| Neurosurgical research within the Department of Surgery
is concentrated on two main areas. The first is collaborative head
injury research done through the Adelaide Head Injury Group, of which Professor
Jones and Professor Blumbergs (Neuropathology) are co-heads. Other
disciplines involved include neuropsychology, neuroanatomy and the Road
Accident Research Unit. Current research projects focus on the early
changes after head injury, and in particular, possible ways of measuring
any benefits of intervention in primary injury.
The other area of interest is spinal cord trauma. In collaboration with
the Departments of Neuropathology and Neuroanatomy, we are studying the
effects of the inflammatory response on spinal cord injury in the rat.
In a separate project we are collaborating with neurosurgeons at the
University of Sydney in a project studying syringomyelia, a cystic
degeneration of the spinal cord which is seen as a late complication of
spinal cord injury. This is a continuation of work already done in
our laboratory that has achieved international recognition.
PUBLICATIONS
Anderson RWG, Brown CJ, Blumbergs PC, McLean AJ, Jones NR. Impact mechanics
and axonal injury in a sheep model. J Neurotrauma 2003 October,
20(10):961-974.
Brodbelt AR, Stoodley MA, Watling A, Rogan C, Tu J, Brown CJ, Burke
S, Jones NR. The Role of Excitotoxic Injury in Post-Traumatic Syringomyelia.J
Neurotrauma 2003 September 20(9):883-893
Brodbelt AR, Stoodley MA, Watling AM, Tu J, Burke S, Jones NR
Altered Subarachnoid Space Compliance and Fluid Flow in an Animal Model
of Posttraumatic Syringomyelia.Spine 2003 October 15, 28(20): E413-E419
Brodbelt AR, Stoodley MA, Watling AM, Tu J, Jones NR.Fluid flow in an
animal model of post-traumatic syringomyelia.European Spine J 2003
June, 12(3)300-306
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