Quoc-Anh Thai, MD, FAANS, FACS

Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurosurgery, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Publications

Reversible 'hemiparkinsonism' following surgery for a lateral ventricle liponeurocytoma in a 24-year old student
Ben Nsir, A, Thai, QA, Boubaker, A & Jemel, H 2018, , Neurology India, vol. 66, no. 7, pp. S145-S149. https://doi.org/10.4103/0028-3886.226443

Posttraumatic Uncal Herniation in a Conscious Patient
Ben Nsir, A, Thai, QA & Hmida, B 2017, , World neurosurgery, vol. 108, pp. 985.e5-985.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2017.08.110

Abstracts from Hydrocephalus 2016
Adam, A, Robison, J, Lu, J, Jose, R, Badran, N, Vivas-Buitrago, T, Rigamonti, D, Sattar, A, Omoush, O, Hammad, M, Dawood, M, Maghaslah, M, Belcher, T, Carson, K, Hoffberger, J, Jusué Torres, I, Foley, S, Yasar, S, Thai, QA, Wemmer, J, Klinge, P, Al-Mutawa, L, Al-Ghamdi, H, Carson, KA, Asgari, M, de Zélicourt, D, Kurtcuoglu, V, Garnotel, S, Salmon, S, Balédent, O, Lokossou, A, Page, G, Balardy, L, Czosnyka, Z, Payoux, P, Schmidt, EA, Zitoun, M, Sevestre, MA, Alperin, N, Baudracco, I, Craven, C, Matloob, S, Thompson, S, Haylock Vize, P, Thorne, L, Watkins, LD, Toma, AK, Bechter, K, Pong, AC, Jugé, L, Bilston, LE, Cheng, S, Bradley, W, Hakim, F, Ramón, JF, Cárdenas, MF, Davidson, JS, García, C, González, D, Bermúdez, S, Useche, N, Mejía, JA, Mayorga, P, Cruz, F, Martinez, C, Matiz, MC, Vallejo, M, Ghotme, K, Soto, HA, Riveros, D, Buitrago, A, Mora, M, Murcia, L, Bermudez, S, Cohen, D, Dasgupta, D, Curtis, C, Domínguez, L, Remolina, AJ, Grijalba, MA, Whitehouse, KJ, Edwards, RJ, Eleftheriou, A, Lundin, F, Fountas, KN, Kapsalaki, EZ, Smisson, HF, Robinson, JS, Fritsch, MJ, Arouk, W, Garzon, M, Kang, M, Sandhu, K, Baghawatti, D, Aquilina, K, James, G, Thompson, D, Gehlen, M, Schmid Daners, M, Eklund, A, Malm, J, Gomez, D, Guerra, M, Jara, M, Flores, M, Vío, K, Moreno, I, Rodríguez, S, Ortega, E, Rodríguez, EM, McAllister, JP, Guerra, MM, Morales, DM, Sival, D, Jimenez, A, Limbrick, DD, Ishikawa, M, Yamada, S, Yamamoto, K, Junkkari, A, Häyrinen, A, Rauramaa, T, Sintonen, H, Nerg, O, Koivisto, AM, Roine, RP, Viinamäki, H, Soininen, H, Luikku, A, Jääskeläinen, JE, Leinonen, V, Kehler, U, Lilja-Lund, O, Kockum, K, Larsson, EM, Riklund, K, Söderström, L, Hellström, P, Laurell, K, Kojoukhova, M, Sutela, A, Vanninen, R, Vanha, KI, Timonen, M, Rummukainen, J, Korhonen, V, Helisalmi, S, Solje, E, Remes, AM, Huovinen, J, Paananen, J, Hiltunen, M, Kurki, M, Martin, B, Loth, F, Luciano, M, Luikku, AJ, Hall, A, Herukka, SK, Mattila, J, Lötjönen, J, Alafuzoff, I, Jurjevic, I, Miyajima, M, Nakajima, M, Murai, H, Shin, T, Kawaguchi, D, Akiba, C, Ogino, I, Karagiozov, K, Arai, H, Reis, RC, Teixeira, MJ, Valêncio, CG, da Vigua, D, Almeida-Lopes, L, Mancini, MW, Pinto, FCG, Maykot, RH, Calia, G, Tornai, J, Silvestre, SSS, Mendes, G, Sousa, V, Bezerra, B, Dutra, P, Modesto, P, Oliveira, MF, Petitto, CE, Pulhorn, H, Chandran, A, McMahon, C, Rao, AS, Jumaly, M, Solomon, D, Moghekar, A, Relkin, N, Hamilton, M, Katzen, H, Williams, M, Bach, T, Zuspan, S, Holubkov, R, Rigamonti, A, Clemens, G, Sharkey, P, Sanyal, A, Sankey, E, Rigamonti, K, Naqvi, S, Hung, A, Schmidt, E, Ory-Magne, F, Gantet, P, Guenego, A, Januel, AC, Tall, P, Fabre, N, Mahieu, L, Cognard, C, Gray, L, Buttner-Ennever, JA, Takagi, K, Onouchi, K, Thompson, SD, Thorne, LD, Tully, HM, Wenger, TL, Kukull, WA, Doherty, D, Dobyns, WB, Moran, D, Vakili, S, Patel, MA, Elder, B, Goodwin, CR, Crawford, JA, Pletnikov, MV, Xu, J, Blitz, A, Herzka, DA, Guerrero-Cazares, H, Quiñones-Hinojosa, A, Mori, S, Saavedra, P, Treviño, H, Maitani, K, Ziai, WC, Eslami, V, Nekoovaght-Tak, S, Dlugash, R, Yenokyan, G, McBee, N & Hanley, DF 2017, , Fluids and barriers of the CNS, vol. 14, pp. 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12987-017-0054-5

Intraventricular Glioblastomas
Ben Nsir, A, Gdoura, Y, Thai, QA, Zhani Kassar, A, Hattab, N & Jemel, H 2016, , World neurosurgery, vol. 88, pp. 126-131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2015.12.079

Primary cerebellar gliosarcoma with extracranial metastases: An orphan differential diagnosis
Ben Nsir, A, Thai, QA, Kassar, AZ, Said, IB & Jemel, H 2015, , World neurosurgery, vol. 84, no. 6, pp. 2076.e13-2076.e17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2015.07.049

Calcified Suprasellar Xanthogranuloma Presenting with Primary Amenorrhea in a 17-Year-Old Girl: Case Report and Literature Review
Ben Nsir, A, Thai, QA, Chaieb, L & Jemel, H 2015, , World neurosurgery, vol. 84, no. 3, pp. 866.e11-866.E14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2015.04.024

Simple technique for intraoperative angiographic localization of small vascular lesions
Germanwala, AV, Thai, QA, Pradilla, G & Tamargo, RJ 2010, , Neurosurgery, vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 818-822. https://doi.org/10.1227/01.NEU.0000377849.15691.B5

Frontozygomatic titanium cranioplasty in frontosphenotemporal ("pterional") craniotomy
Raza, SM, Thai, QA, Pradilla, G & Tamargo, RJ 2008, , Neurosurgery, vol. 62, no. 3 SUPPL. 1, pp. ONS262-ONS264. https://doi.org/10.1227/01.neu.0000317402.46583.c7

Repeat stereotactic radiosurgery for high-grade and large intracranial arteriovenous malformations
Raza, SM, Jabbour, S, Thai, QA, Pradilla, G, Kleinberg, LR, Wharam, M & Rigamonti, D 2007, , Surgical Neurology, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 24-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surneu.2006.10.028

Controlled release of lipopolysaccharide in the subarachnoid space of rabbits induces chronic vasospasm in the absence of blood
Recinos, PF, Pradilla, G, Thai, QA, Perez, M, Hdeib, AM & Tamargo, RJ 2006, , Surgical Neurology, vol. 66, no. 5, pp. 463-469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surneu.2006.04.010

Systemic administration of simvastatin after the onset of experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage attenuates cerebral vasospasm
McGirt, MJ, Pradilla, G, Legnani, FG, Thai, QA, Recinos, PF, Tamargo, RJ & Clatterbuck, RE 2006, , Neurosurgery, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. 945-949. https://doi.org/10.1227/01.NEU.0000210262.67628.7E

Lactacystin exhibits potent anti-tumor activity in an animal model of malignant glioma when administered via controlled-release polymers
Legnani, FG, Pradilla, G, Thai, QA, Fiorindi, A, Recinos, PF, Tyler, BM, Gaini, SM, DiMeco, F, Brem, H & Olivi, A 2006, , Journal of Neuro-Oncology, vol. 77, no. 3, pp. 225-232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-005-6937-3

Lysis of intracerebral hematoma with stereotactically implanted tissue plasminogen activator polymers in a rabbit model
Thai, QA, Pradilla, G, Legnani, FG, Kretzer, RM, Hsu, W & Tamargo, RJ 2006, , Journal of Neurosurgery, vol. 105, no. 3, pp. 424-429. https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.2006.105.3.424

Aneurysmal rupture without subarachnoid hemorrhage: Case series and literature review
Thai, QA, Raza, SM, Pradilla, G & Tamargo, RJ 2005, , Neurosurgery, vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 225-228. https://doi.org/10.1227/01.NEU.0000166535.59056.FA

Local delivery of ibuprofen via controlled-release polymers prevents angiographic vasospasm in a monkey model of subarachnoid hemorrhage
Pradilla, G, Thai, QA, Legnani, FG, Clatterbuck, RE, Gailloud, P, Murphy, KP & Tamargo, RJ 2005, , Neurosurgery, vol. 57, no. 1 SUPPL. pp. ONS-184-ONS-189. https://doi.org/10.1227/01.NEU.0000163604.52273.28

Spinal epidural abscess: Clinical presentation, management, and outcome. Commentary
Thai, QA & Rigamonti, D 2005, , Surgical Neurology, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surneu.2004.08.082

Local delivery of antineoplastic agents by controlled-release polymers for the treatment of malignant brain tumours
Raza, SM, Pradilla, G, Legnani, FG, Thai, QA, Olivi, A, Weingart, JD & Brem, H 2005, , Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 477-494. https://doi.org/10.1517/14712598.5.4.477

Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery: Introduction
Thai, QA & Rigamonti, D 2004, , Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 175. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.otns.2005.06.001

Spinal epidural abscess: Diagnosis and treatment
Recinos, PF, Pradilla, G, Crompton, P, Thai, QA & Rigamonti, D 2004, , Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 188-192. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.otns.2005.06.004

Delayed intracranial delivery of a nitric oxide donor from a controlled-release polymer prevents experimental cerebral vasospasm in rabbits
Pradilla, G, Thai, QA, Legnani, FG, Hsu, W, Kretzer, RM, Wang, PP & Tamargo, RJ 2004, , Neurosurgery, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 1393-1399. https://doi.org/10.1227/01.NEU.0000143615.26102.1A