Dr. Balsam Darwish

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PRESENTATIONS

“Intramedullary Schwannoma of the Spinal Cord”
Annual Meeting of the Neurological Association of NZ
Christchurch, May 1999

“Steroid use after surgery and radiotherapy for high grade gliomas. Implications for immunotherapy using dendritic cell vaccines”
B. Darwish, M. Hunn.
Presented at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Meeting
Canberra, May 2001

“Paradoxical progression of Neurotuberculosis: Report of two cases and review of literature”
B. Darwish, T. Blackmore, M. Hunn
Poster presented at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Meeting
Canberra, May 2001

“Clinical and Angiographic outcomes after Gugleilmi Detachable Coils Embolisation of intracranial aneurysms”

B.Darwish, S. Rajak A .Wickremesekera, M. Hunn, V. Balakrishnan, D. Braithwaite and T. FitzJohn.
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Meeting
Adelaide, May 2002

“Facial nerve function and hearing preservation after retrosigmoid excision of vestibular schwannoma: Christchurch Hospital experience with 99 patients”
B S Darwish, P A Bird, DW Goddisson, J A Bonkowski and M R MacFarlane.
Neurosurgical Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting
Queenstown, August 2003
PUBLICATIONS

“Steroid use after surgery and radiotherapy for high grade gliomas. Implications for immunotherapy using dendritic cell vaccines”
B. Darwish, M. Hunn.
ANZ Journal of Surgery, May 2001;71:A66(Abstract)

“Intracranial and Spinal Tuberculosis requiring neurosurgical treatment. Wellington Hospital Experience 1998 – 2001”
B. Darwish, T. Blackmore, M. Hunn
N Z Med J. 2001 Oct 12; 114 (1141):445-7.

“Intramedullary ancient schwannoma of the cervical spinal cord – case report and review of literature”
B. Darwish, V. Balakrishnan, R. Maitra.
J Clin Neurosci. 2002 May; 9(3): 321-3. Review.

“Clinical and Angiographic outcome after Gugleilmi Detachable Coil Embolization of intracranial aneurysms”
B.Darwish, S. Rajak A .Wickremesekera, M. Hunn, V. Balakrishnan, D. Braithwaite and T. FitzJohn.
ANZ Journal of Surgery 2003; 73(9):717-21.

“Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma ‘Pilomyxoid Variant’ with Spinal Metastases: Case Report and Review of Literature”
B.Darwish1, C. Koleda2 H.Lau1, V. Balakrishnan1, A. Wickremesekera1
J Clin Neurosci. 2004 Aug; 11(6):640-2.

“Head injury and associated maxillofacia"
Derek Goodisson, Martin MacFarlane, Leslie Snape, Balsam Darwish.
NZMJ September 2004;117(1201): 1-5

“Presacral neuroenteric fistula in a newborn presenting with an epidural abscess: case report and review and literature"
Darwish B, Stanley TV, Wickremesekera A, Bowkett B, Leadbitter M.
Pediatrics. 2004 Oct; 114(4):e527-31.

“Intraventricular meningioma with drop metastases and subgaleal metastatic nodule”
Darwish B, Munro I, Boet R, Renaut P, Abdelaal AS, MacFarlane MR. J Clin Neurosci. 2004 Sep; 11(7):787-91.
"Third ventricular cavernous haemangioma. Case report"
B Darwish1, R Boet1, N Finnis1 and N Smith2
J Clin Neurosci. 2005 Jun; 12(5):601-3.

“Facial nerve function and hearing preservation after retrosigmoid excision of vestibular schwannoma: Christchurch Hospital experience with 97 patients”
B S Darwish1, P A Bird2, DW Goodisson1, J A Bonkowski1 and M R MacFarlane1.
ANZ J Surg. 2005 Oct; 75(10):893-6.

"Traumatic spinal epidural haematoma-unusual cause of torticollis in a child"
Soundappan S V, Darwish B, Chaseling R
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2005 Dec; 21(12):847-9.
PMID: 16340762 [PubMed - in process]

"Long term outcome in children with Moyamoya disease: Experience with 16 patients"
B Darwish, M Besser
J Clin Neurosci. 2005 Nov; 12(8):873-7. Epub 2005 Oct 27. PMID: 16257213 [PubMed - in process]

"Intracranial syphilitic gumma resembling malignant brain tumour"
Darwish BS, Fowler A, Ong M, Swaminothan A, Abraszko R
J Clin Neurosci : 2008 Mar;15(3): 308-10

“Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma/ Astrocytoma with cerebrospinal metastasis: Report of two cases and review of literature”
B.Darwish1, Susan Arbuckle 2, S. Kellie3, M Besser1 R. Chaseling1
J Clin Neurosci. 2007 May; 14(5):498-501.

"Neurosyphilitic gumma on FDG positron emission tomography an old disease investigated by a new technology"
M Lin, B S Darwish, J Chu
J Clin Neurosci; 2008

"Giant PICA aneurysm presenting as intractable hiccups"
J Clin Neurosci. 2010 Jul;17(7):945-6.
a Department of Neurosurgery, Liverpool Hospital, Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, New South Wales 2170, Australia. ELSEVIER.