Dr Malik Zaben

2024

• Richards, A., Zaben, M., Patel, C. and Leach, P. 2024. The need for hair removal in paediatric brain tumour surgery?. British Journal of Neurosurgery 38(2), pp. 346-348. (10.1080/02688697.2021.1872777)

2023

• Brown, J. et al. 2023. A high-density 3-dimensional culture model of human glioblastoma for rapid screening of therapeutic resistance. Biochemical Pharmacology 208, article number: 115410. (10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115410)
• Baskaran, R. et al. 2023. Enhancing medical students` confidence and performance in integrated structured clinical examinations (ISCE) through a novel near-peer, mixed model approach during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Medical Education 23(1), article number: 128. (10.1186/s12909-022-03970-y)

2022

• Ooi, S. Z. Y. et al. 2022. Interleukin-6 as a prognostic biomarker of clinical outcomes after traumatic brain injury: a systematic review. Neurosurgical Review 45, pp. 3035-3054. (10.1007/s10143-022-01827-y)
• Mustafa, M. and Zaben, M. 2022. Minimal invasive brain surgery for epilepsy; can it be the future?. Journal of Neurology 269(11), pp. 6178-6180. (10.1007/s00415-022-11360-z)
• Ved, R., Manivannan, S., Tasker, I. and Zaben, M. 2022. High mobility group box protein 1 and white matter injury following traumatic brain injury: perspectives on mechanisms and therapeutic strategies. Neural Regeneration Research 17(8), pp. 1739-1740. (10.4103/1673-5374.332135)
• Makwana, M., Hussain, H., Merola, J. P., Zaben, M., Jesurasa, A. R., Patel, C. and Leach, P. 2022. Pre-operative dosing of dexamethasone for the management of children with posterior fossa tumours: are we getting it right?. British Journal of Neurosurgery 36(5), pp. 609-612. (10.1080/02688697.2022.2040948)

2021

• Merola, J. et al. 2021. The efficacy of cysto-peritoneal shunting for the surgical management of intracranial arachnoid cysts in the elderly: a systematic review of the literature. Surgical Neurology International 12, article number: 624. (10.25259/SNI_463_2021)
• Manivannan, S., Wales, E. and Zaben, M. 2021. The role of HMGB1 in traumatic brain injury—bridging the gap between the laboratory and clinical studies. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports 21(12), article number: 75. (10.1007/s11910-021-01158-3)
• Westacott, L. J. et al. 2021. Dissociable effects of complement C3 and C3aR on survival and morphology of adult born hippocampal neurons, pattern separation, and cognitive flexibility in male mice. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 98, pp. 136-150. (10.1016/j.bbi.2021.08.215)
• Manivannan, S., Spencer, R., Marei, O., Mayo, I., Elalfy, O., Martin, J. and Zaben, M. 2021. Acute subdural haematoma in the elderly- to operate or not to operate A systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes following surgery. BMJ Open 11, article number: e050786. (10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050786)
• Manivannan, S., Baskaran, R., Fisher, J., Tasker, I. and Zaben, M. 2021. Current status of websites offering information to traumatic brain injury patients and caregivers: time for reform?. World Neurosurgery 153, pp. e419-e427. (10.1016/j.wneu.2021.06.140)
• Zaben, M., Haan, N., Sharouf, F., Ahmed, A., Sundstrom, L. E. and Gray, W. P. 2021. IL-1β and HMGB1 are anti-neurogenic to endogenous neural stem cells in the sclerotic epileptic human hippocampus. Journal of Neuroinflammation 18(1), article number: 218. (10.1186/s12974-021-02265-1)
• Spencer, R., Manivannan, S. and Zaben, M. 2021. Endoscope-assisted techniques for evacuation of acute subdural haematoma in the elderly: the lesser of two evils? A scoping review of the literature. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 207, article number: 106712. (10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106712)
• Zaben, M., Richards, A., Merola, J., Patel, C. and Leach, P. 2021. Surgical site infection in paediatric posterior fossa surgery: does pathology matter?. Child's Nervous System 37, pp. 1859-1861. (10.1007/s00381-021-05131-w)
• Mayo, I., Manivannan, S., Bisson, J., Leach, P. and Zaben, M. 2021. YouTube as a neurosurgical training tool for the insertion of external ventricular drain. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery 24, article number: 101079. (10.1016/j.inat.2020.101079)
• Chia, W. L., Zaben, M. and Leach, P. 2021. Is cerebrospinal fluid sampling necessary at the time of first ventriculo-peritoneal shunt insertion in paediatric patients?. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 204, article number: 106608. (10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106608)
• Ved, R. et al. 2021. Disulfide HMGB1 acts via TLR2/4 receptors to reduce the numbers of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells after traumatic injury in vitro. Scientific Reports 11, article number: 6181. (10.1038/s41598-021-84932-0)
• Manivannan, S., Marei, O., Elalfy, O. and Zaben, M. 2021. Neurogenesis after traumatic brain injury - The complex role of HMGB1 and neuroinflammation. Neuropharmacology 183, article number: 108400. (10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108400)
• Pringle, A. K. et al. 2021. Sonic Hedgehog signalling promotes perilesion cell proliferation and functional improvement following cortical contusion injury. Neurotrauma Reports 2(1), pp. 27-38. (10.1089/neur.2020.0016)
• Manivannan, S. et al. 2021. Management of neurotrauma during COVID-19: a single centre experience and lessons for the future. Brain Injury 35(8), pp. 957-963. (10.1080/02699052.2021.1934731)

2020

• Zaben, M., Manivannan, S., Petralia, C., Bhatti, I., Patel, C. and Leach, P. 2020. Patient advice regarding participation in sport in children with disorders of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation: a national survey of British paediatric neurosurgeons. Child's Nervous System 36, pp. 2783-2787. (10.1007/s00381-020-04536-3)
• Manivannan, S. et al. 2020. Glycyrrhizin blocks the detrimental effects of HMGB1 on cortical neurogenesis after traumatic neuronal injury. Brain Sciences 10(10), article number: 760. (10.3390/brainsci10100760)
• Van de Zande, N., Manivannan, S., Sharouf, F., Shastin, D., Abdulla, M., Chumas, D. and Zaben, M. 2020. Demographics, presentation and clinical outcomes after traumatic bifrontal contusions: a systematic review. Neurosurgical Review 43, pp. 977-986. (10.1007/s10143-019-01098-0)
• Ved, R., Fraser, R., Hamadneh, S., Zaben, M. and Leach, P. 2020. Clinical features associated with the development of hydrocephalus following TBI in the paediatric age group. Child's Nervous System 37(2), pp. 511-517. (10.1007/s00381-020-04764-7)
• Zaben, M., Manivannan, S., Sharouf, F., Hammad, A., Patel, C., Bhatti, I. and Leach, P. 2020. The efficacy of endoscopic third ventriculostomy in children 1 year of age or younger: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology 26, pp. 7-14. (10.1016/j.ejpn.2020.02.011)
• Savory, K., Manivannan, S., Zaben, M., Uzun, O. and Syed, Y. A. 2020. Impact of copy number variation on human neurocognitive deficits and congenital heart defects: a systematic review. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 108, pp. 83-93. (10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.10.020)
• Sharouf, F., Hussain, R. N., Hettipathirannahelage, S., Martin, J., Gray, W. and Zaben, M. 2020. C-reactive protein kinetics post elective cranial surgery. A prospective observational study. British Journal of Neurosurgery 34(1), pp. 46-50. (10.1080/02688697.2019.1680795)

2019

• Spencer, R., Manivannan, S., Sharouf, F., Bhatti, M. and Zaben, M. 2019. Risk factors for the development of seizures after cranioplasty in patients that sustained traumatic brain injury: a systematic review. Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy 69, pp. 11-16. (10.1016/j.seizure.2019.03.014)
• Manivannan, S., Al-Amri, M., Postans, M., Westacott, L., Gray, W. and Zaben, M. 2019. The effectiveness of virtual reality interventions for improvement of neurocognitive performance post-traumatic brain injury: a systematic review. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 34(2), pp. E52-E65. (10.1097/HTR.0000000000000412)
• Zaben, M., Manivannan, S., Petralia, C. and Leach, P. 2019. Subdural haematoma in neonates following forceps-assisted delivery: case series and review of the literature. Child's Nervous System 35(3), pp. 403-409. (10.1007/s00381-018-04043-6)

2018

• Shtaya, A., Sadek, A., Zaben, M., Seifert, G., Pringle, A., Steinhäuser, C. and Gray, W. P. 2018. AMPA receptors and seizures mediate hippocampal radial glia-like stem cell proliferation. GLIA 66(11), pp. 2397-2413. (10.1002/glia.23479)
• Sharouf, F., Zaben, M., Lammie, A., Leach, P. and Bhatti, M. I. 2018. Neurocutaneous melanosis presenting with hydrocephalus & malignant transformation: case base update. Child's Nervous System 34(8), pp. 1471-1477. (10.1007/s00381-018-3851-5)
• Mannivannan, S., Makwana, M., Ahmed, A. I. and Zaben, M. 2018. Profiling biomarkers of traumatic axonal injury: from mouse to man. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 171, pp. 6-20. (10.1016/j.clineuro.2018.05.017)
• Ved, R. and Zaben, M. 2018. Biomarkers for traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurology 265(5), pp. 1241-1243. (10.1007/s00415-018-8855-2)
• Patel, C. K., Vemaraju, R., Glasby, J., Shires, J., Northmore, T., Zaben, M. and Hayhurst, C. 2018. Trends in peri-operative performance status following resection of high grade glioma and brain metastases: The impact on survival. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 164, pp. 67-71. (10.1016/j.clineuro.2017.11.016)
• Hammad, A., Westacott, L. and Zaben, M. 2018. The role of the complement system in traumatic brain injury: a review. Journal of Neuroinflammation 15(1), article number: 24. (10.1186/s12974-018-1066-z)
• Zaben, M., Othman, H., Leach, P. and Bhatti, M. I. 2018. Ruptured pseudoaneurysm as a cause of spontaneous intracerebral bleed in a 3-month old infant. British Journal of Neurosurgery 32(4), pp. 442-444. (10.1080/02688697.2016.1226258)

2017

• Jamjoom, A. A. B. et al. 2017. Prospective, multicentre study of external ventricular drainage-related infections in the UK and Ireland. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry (10.1136/jnnp-2017-316415)
• Ved, R., Cobbold, N., Igbagiri, K., Willis, M., Leach, P. and Zaben, M. 2017. Online patient information on Vagus Nerve Stimulation: How reliable is it for facilitating shared decision making?. Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy 50, pp. 125-129. (10.1016/j.seizure.2017.06.009)
• Sharouf, F., Baig Mirza, A., Moosajee, V., Plummer, S., Bhatti, I. and Zaben, M. 2017. Analysis of neuro-theatre utilisation and reasons for cancellation to improve efficiency and productivity. Journal of Perioperative Practice 27(4), pp. 82-86.

2016

• Shastin, D., Zaben, M. and Leach, P. 2016. Life with a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt. BMJ 355, article number: i5209. (10.1136/bmj.i5209)
• Pascente, R. et al. 2016. Cognitive deficits and brain myo-Inositol are early biomarkers of epileptogenesis in a rat model of epilepsy. Neurobiology of Disease 93, pp. 146-155. (10.1016/j.nbd.2016.05.001)

2015

• Zaben, M. J. A., Finnigan, A., Bhatti, M. I. and Leach, P. 2015. The initial neurosurgical interventions for the treatment of posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus in preterm infants: a focused review. British Journal of Neurosurgery 30(1), pp. 7-10. (10.3109/02688697.2015.1096911)
• Ahmed, A. I., Zaben, M., Mathad, N. V. and Sparrow, O. C. 2015. Endoscopic biopsy and third ventriculostomy for the management of pineal region tumours. World Neurosurgery 83(4), pp. 543-547. (10.1016/j.wneu.2014.11.013)
• Jamjoom, A. A. B. et al. 2015. External ventricular drainage: Is it time to look at national practice?. British Journal of Neurosurgery, pp. 1. (10.3109/02688697.2014.957162)

2014

• Nunan, R., Sivasathiaseelan, H., Khan, D., Zaben, M. J. A. and Gray, W. P. 2014. Microglial VPAC1R mediates a novel mechanism of neuroimmune-modulation of hippocampal precursor cells via IL-4 release. Glia 62(8), pp. 1313-1327. (10.1002/glia.22682)

2013

• Zaben, M. J. A. and Gray, W. P. 2013. Neuropeptides and hippocampal neurogenesis. Neuropeptides 47(6), pp. 431-438. (10.1016/j.npep.2013.10.002)
• Zaben, M. J. A., El Ghoul, W. and Belli, A. 2013. Post-traumatic head injury pituitary dysfunction. Disability & Rehabilitation 35(6), pp. 522-525. (10.3109/09638288.2012.697252)
• Howell, O. W. et al. 2013. Corrigendum to 'Neuropeptide Y is important for basal and seizure-induced precursor cell proliferation in the hippocampus' [Neurobiol. Dis. 26/1 (2007) 174?188]. Neurobiology of Disease 49, pp. 199. (10.1016/j.nbd.2012.06.006)

2012

• Cheung, A., Newland, P. L., Zaben, M. J. A., Attard, G. S. and Gray, W. P. 2012. Intracellular nitric oxide mediates neuroproliferative effect of neuropeptide Y on postnatal hippocampal precursor cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry 287(24), pp. 20187-20196. (10.1074/jbc.M112.346783)
• Ahmed, A. I., Shtaya, A. B., Zaben, M. J. A., Owens, E. V., Kiecker, C. and Gray, W. P. 2012. Endogenous GFAP-positive neural stem/progenitor cells in the postnatal mouse cortex are activated following traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurotrauma 29(5), pp. 828-842. (10.1089/neu.2011.1923)

2011

• Zaben, M. J. A., Harrisson, S. E. and Mathad, N. V. 2011. Giant prolactinoma causing cranio-cervical junction instability: A case report. British Journal of Neurosurgery 25(6), pp. 754-756. (10.3109/02688697.2010.544791)
• Abbosh, C., Lawkowski, A., Zaben, M. J. A. and Gray, W. P. 2011. GalR2/3 mediates proliferative and trophic effects of galanin on postnatal hippocampal precursors. Journal of Neurochemistry 117(3), pp. 425-436. (10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07204.x)
• Ahmed, A., Zaben, M. J. A. and Gray, W. P. 2011. Stem cells in the adult human brain. British Journal of Neurosurgery 25(1), pp. 28-37. (10.3109/02688697.2010.525264)

2010

• Rodrigo, C., Zaben, M. J. A., Lawrence, T., Laskowski, A., Howell, O. and Gray, W. P. 2010. NPY augments the proliferative effect of FGF2 and increases the expression of FGFR1 on nestin positive postnatal hippocampal precursor cells, via the Y1 receptor. Journal of Neurochemistry 113(3), pp. 615-627. (10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06633.x)

2009

• Zaben, M. J. A., Sheward, W. J., Shtaya, A., Abbosh, C., Harmar, A. J., Pringle, A. K. and Gray, W. P. 2009. The neurotransmitter VIP expands the pool of symmetrically dividing postnatal dentate gyrus precursors via VPAC2 receptors or directs them toward a neuronal fate via VPAC1 receptors. Stem Cells 27(10), pp. 2539-2551. (10.1002/stem.184)

2007

• Howell, O. W. et al. 2007. Neuropeptide Y is important for basal and seizure-induced precursor cell proliferation in the hippocampus. Neurobiology of Disease 26(1), pp. 174-188. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2006.12.014)