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Refereed Articles
Sen CN, Bennett MH: Epispinal stimulation of the spinal cord: A proposed method for intraoperative monitoring. Experimental Neurology 98: 170-188, 1987
 
Sen CN, Moller AR: Signs of hemifacial spasm created by chronic stimulation of the facial nerve. Experimental Neurology 98:336-349, 1987
 
Sekhar LN, Sen CN: Anterior and lateral basal approach to the clivus Contemporary Neurosurgery 11:24, 1989
 
Sekhar LN, Sen CN, Jho HD, Janecka IP: Surgical treatment of intracavemous neoplasms: A four-year experience. Neurosurgery 24:18-30, 1989
 
Sen CN, Sekhar LN, Schramm VL, Janecka IP: Chordoma and chondrosarcoma of the cranial base: An eight year experience. Neurosurgery 25:931-941, 1989
 
Moller AR, Sekiya T, Sen CN: Responses from dorsal column nuclei (DCN) in the monkey to stimulation of upper and lower limbs and spinal cord. Electroenceph. Clin. Neurophysiol. 73:353-361, 1989
 
Moller AR, Sen CN: Recording from the facial nucleus in a rat: A physiologic study. Experimental Brain Research 81: 18-24, 1990
 
Sen CN, Sekhar LN: An extreme lateral approach to intradural lesions of the cervical spine and foramen magnum. Neurosurgery 27:197-204, 1990
 
Sen CN, Sekhar LN: The subtemporal and preauricular intratemporal approach to the intradural structures ventral to the brain stem- an anatomical study and its application. J. Neurosurg. 73:345-354, 1990
 
Snyderman CH, Janecka IP, Sekhar LN, Sen C, Eibling DE: Anterior cranial base recontruction: role of galeal and pericranial flaps. Laryngoscope 100:607-614, 1990
 
Sekhar LN, Sen CN, Jho HD: Saphenous vein graft bypass of the cavernous internal carotid artery. J. Neurosurg. 72:35-41, 1990
 
Janecka IP, Sen CN, Sekhar LN, Arriaga M: Facial translocation: a new approach to the cranial base. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 103:413-419, 1990
 
Sen CN, Moller AR: Comparison of the somatosensory evoked potentials recorded from the scalp and dorsal column nuclei to upper and lower limb stimulation in the rat. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 80:378-383, 1991
 
Crockard A, Sen CN: Transoral approach to ventrally located intradural lesions at the craniovertebral junction, review of 7 cases. Neurosurgery 28:88-98, 1991
 
Sen CN, Sekhar LN: Surgical management of anterior placed lesions of the craniocervical junction - an alternative approach. Acta Neurochirurgica 108:70-77, 1991
 
Janecka IP, Sen CN, Sekhar LN, Nuss D, : Facial translocation for cranial base surgery. Keio Journal of Medicine 40 (4): 215220, 1991
 
Sekhar LN, Pomeranz S, Sen C: Extradural petroclival neoplasms: anterior and lateral approaches. Modem Neurosurgery 2: 185210, 1991
 
Sekhar LN, Pomeranz S, Sen C: Cavernous sinus lesions and microneurosurgical experience in this region. Modem Neurosurgery 2: 155-183, 1991
 
Tarr RW, Jungreis CA, Horton JA, Pentheny S., Sekhar LN, Sen C, Janecka IP,Yonas H.: Complications of preoperative ballon test occlusion of internal carotid arteries: Experience with 300 cases. Skull Base Surgery, 1:240, 1991
 
Nuss D., Janecka IP, Sekhar LN, Sen CN: Craniofacial disassembly in the management of skull base tumors. Otolatyngol. Clin. of North America, 24: 1465-1498, 1991
 
Sekhar LN, Sen CN, Lanzino G, Pomonis S: Carotid and cranial nerve reconstruction after removal of cavernous sinus lesions. Keio J. Med. 40 (4): 187-193, December, 1991
 
Janecka IP, Nuss DW, Sen CN: Facial translocation approach to the cranial base. Acta Neurochir. (Suppl) 53:193-8,1991
 
Janecka IP, Nuss DW, Sen CN: Midfacial split for access to the central base. Acta Neurochir. (Suppl) 53:199-203, 1991
 
Sekhar LN, Pomeranz S, Sen CN: Extradural petrous bone and petroclival neoplasms. Acta Neurochir. (Suppl) 53:183-192, 1991
 
Sekhar LN, Pomeranz S, Sen CN: Management of tumors involving the cavernous sinus. Acta Neurochir. (Suppl) 53:101-112, 1991
 
Carrau RL, Snyderman C, Janecka IP, Sekhar L, Sen C, D'Amico F: Antibiotic prophylaxis in cranial base surgery, Head and Neck. 13 :3 1 1-3 17, 1991
 
Sekhar LN, Lanzino G, Sen C, Pomonis S: Reconstruction of the third through sixth cranial nerves during cavernous sinus surgery. J. Neurosurg. 76:935-943, 1992
 
Meyers SP, Hirsch WL Jr, Curtin HD, Barnes L, Sekhar LN, Sen C: Chondrosarcomas of the skull base: MR imaging features Radiology. 184:103-108, 1992
 
Sen C, Sekhar LN: Direct vein graft reconstruction of the cavernous, petrous and upper cervical internal carotid artery: Lessons learned from 30 cases. Neurosurgery, 30:732-743, 1992
 
Meyers SP, Hirsch WL Jr, Curtin HD, Barnes L, Sekhar LN, Sen C: Chordomas of the skull base: MR features. AJNR 13:1627-1636, 1992
 
Lanzino, G, Hirsch WL, Pomonis S, Sen CN, Sekhar LN: Cavernous sinus tumors: neuroradiologic and neurosurgical considerations on 150 operated cases. J. Neurol. Sciences 36:186-196, 1992
 
Sekhar LN, Nanda A, Sen CN, Snyderman CH, Janecka JP: The extended subfrontal approach to tumors of the anterior, middle and posterior skull base. J. Neurosurg. 76: 198-206, 1992
 
Palestro CJ, Sen C, Muzinic M, Afriyie M, Goldsmith SJ: Assessing collateral cerebral perfusion with technitium 99 m-HMPAO SPECT during termporary interval carotid artery occlusion. J. Nucl. Med. 34:1235-1238, 1993
 
Hirsch WL, Sekhar LN, Lanzino G, Pomonis S, Sen C: Meningiomas involving the cavernous sinus: value of imaging for predicting surgical complications. AJR 160:1083-1088, 1993
 
Janecka IP, Sekhar LN, Sen CN: Facial nerve management in cranial base surgery. Laryngoscope 103: 291-298, 1993
 
Lanzino G, Sekhar LN, Hirsch WL, Sen C, Pomonis S, Snyderman CH: Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas involving the cavernous sinus: review of surgical treatment and outcome in 31 patients. Surg. Neural 40:359-371, 1993
 
Urken ML, Catalano PJ, Sen C, Post K. Futran N, Biller HF: Free tissue transfer for skull base reconstruction; analysis of complications and a classification scheme for defining skull base defects. Arch Otolaryngol. Head and Neck Surg. 119:1318-1325, 1993
 
Fraser AB, Sen C, Casden AM, Catalano PJ, Post KD: Cervical transdural intramedullary migration of sublaminar wire - a complication of cervical fixation. Spine 19:456-459, 1994
 
Janecka IP, Sen C, Sekhar LN, Ramasastry S, Curtin HD, Barnes EL: Cranial base surgery: results in 183 patients, Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surg. 110:539-546, 1994
 
Catalano PJ, Bergstein MJ, Sen C, Post KD: Management of the Eye Following Iatrogenic Facial Paralysis. Neurosurgery 35:259-263, 1994
 
Catalano PJ, Hecht CS, Biller HF, Lawson W, Post KD, Sachdev V, Sen C, Urken ML: Craniofacial Resection: An Analysis of 73 cases. Arch Oto. Head and Neck Surg. 120:1203-1208, 1994
 
More J, Sen C: Neurosurgical management of the rheumatoid cervical spine. Mt. Sinai J. of Med. 61:257-264, 1994
 
Janecka IP, Sen C, Sekhar L, Curtin H: Treatment of paranasal sinus cancer with cranial base surgery; results. Laryngoscope 104:553-555, 1994
 
Sen C, Eisenberg M, Casden AM, Sundaresan N, Catalano PJ: Management of the vertebral artery in excision of extradural tumors of the cervical spine. Neurosurgery 36:106-116, 1995
 
Segal DH, Sen C, Bederson JB, Catalano P, Sacher M, Stollman AL, Lorberboym M: The predictive value of balloon test occlusion of the internal carotid artery. Skull Base Surgery 5:97-107,1995
 
Lorberboym M, Segal D, Machac J, Sen C, Sacher M: Avid Uptake of Tc-99m HMPAO by an Intracranial Plasmacytoma During Carotid Balloon Test Occlusion. J. Nucl. Med. 36:800-803, 1995
 
Gay E, Sekhar LN, Rubinstein E, Wright DC, Sen C, Janecka IP, Snyderman CH: Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas of the cranial base. Results and followup of 60 patients. Neurosurgery 36: 887897, 1995
 
Cusimano MD, Sekhar LN, Sen C, Pomonis S, Wright DC, Biglan A, Jannetta PJ: The results of surgery for benign tumors of the cavernous sinus. Neurosurgery 37: l-10, 1995
 
Lorberboym M, Pandit N, Machac J, Holan V, Sacher M, Segal D, Sen C: The Role of Brain Perfusion Imaging During Temporary Balloon Occlusion of the Internal Carotid Artery. J. Nucl. Med. 37:415-419, 1996
 
Molinari, SP, DiRocco A, Merchant C, Sen C, Wolfe, Yahr MD: An unusual sphenoid ridge tumor J. of Neurology 243: 103-I 04, 1996
 
Brisman MH, Bederson JB, Sen C, Germano IM, Moore F, Post KD: Intracerebral hemorrhage occurring remote from the craniotomy site. Neurosurgery 39: 1114-I 122, 1996
 
Eisenberg, MB, Woloschak M, Sen C, Wolfe D: Loss of heterozygosity in the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene in skull base chordomas and chondrosarcomas. Surgical Neurology 47:156-161,1997
 
Brisman MH, Sen C, Catalano PJ: Results of surgery for head and neck tumors that involve the carotid artery at the skull base. J. Neurosurg. 86: 787-792, 1997
 
Sen C, Hague K: Meningiomas involving the cavernous sinus: Histological factors affecting the degree of resection, J. Neurosurg. 87:535-543,1997
 
Sen C, Lieng-udom A, Chen CS: Tumors of the clivus and foramen magnum region. Neurosurgery Quarterly, Raven Press, NY 8:118-139, 1998
 
Paino JE, Hague K, Ryder JS, Paciucci PA, Sen C: Meningioma cell cultures derived from human explants: establishment and characterization of immortal cell lines. (Submitted-Neurosurgery)
 
Sen C, Chen CS, Catalano P: The transcondylar approach to tumors at the craniocervical junction: Review of 26 cases.(Submitted-Neurosurgery)
 
Catalano P, Sen C, Post K: Prevention of Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea Following Transtemporal Neurotologic Surgery. American Journal of Otology,1999. (Submitted)
 
Catalano P, Laidlaw D, Sen C: Globe-Sparing Orbital Exenteration. Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,1999. (Submitted)
 
Sen C, Hague K, Kacchara R, Jenkins A, Das S, Catalano P: The Jugular Foramen: microscopic anatomy and implications for neural preservation in reference to glomus tumors involving the temporal bone. (Submitted to Neurosurgery 3/00)

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Book Review For Journal of Neurosurgery
Surgical Anatomy of the Temporal Bone; Donaldson, Lambert, Duchert, Rubel, Raven Press, New York, 1992
 
Otoneurosurgery and Lateral Skull Base Surgery by Salvinelli and De la Cruz, W.B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia, 1996

Editorial Board
Skull Base Surgery
Official Journal of North American Skull Base Society, German Skull Base Society, International Skull Base Society
 
Neurologia: Medico-chirurgica
The Official Journal of the Japanese Neurosurgical Society

Books Written
Microsurgical Anatomy of the Skull Base and Approaches to the Cavernous Sinus. Sen C, Chen CS, Post KD. Thieme, New York, 1997
 
Microsurgical Anatomy and Approaches to the Craniocervical Junction. Sen C, Chen, CS, Post KD. In progress, 2000

Book Chapters
Sen CN, Sekhar LN: Surgical anatomy of the cavernous sinus and operative approaches. In Proceeding of the 3rd conference on Microsurgical Anatomy, Fukuaka, Japan, March 26,1989 pp 33-41
 
Sekhar LN, Sen CN: Surgical treatment of tumors involving the cavernous sinus. In Wilkins RH, Rengachaty SE (Eds), Neurosurgery Update, McGraw Hill, Baltimore, MD, 1990, pp. 334-345
 
Sekhar LN, Sen CN: Extended frontal approach to tumors involving the skull base. In Wilkins RH, Rengachary SI (Eds), Neurosurgery Update, McGraw Hill, Baltimore, MD, 1990
 
Snyderman CH, Sekhar LN, Sen CN, Janecka IP: Malignant skull base tumors. In Rosenblum Mark L., (Ed), Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, W. B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 243-259, 1990
 
Sekhar LN, Linskey ME, Sen CN, Altschuler EM: Surgical management of lesions within the cavernous sinus. In Black, Peter McL (ed), Clinical Neurosurgery 37 lesions within the cavernous sinus. Williams and Willkins, Baltimore, MD, 1990 pp 440-489
 
Linskey M., Sekhar LN , Sen CN: Cerebral revascularization in cranial base surgery. In Sekhar LN and Janecka IP (Eds), Surgery of Cranial Base Tumors: A Color Atlas. Raven Press, New York, NY 1991, pp 45-68
 
Sekhar LN, Pomeranz S, Sen CN: Extradural petrous bone and petroclival neoplasma. In Processes of the Cranial Midline. Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement 53, Springer Verlag, Vienna, Austria pp. 183-192, 1991
 
Sekhar LN, Pomeranz S, Sen CN: Management of tumors involving the cavernous sinus. In Processes of the Cranial Midline. Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement 53, Springer Verlag, Vienna, Austria pp 101-112, 1991
 
Sekhar LN, Linskey ME, Sen CN, Altschuler EM: Surgical Management of lesions within the cavernous sinus. Clin. Neurosurgery. 31:440-489, 1991
 
Sekhar LN, Goel A, Sen C: Middle Approaches for invasive tumors involving the skull base. Neurosurgical operative Atlas (AANS) Vo12, 1992, pp 221-232
 
Sen C, Sekhar LN An extreme lateral transcondylar approach to the foramen magnum and cervical spine. Neurosurgical Operative Atlas (AANS) Vo12, pp 163-171, 1992
 
Sen C, Sekhar LN: Combined transsylvian and middle fossa approach to interpendicular fossa lesion. Neurosurgical Operative Atlas (AANS) Vo12 pp 323 to 329, 1992
 
Sen CN, Sekhar LN: Complications of cranial base surgery In Post KD, Friedman E, McCormick P, (Eds), Post-operative Complication of Neurological Surgery, Thieme, New York, NY 1993, pp 111-131
 
Sekhar LN, Sen CN, Snyderman C, Janecka IP: Anterior, anterolateral approaches to extradural petroclival tumors. In Sekhar LN and Janecka IP (Eds), Surgery of Cranial Base Tumors: A Color Atlas. Raven Press, New York, NY, 1993, pp 157-224
 
Sen CN, Sekhar LN: Extreme lateral transcondylar and transjugular approaches. In Sekhar LN and Janecka IP (Eds,), Surgery of Cranial Base Tumors: A Color Atlas. Raven Press, New York, NY, 1993, pp 389-412
 
Sekhar LN, Goel A, Sen CN: Cavernous sinus tumors in Apuzzo MLJ (ed) Brain Surgery : Complication, Avoidance and Management. Churchill Livingstone, New York, NY, 1993, pp 2197 - 2220
 
Sekhar LN, Goel A, Sen CN: Extradural Clival Tumors in Apuzzo MLJ (ed) Brain Surgery: Complication, Avoidance and Management, Churchill Livingstone, New York, NY, 1993, pp 2221-2244
 
Sen CN: Tumors of the cranial base. In Rengachary SS, Wilkins RH, (eds) Principles of Neurosurgery, Gower Medical Publishing, New York, NY, 1994, Chapter 40
 
Sen C, Segal D: Is carotid artery reconstruction mandatory? In Clinical Neuro-surgery, Loftus C (ed-in-chief) Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, 42:135-153, 1995
 
Catalano PJ, Sen C: Management of anterior ethmoid and frontal sinus tumors. Otolaryngol. Clinics of North America 28: 1157-1174, 1995
 
Sen C: Transcondylar approach to the lower clivus, foramen magnum and Cl-C2. In Clinical Neurosurgery Vol. 43. Loftus C (ed) Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore 43: 113-126, 1995
 
Sen CN: Management of posterior skull base tumors. In Tindall GT, Barrow DL and Cooper, PR (eds), The Practice of Neurosurgery. Williams and Wilkins Co, New York, NY Chapter 64, 1996
 
Sen C: Surgical management of tentorial meningiomas in Neurosurgery (second edition) Wilkins RH, Rengachary SS (eds) McGraw Hill Co Chapter 92, 1996
 
Sekhar LN, Wright DC, Sen C: An extended frontal approach to tumors and aneurysms of the cranial base. In Neurosurgery second edition, Wilkins RH, Rengachary SS (eds) McGraw Hill Co Chapter 158, 1996
 
Sundaresan N, Krol G, Sen C: Spinal Chordomas Neurosurgery (second edition) Wilkin R., Rengachary SS (eds) McGraw Hill, NY Chapter 179, 1996
 
Sen C: Microsurgical decompression of the root entry zone for trigeminal neuralgia. in Rengachaty SS, Wilkins RH (eds) Neurosurgical Operative Atlas (AANS) Vol 5 No. 2 pp. 165-170, 1996
 
Sen C, Eisenberg M: - Management of the vertebral artery during excision of extradural tumors of the cervical spine. in Rengachary SS, Wilkins RH (eds) Neurosurgical Operative Atlas (AANS) Vol. 5 No. 2, 1996, pp 135-141
 
Sen C, Catalano PJ: The extended subfrontal approach to the anterior skull base and clivus. In Operative Skull Base Surgery, Torren, Al Mefiy, Kobayashi (eds) Churchill Livingstone, London, 1997
 
Sen C: Posterolateral approach to pathology of the upper cervical spine. In Surgery of the craniovertebral junction , Dickman C, Sonntag V and Spetzler R (eds) Thieme. New York, pp 523-532, 1998
 
Sen C, Catalano PJ: The extreme lateral approach to the craniocervical junction. In Donald, P (ed) Surgery of the Skull Base, Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, PA, pp 491-506, 1998
 
Sen C: Reconstruction of the floor of the anterior cranial fossa, in Benzel EC and Rengachary SS (eds) "Calvarial and Dural Reconstruction" AANS publication, pp 117-126, 1998
 
Sen C, Chen CS: An extreme lateral approach to the craniovertebral junction. Eds. Sekhar LN, Fessler RG in Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques. Thieme, New York (in press)
 
Sen C, Chen CS: An extreme lateral approach for foramen magnum meningioma. Eds. Sekhar LN, Fessler RG, in Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques. Thieme, New York (in press)
 
Sen C, Chen CS: Far lateral transcondylar approach to ventral lesions of the posterior fossa. Eds. Loftus CM and Batjer HH, Techniques in Neurosurgery. Lippincott-Raven Publishers, Philadelphia (in press)
 
Catalano PJ, Sen C: Frontal sinus and anterior ethmoid tumors. In: Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America Osguthorpe JD (ed.) WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996
 
Catalano PJ, Sen C: The Osteoplastic Maxillotomy for Benign Tumors of the Central Skull Base, Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology, June, 1999
 
Shrivastava R, Sen C, Post KD: Trigeminal Schwannomas in Youmans Text Book of Neurological Surgery, 2000
 
Sen C: "Expert Opinion" in Fundamentals of Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery, eds E. Sander Connolly and TF Choudhri, Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, NY, Revised 3/00

 

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