Research outputs
2026
The immune microenvironment of human glioblastoma
Cearns, M. (2026, March 27). The immune microenvironment of human glioblastoma. (University of Liverpool).
2025
Clinical outcomes of adults with intracranial grade 1 and 2 ganglioglioma.
Hutton, D. L., Kulkarni, J., Syed, K., Scott, I., Cearns, M. D., Mills, S. J., & Jenkinson, M. D. (2025). Clinical outcomes of adults with intracranial grade 1 and 2 ganglioglioma.. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, 134, 111088. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2025.111088
Crossing the blood-brain barrier: emerging therapeutic strategies for neurological disease.
Pedder, J. H., Sonabend, A. M., Cearns, M. D., Michael, B. D., Zakaria, R., Heimberger, A. B., . . . Dickens, D. (2025). Crossing the blood-brain barrier: emerging therapeutic strategies for neurological disease.. The Lancet. Neurology, S1474-4422(24)00476-9. doi:10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00476-9
Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Adults and Children With Chiari 1 Malformation and in Those Managed Without Surgery: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study.
Piper, R. J., Afshari, F. T., Soon, W. C., Dyson, E. W., Ekert, J., Cearns, M. D., . . . British Syringomyelia-Chiari Group (BSCG) & the British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative (BNTRC). (2025). Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Adults and Children With Chiari 1 Malformation and in Those Managed Without Surgery: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study.. Neurosurgery. doi:10.1227/neu.0000000000003718
2024
A CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LOW-GRADE INTRACRANIAL GANGLIOGLIOMA IN ADULT POPULATION
Kulkarni, J., Hutton, D., Syed, K., Cearns, M. D., Mills, S. J., & Jenkinson, M. D. (2024). A CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LOW-GRADE INTRACRANIAL GANGLIOGLIOMA IN ADULT POPULATION. NEURO-ONCOLOGY, 26, V116-V117. doi:10.1093/neuonc/noae144.394
P20.07.A CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LOW-GRADE INTRACRANIAL GANGLIOGLIOMA IN ADULT POPULATION
P20.07.A CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LOW-GRADE INTRACRANIAL GANGLIOGLIOMA IN ADULT POPULATION (2024). Neuro-oncology, 26(Suppl 5), v116-v117.
Technical Nuances of Using the Peritrigeminal and Infrafacial Entry Zones in Brainstem Cavernoma Surgery: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Rodriguez, R. G., Agyemang, K., Cearns, M. D., Arias, S. A. M., Nunez, M., Wuo-Silva, R., . . . Chaddad-Neto, F. (2024). Technical Nuances of Using the Peritrigeminal and Infrafacial Entry Zones in Brainstem Cavernoma Surgery: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. OPERATIVE NEUROSURGERY, 26(6), 751-752. doi:10.1227/ons.0000000000001049
The Posterior Transylvian Peri-Insular Approach to a Cavernous Malformation of the Pulvinar Thalamus: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Doria-Netto, H. L., Rodriguez, R. G., Agyemang, K., Cearns, M. D., Arias, S. A. M., da Trindade, E. S. G. G., . . . Chaddad-Neto, F. (2024). The Posterior Transylvian Peri-Insular Approach to a Cavernous Malformation of the Pulvinar Thalamus: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. OPERATIVE NEUROSURGERY, 26(2), 234-235. doi:10.1227/ons.0000000000000935
2023
Spontaneous shunt independence in paediatric tumour-related hydrocephalus: case series and review of the literature
Bankov, G., Cearns, M. D., Amato-Watkins, A., & Campbell, E. (2023). Spontaneous shunt independence in paediatric tumour-related hydrocephalus: case series and review of the literature. CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, 39(11), 3179-3184. doi:10.1007/s00381-023-05995-0
Posterior-Transcallosal Approach to a Choroidal Fissure Arteriovenous Malformation: Video of Adapting a "Bridging Vein Free" Corridor to This Complex Region
Hernandez, M. M., Agyemang, K., Ahumada-Vizcaino, J. C., Cearns, M. D., Oliveira-Silva, J., & Chaddad-Neto, F. (2023). Posterior-Transcallosal Approach to a Choroidal Fissure Arteriovenous Malformation: Video of Adapting a "Bridging Vein Free" Corridor to This Complex Region. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 174, 131. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2023.03.089
Importance of Arachnoid Dissection in Arteriovenous Malformation Microsurgery: A Technical Note
Rodriguez, R. G., Agyemang, K., Arias, S. A. M., Cearns, M. D., & Chaddad-Neto, F. (2023). Importance of Arachnoid Dissection in Arteriovenous Malformation Microsurgery: A Technical Note. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 173, 12. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2023.02.028
2022
External validation and recalibration of an incidental meningioma prognostic model - IMPACT: protocol for an international multicentre retrospective cohort study
Islim, A. I., Millward, C. P., Piper, R. J., Fountain, D. M., Mehta, S., Kolamunnage-Dona, R., . . . Jenkinson, M. D. (2022). External validation and recalibration of an incidental meningioma prognostic model - IMPACT: protocol for an international multicentre retrospective cohort study. BMJ OPEN, 12(1). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052705
Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infection of an external ventricular drain with 2 weeks of intravenous linezolid.
Cearns, M. D., McLintock, B. T., Suttner, N., & Khalsa, K. (2022). Successful treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infection of an external ventricular drain with 2 weeks of intravenous linezolid.. Access microbiology, 4(3), 000335. doi:10.1099/acmi.0.000335
2021
Reply to the letter to the editor from Lo WB, Afshari FT, Rodrigues D and Kulkarni AV regarding the article "Opening and closure of intraventricular neuroendoscopic procedures in infants under 1 year of age: institutional technique, case series and review of the literature"
Cearns, M. D., & O'Kane, R. (2021). Reply to the letter to the editor from Lo WB, Afshari FT, Rodrigues D and Kulkarni AV regarding the article "Opening and closure of intraventricular neuroendoscopic procedures in infants under 1 year of age: institutional technique, case series and review of the literature". CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, 37(5), 1411-1412. doi:10.1007/s00381-020-05025-3
UK Chiari 1 Study: protocol for a prospective, observational, multicentre study
Piper, R. J., Afshari, F. T., Soon, W. C., Kolias, A. G., Dyson, E. W., Watkins, L., . . . Jayamohan, J. (2021). UK Chiari 1 Study: protocol for a prospective, observational, multicentre study. BMJ OPEN, 11(4). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043712
Opening and closure of intraventricular neuroendoscopic procedures in infants under 1 year of age: institutional technique, case series and review of the literature
Cearns, M. D., Kommer, M., Amato-Watkins, A., Campbell, E., Beez, T., & O'Kane, R. (2021). Opening and closure of intraventricular neuroendoscopic procedures in infants under 1 year of age: institutional technique, case series and review of the literature. CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, 37(1), 101-105. doi:10.1007/s00381-020-04895-x
2020
A Systematic Review of Simulation-Based Training in Neurosurgery, Part 1: Cranial Neurosurgery
Patel, E. A., Aydin, A., Cearns, M., Dasgupta, P., & Ahmed, K. (2020). A Systematic Review of Simulation-Based Training in Neurosurgery, Part 1: Cranial Neurosurgery. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 133, E850-E873. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.262
A Systematic Review of Simulation-Based Training in Neurosurgery, Part 2: Spinal and Pediatric Surgery, Neurointerventional Radiology, and Nontechnical Skills
Patel, E. A., Aydin, A., Cearns, M., Dasgupta, P., & Ahmed, K. (2020). A Systematic Review of Simulation-Based Training in Neurosurgery, Part 2: Spinal and Pediatric Surgery, Neurointerventional Radiology, and Nontechnical Skills. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 133, E874-E892. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.263
2018
Currarino syndrome: repair of the dysraphic anomalies and resection of the presacral mass in a combined neurosurgical and general surgical approach
Cearns, M. D., Hettige, S., De Coppi, P., & Thompson, D. N. P. (2018). Currarino syndrome: repair of the dysraphic anomalies and resection of the presacral mass in a combined neurosurgical and general surgical approach. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-PEDIATRICS, 22(5), 584-590. doi:10.3171/2018.5.PEDS17582
2016
Microtubules, polarity and vertebrate neural tube morphogenesis
Cearns, M. D., Escuin, S., Alexandre, P., Greene, N. D. E., & Copp, A. J. (2016). Microtubules, polarity and vertebrate neural tube morphogenesis. JOURNAL OF ANATOMY, 229(1), 63-74. doi:10.1111/joa.12468