• Consensus statement from the International Consensus Meeting on the Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury: Consensus statement 

      Hutchinson, Peter J.; Kolias, Angelos G.; Tajsic, Tamara; Adeleye, Amos; Aklilu, Abenezer Tirsit; Apriawan, Tedy; Bajamal, Abdul Hafid; Barthelemy, Ernest J.; Devi, B. Indira; Bhat, Dhananjaya; Bulters, Diederik; Chesnut, Randall; Citerio, Giuseppe; Cooper, D. Jamie; Czosnyka, Marek; Edem, Idara; El-Ghandour, Nasser M.F.; Figaji, Anthony; Fountas, Kostas N.; Gallagher, Clare; Hawryluk, Gregory W.J.; Iaccarino, Corrado; Joseph, Mathew; Khan, Tariq; Teklemariam, Tsegazeab Laeke; Levchenko, Oleg; Liu, Baiyun; Liu, Weiming; Maas, Andrew; Manley, Geoffrey T.; Manson, Paul; Mazzeo, Anna T.; Menon, David K.; Michael, Daniel B.; Muehlschlegel, Susanne; Okonkwo, David O.; Park, Kee B.; Rosenfeld, Jeffrey V.; Rosseau, Gail; Rubiano, Andres M.; Shabani, Hamisi Kimaro; Stocchetti, Nino; Timmons, Shelly D.; Timofeev, Ivan; Uff, Chris; Ullman, Jamie S.; Valadka, Alex; Waran, Vicknes; Wells, Adam; Wilson, Mark H.; Servadei, Franco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background: Two randomised trials assessing the effectiveness of decompressive craniectomy (DC) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) were published in recent years: DECRA in 2011 and RESCUEicp in 2016. As the results ...
    • An exploratory assessment of the management of pediatric traumatic brain injury in three centers in Africa 

      Raees, Madiha; Hooli, Shubhada; von Saint André-von Arnim, Amélie O.; Teklemariam, Tsegazeab Laeke; Otupiri, Easmon; Fabio, Anthony; Rudd, Kristina E.; Kumar, Rashmi; Wilson, Patrick T.; Aklilu, Abenezer Tirsit; Tuyisenge, Lisine; Wang, Chunyan; Tasker, Robert C.; Angus, Derek C.; Kochanek, Patrick M.; Fink, Ericka L.; Bacha, Tigist (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-17)
      Purpose: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Hospital care practices of pediatric TBI patients in LMICs are unknown. Our objective was to ...
    • Prevalence of neural tube defects among pregnant women in Addis Ababa: a community-based study using prenatal ultrasound examination 

      Aklilu, Abenezer Tirsit; Zewdneh, Daniel; Yigeremu, Mahlet; Legese, Aga; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Lie, Rolv T.; Lund-Johansen, Morten; Mahesparan, Rupavathana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Purpose The primary aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of NTDs at ultrasound examination in communities of Addis Ababa and secondarily to provide a description of the dysmorphology of the NTD cases. Methods We ...
    • Prospective Study of Surgery for Traumatic Brain Injury in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Surgical Procedures, Complications, and Postoperative Outcomes 

      Teklemariam, Tsegazeab Laeke; Aklilu, Abenezer Tirsit; Kassahun, Azarias; Sahlu, Abat; Yesehak, Betelehem; Getahun, Samuel; Zenebe, Eyob; Deyassa, Negussie; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Lund-Johansen, Morten; Sundstrøm, Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important cause of trauma-related mortality and morbidity in Ethiopia. There are significant resource limitations along the entire continuum of care, and little is known about ...
    • Prospective Study of Surgery for Traumatic Brain Injury in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Trauma Causes, Injury Types, and Clinical Presentation 

      Teklemariam, Tsegazeab Laeke; Aklilu, Abenezer Tirsit; Kassahun, Azarias; Sahlu, Abat; Debebe, Tequam; Yesehak, Betelehem; Masresha, Samuel; Deyassa, Negussie; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Lund-Johansen, Morten; Sundstrøm, Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a public health problem in Ethiopia. More knowledge about the epidemiology and neurosurgical management of TBI patients is needed to identify possible focus areas for quality ...
    • Surgical treatment outcome of children with neural-tube defect: A prospective cohort study in a high volume center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 

      Aklilu, Abenezer Tirsit; Bizuneh, Yemisirach; Yesehak, Bethelehem; Yigaramu, Mahlet; Demetse, Asrat; Mengesha, Filmon; Masresha, Samuel; Zenebe, Eyob; Getahun, Samuel; Teklemariam, Tsegazeab Laeke; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Lund-Johansen, Morten; Mahesparan, Rupavathana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction Prevalence of neural tube defects (NTD) is high thus many children are born with a neural tube defect in Addis Ababa, and surgical closure is a commonly performed procedure at the pediatric neurosurgical ...