Instructor, Neurosurgery, UCLA School of Medicine

Neurosurgery

Dr. Alessandra A. Gorgulho, MD

Alessandra Gorgulho is an expert in the field of Neurosurgery. Alessandra A. Gorgulho is also a published doctor. He has 41 publication published. The most recent publication is: The influence of food restriction during different periods of pregnancy.

Publications

Eyelid apraxia associated with deep brain stimulation of the periaqueductal gray area.
Neuromodulation for eating disorders: obesity and anorexia.
Intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery: concepts and techniques.
Deep brain stimulator-induced diaphoresis in Parkinson's disease patients.
Influence of the brain function through the peripheral nerves.
Image-guided linear accelerator-based spinal radiosurgery for hemangioblastoma.
Stereotactic radiation therapy for progressive residual pilocytic astrocytomas.
Integration of surgery and radiosurgery.
Radiation mechanisms of pain control in classical trigeminal neuralgia.
Dedicated Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Single-Center Experience in 179 Patients with Varied Dose Prescriptions and Treatment Plans.
Treatment of giant cerebral arteriovenous malformation: hypofractionated stereotactic radiation as the first stage.
Stereotactic coordinates associated with facial musculature contraction during high-frequency stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus.
Avoiding the ventricle: a simple step to improve accuracy of anatomical targeting during deep brain stimulation.
Endonasal microscopic removal of clival chordomas.
Modulation of food intake following deep brain stimulation of the ventromedial hypothalamus in the vervet monkey. Laboratory investigation.
Impact of radiosurgery on the surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.
Alzheimer's disease: The role for neurosurgery.
Endonasal transsphenoidal surgery and multimodality treatment for giant pituitary adenomas.
White matter connectivity of human hypothalamus.
Surgical approaches to tinnitus treatment: A review and novel approaches.
Radiosurgery from the brain to the spine: 20 years experience.
The role of modern imaging modalities on deep brain stimulation targeting for mental illness.
Stereotactic radiotherapy for the treatment of pituitary adenomas.
Endoscopic approach to fourth ventricle cysticercosis.
The influence of food restriction during different periods of pregnancy.
Eyelid apraxia associated with subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation.
Linear accelerator stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of gelastic seizures due to hypothalamic hamartoma.
Incidence of hemorrhage associated with electrophysiological studies performed using macroelectrodes and microelectrodes in functional neurosurgery.
Brainstem and trigeminal nerve changes after radiosurgery for trigeminal pain.
Contralateral conjugate eye deviation during deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus.
Stereotactic radiation treatment for recurrent nonbenign meningiomas.
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and colored fractional anisotropy (FA) mapping of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and the globus pallidus interna (GPi).
A role of diffusion tensor imaging in movement disorder surgery.
Treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations with high-flow arteriovenous fistulas: risk and complications associated with endovascular embolization in multimodality...
Initial clinical experience with image-guided linear accelerator-based spinal radiosurgery for treatment of benign nerve sheath tumors.
Stereotactic body radiotherapy is an effective treatment in reirradiating spinal metastases: current status and practical considerations for safe practice.
Accuracy of frame-based stereotactic magnetic resonance imaging vs frame-based stereotactic head computed tomography fused with recent magnetic resonance imaging for p...
Diffusion tensor imaging and colored fractional anisotropy mapping of the ventralis intermedius nucleus of the thalamus.
Infection following deep brain stimulator implantation performed in the conventional versus magnetic resonance imaging-equipped operating room.
A prototype stimulator system for noninvasive low intensity focused ultrasound delivery.

Conditions Treated

Secondary Malignancies

Doctors Specialties

Neurosurgery

Accepted Insurances

First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
Choice Plus POS
Navigate HMO
Navigate POS
Options PPO

Hospital

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

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