. (2013). Biomaterial-based interventions for neuronal regeneration and functional recovery in rodent model of spinal cord injury: a systematic review. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 36(3), 174-190. doi:10.1179/2045772313Y.0000000095
  33. Krishna, V., Andrews, H., Jin, X., Yu, J., Varma, A., Wen, X., & Kindy, M. (2013). A contusion model of severe spinal cord injury in rats. Journal of Visualized Experiments(78), e50111-e50111. doi:10.3791/50111
  34. Frankel, B., Krishna, V., Vandergrift, A., Bauer, D. C., & Nicholas, J. (2013). Natural history and risk factors for adjacent vertebral fractures in the fracture intervention trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 38(25), 2201-2207. doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000000025
  35. Patel, S., Krishna, V., Nicholas, J., Welzig, C. M., & Vera, C. (2012). Preliminary observations on the vasomotor responses to electrical stimulation of the ventrolateral surface of the human medulla. Journal of Neurosurgery, 117(1), 150-155. doi:10.3171/2012.3.JNS11973
  36. Morgan, S. L., Krishna, V., & Varma, A. K. (2012). Cervical pseudomeningocele as a cause of neurological decline after posterior cervical spine surgery. Neurology India, 60(2), 56-257. doi:10.4103/0028-3886.96434
  37. Lazaridis, C., DeSantis, S. M., Vandergrift, A. W., & Krishna, V. (2012). Cerebral blood flow velocity changes and the value of the pulsatility index post decompressive craniectomy. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 19(7), 1052-1054. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2011.08.039
  38. Lazaridis, C., DeSantis, S. M., McLawhorn, M., & Krishna, V. (2012). Liberation of neurosurgical patients from mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy in neurocritical care. Journal of Critical Care, 27(4), 417 e411-418. doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.08.018
  39. Krishna, V., Walsh, K., Turner, R. D., Chalela, J., Turk, A., & Patel, S. J. (2012). Impact of integrated cerebrovascular program on outcomes in patients with intracranial aneurysms. Journal of neurointerventional surgery. doi:10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-10309
  40. Krishna, V., Lazaridis, C., Ellegala, D., Glazier, S., Kindy, M., Spampinato, M., & Chalela, J. A. (2012). Spinal cord infarction associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 114(7), 1030-1032. doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.01.037
  41. Group, I. S. (2012). Injection Practices in India. WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, 1(2), 189-200.
  42. Federici, T., Hurtig, C. V., Burks, K. L., Riley, J. P., Krishna, V., Miller, B. A., . . . Boulis, N. M. (2012). Surgical technique for spinal cord delivery of therapies: demonstration of procedure in gottingen minipigs. Journal of Visualized Experiments(70), e4371. doi:10.3791/4371
  43. Krishna, V., Rauf, Y., Patel, S., Glazier, S., Perot, P., & Ellegala, D. B. (2011). History and current state of neurosurgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. Neurosurgery, 69(1), 145-152; discussion 152-143. doi:10.1227/NEU.0b013e3182137384
  44. Krishna, V., Blaker, B., Kosnik, L., Patel, S., & Vandergrift, W. (2011). Trans-lamina terminalis approach to third ventricle using supraorbital craniotomy: technique description and literature review for outcome comparison with anterior, lateral and trans-sphenoidal corridors. Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, 54(5-6), 236-242. doi:10.1055/s-0031-1297996
  45. Shukla, B. S., Giglio, P., Couch, J. E., Hasija, N., Krishna, V., Frankel, B. M., & Welsh, C. T. (2010). Concomitant lymphoma and cryptococcosis in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 340(4), 340-342. doi:10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181ef173f
  46. Krishna, V., & Kim, D. H. (2007). Ethnic differences in risk factors for subarachnoid hemorrhage. Journal of Neurosurgery, 107(3), 522-529. doi:10.3171/JNS-07/09/0522
  47. Singh, B., Pandey, R. M., D’Souza, N., Anushyanthan, A., Krishna, V., Gupta, V., . . .Singh, A. K. (2002). Knowledge, attitudes and socio demographic factors differentiating blood donors from non donors in an urban slum in Delhi. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, XXVII(3), 118-123.

 

Non-peer reviewed publications

  1. Krishna, V., & Frankel, B. (2012). Use of the da Vinci Minimally Invasive Robotic System for Resection of a Complicated Paraspinal Schwannoma With Thoracic Extension: Case Report COMMENT: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS 530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA.
  2. Frankel, B. M., & Krishna, V. (2012). Meta-analysis: vertebroplasty for vertebral compression fracture ineffective in improving pain and function. Evidence-Based Medicine, 17(5), 142-143. doi:10.1136/ebmed-2011-100215
  3. Krishna V, Hodaie, M. (2015) Operating outside the operating room: how do we measure the implications? J Neurosurg
  4. Sandoe, C., Krishna, V., Sammartino, F., Poon, Y.-Y., Hamani, C., Lozano, A., & Fasano, A. (2016). Predictors of Deep Brain Stimulation Outcome in Tremor Patients (P4. 298). Neurology, 86(16 Supplement), P4. 298.

 

Publications under review

  1. Krishna V, Sammartino, F., Agrawal, P., Changizi, B., Bourekas, E., Knopp, M.V., Rezai, A. A novel tractography-based targeting method for focused ultrasound thalamotomy: Clinical outcomes
  2. Krishna V, Sammartino, F., Rezai, A. High Intensity focused ultrasound – A transformative technology for the treatment of neurological disorders.
  3. Krishna V, Sammartino, F., Naik, V., Young, N., Rezai, A. Integrating the network modulation hypothesis for clinical applications of Deep Brain stimulation
  4. Park, Y.S., Sammartino, F., Krishna V, Rezai, A. Surgical targeting of nucleus accumbens: A critical review of the literature
  5. King, N. K. K., Sammartino, F., Krishna, V., Fasano, A., Lozano, A., Hamani, C. Defining the ideal ViM target based on electrophysiology and long-term outcomes. Journal of Neurosurgery.