Professor Nigel Jones MBBS
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| Neurosurgical research within the Department of Surgery
is concentrated on two main areas. The first is collaborative head
injury research done through the Adelaide Head Injury Group, of which Professor
Jones and Professor Blumbergs (Neuropathology) are co-heads. Other
disciplines involved include neuropsychology, neuroanatomy and the Road
Accident Research Unit. Current research projects focus on the early
changes after head injury, and in particular, possible ways of measuring
any benefits of intervention in primary injury.
The other area of interest is spinal cord trauma. In collaboration with the Departments of Neuropathology and Neuroanatomy, we are studying the effects of the inflammatory response on spinal cord injury in the rat. In a separate project we are collaborating with neurosurgeons at the
University of Sydney in a project studying syringomyelia, a cystic
degeneration of the spinal cord which is seen as a late complication of
spinal cord injury. This is a continuation of work already done in
our laboratory that has achieved international recognition.
PUBLICATIONSAnderson RWG, Brown CJ, Blumbergs PC, McLean AJ, Jones NR. Impact mechanics and axonal injury in a sheep model. J Neurotrauma 2003 October, 20(10):961-974.Brodbelt AR, Stoodley MA, Watling A, Rogan C, Tu J, Brown CJ, Burke S, Jones NR. The Role of Excitotoxic Injury in Post-Traumatic Syringomyelia.J Neurotrauma 2003 September 20(9):883-893 Brodbelt AR, Stoodley MA, Watling AM, Tu J, Burke S, Jones NR
Brodbelt AR, Stoodley MA, Watling AM, Tu J, Jones NR.Fluid flow in an animal model of post-traumatic syringomyelia.European Spine J 2003 June, 12(3)300-306 |
Further Enquiries:
Royal Adelaide HospitalNorth Terrace, Adelaide, S.A. 5000 Telephone: +61 8 8222 5516 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Telephone: +61 8 8222 8492 
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