William Elias
Professor, Neurological Surgery
Private Clinics
Bio & Overview
Academic Information
- Department
- Neurological Surgery
- Academic Title
- Associate Professor
Other Affiliations
- BIMS
Research Interests
Research Disciplines
- Neuroscience
Research Opportunities
- Neuroscience
Selected Publications
2022
Cosgrove, G. R., Lipsman, N., Lozano, A. M., Chang, J. W., Halpern, C., Ghanouni, P., . . . Elias, W. J. (2022). Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor: 5-year follow-up results. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 138(4), 1028-1033. doi:10.3171/2022.6.JNS212483
Diamond, J. M., Lopes, M. B., Elias, W. J., & Jansen, L. A. (2022). Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor Subunit Expression and Cellular Localization in the Human Parkinsonian Globus Pallidus. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 165, E159-E168. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2022.05.121
Koga, S., Ishaque, M., Elias, W. J., Shah, B. B., Murakami, A., & Dickson, D. W. (2022). Neuropathology of Parkinson's disease after focused ultrasound thalamotomy. NPJ PARKINSONS DISEASE, 8(1). doi:10.1038/s41531-022-00319-6
Binder, D. K., Shah, B. B., & Elias, W. J. (2022). Focused ultrasound and other lesioning in the treatment of tremor. JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 435. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2022.120193
2021
Liu, C. -C., Moosa, S., Quigg, M., & Elias, W. J. (2020). Anterior insula stimulation increases pain threshold in humans: a pilot study. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 135(5), 1487-1492. doi:10.3171/2020.10.JNS203323
van den Wildenberg, W. P. M., van Wouwe, N. C., Ridderinkhof, K. R., Neimat, J. S., Elias, W. J., Bashore, T. R., & Wylie, S. A. (2021). Deep-brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus improves overriding motor actions in Parkinson's disease. BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH, 402. doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113124
2020
Martinez-Fernandez, R., Manez-Miro, J. U., Rodriguez-Rojas, R., del Alamo, M., Shah, B. B., Hernandez-Fernandez, F., . . . Obeso, J. A. (2020). Randomized Trial of Focused Ultrasound Subthalamotomy for Parkinson's Disease. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 383(26), 2501-2513. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2016311
Eisenberg, H. M., Krishna, V., Elias, W. J., Cosgrove, G. R., Gandhi, D., Aldrich, C. E., & Fishman, P. S. (2021). MR-guided focused ultrasound pallidotomy for Parkinson's disease: safety and feasibility. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 135(3), 792-798. doi:10.3171/2020.6.JNS192773
Pouratian, N., Baltuch, G., Elias, W. J., & Gross, R. (2020). American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Position Statement on Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound for the Management of Essential Tremor. NEUROSURGERY, 87(2), E126-E129. doi:10.1093/neuros/nyz510
Nair, D. R., Laxer, K. D., Weber, P. B., Murro, A. M., Park, Y. D., Barkley, G. L., . . . Morrell, M. J. (2020). Nine-year prospective efficacy and safety of brain-responsive neurostimulation for focal epilepsy. NEUROLOGY, 95(9), E1244-E1256. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000010154
Franzini, A., Moosa, S., Prada, F., & Elias, W. J. (2020). Ultrasound Ablation in Neurosurgery: Current Clinical Applications and Future Perspectives. NEUROSURGERY, 87(1), 1-10. doi:10.1093/neuros/nyz407
Moosa, S., Martinez-Fernandez, R., Elias, W. J., Alamo, M., Eisenberg, H. M., & Fishman, P. S. (2020). Reply to: Comment on "the role of high-intensity focused ultrasound as a symptomatic treatment for Parkinson's disease". MOVEMENT DISORDERS, 35(3), 521-522. doi:10.1002/mds.27972
2019
Halpern, C. H., Santini, V., Lipsman, N., Lozano, A. M., Schwartz, M. L., Shah, B. B., . . . Ghanouni, P. (2019). Three-year follow-up of prospective trial of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor. NEUROLOGY, 93(24), E2284-E2293. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000008561
Franzini, A., Moosa, S., Servello, D., Small, I., DiMeco, F., Xu, Z., . . . Prada, F. (2019). Ablative brain surgery: an overview. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYPERTHERMIA, 36(2), 64-80. doi:10.1080/02656736.2019.1616833
Moosa, S., Martinez-Fernandez, R., Elias, W. J., del Alamo, M., Eisenberg, H. M., & Fishman, P. S. (2019). The role of high-intensity focused ultrasound as a symptomatic treatment for Parkinson's disease. MOVEMENT DISORDERS, 34(9), 1243-1251. doi:10.1002/mds.27779
Langfitt, J. T., Quigg, M., Yan, G., Yu, W., Ward, M. M., Barbaro, N. M., . . . Ojemann, J. (2019). Direct and indirect costs associated with stereotactic radiosurgery or open surgery for medial temporal lobe epilepsy: Results from the ROSE trial. EPILEPSIA, 60(7), 1453-1461. doi:10.1111/epi.16072
Heiss, J. D., Walbridge, S., Argersinger, D. P., Hong, C. S., Ray-Chaudhury, A., Lonser, R. R., . . . Zaghloul, K. A. (2019). Convection-Enhanced Delivery of Muscimol Into the Bilateral Subthalamic Nuclei of Nonhuman Primates. NEUROSURGERY, 84(6), E420-E429. doi:10.1093/neuros/nyy279
D'Souza, M., Chen, K. S., Rosenberg, J., Elias, W. J., Eisenberg, H. M., Gwinn, R., . . . Ghanouni, P. (2020). Impact of skull density ratio on efficacy and safety of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment of essential tremor. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 132(5), 1392-1397. doi:10.3171/2019.2.JNS183517
Blair, J. C., Barrett, M. J., Patrie, J., Flanigan, J. L., Sperling, S. A., Elias, W. J., & Druzgal, T. J. (2019). Brain MRI Reveals Ascending Atrophy in Parkinson's Disease Across Severity. FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY, 10. doi:10.3389/fneur.2019.01329
Dalrymple, W. A., Pusso, A., Sperling, S. A., Flanigan, J. L., Huss, D. S., Harrison, M. B., . . . Barrett, M. J. (2019). Comparison of Parkinson's Disease Patients' Characteristics by Indication for Deep Brain Stimulation: Men Are More Likely to Have DBS for Tremor. TREMOR AND OTHER HYPERKINETIC MOVEMENTS, 9. doi:10.7916/tohm.v0.676
Moosa, S., Wang, T. R., Mastorakos, P., Sheehan, J. P., & Elias, W. J. (2019). Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia Reduces Neurovascular Compression: A Case Report after 11 Years. STEREOTACTIC AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY, 97(3), 202-206. doi:10.1159/000501624
2018
Sperling, S. A., Shah, B. B., Barrett, M. J., Bond, A. E., Huss, D. S., Mejia, J. A. G., & Elias, W. J. (2018). Focused ultrasound thalamotomy in Parkinson disease Nonmotor outcomes and quality of life. NEUROLOGY, 91(14), E1275-E1284. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000006279
Wang, T. R., Moosa, S., Dallapiazza, R. F., Elias, W. J., & Lynch, W. J. (2018). Deep brain stimulation for the treatment of drug addiction. NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS, 45(2). doi:10.3171/2018.5.FOCUS18163
Wang, T. R., Fadul, C. E., & Elias, W. J. (2018). Tremor Secondary to a Thalamic Glioma: A Case Report. OPERATIVE NEUROSURGERY, 14(6), E66-E69. doi:10.1093/ons/opx181
Bond, A. E., Shah, B. B., & Elias, W. J. (2018). Assessing Tremor and Adverse Events in Patients With Tremor-Dominant Parkinson Disease Undergoing Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy Reply. JAMA NEUROLOGY, 75(5), 633. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.0288
Fishman, P. S., Elias, W. J., Ghanouni, P., Gwinn, R., Lipsman, N., Schwartz, M., . . . Eisenberg, H. M. (2018). Neurological adverse event profile of magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor. MOVEMENT DISORDERS, 33(5), 843-847. doi:10.1002/mds.27401
Wang, T. R., Bond, A. E., Dallapiazza, R. F., Blanke, A., Tilden, D., Huerta, T. E., . . . Elias, W. J. (2018). Transcranial magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for tremor: technical note. NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS, 44(2). doi:10.3171/2017.10.FOCUS17609
Lipsman, N., Elias, W. J., Gwinn, R. P., & Pilitsis, J. G. (2018). Focused ultrasound INTRODUCTION. NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS, 44(2). doi:10.3171/2017.11.FOCUS17705
Bond, A. E., & Elias, W. J. (2018). Predicting lesion size during focused ultrasound thalamotomy: a review of 63 lesions over 3 clinical trials. NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS, 44(2). doi:10.3171/2017.11.FOCUS17623
Tian, Q., Wintermark, M., Elias, W. J., Ghanouni, P., Halpern, C. H., Henderson, J. M., . . . McNab, J. A. (2018). Diffusion MRI tractography for improved transcranial MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy targeting for essential tremor. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL, 19, 572-580. doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2018.05.010
Wang, T. R., Dallapiazza, R. F., Moosa, S., Huss, D., Shah, B. B., & Elias, W. J. (2018). Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation Salvages Failed Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor: A Case Report. STEREOTACTIC AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY, 96(1), 60-64. doi:10.1159/000486646
Chang, J. W., Park, C. K., Lipsman, N., Schwartz, M. L., Ghanouni, P., Henderson, J. M., . . . Elias, W. J. (2018). A Prospective Trial of Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor: Results at the 2-Year Follow-up. ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY, 83(1), 107-114. doi:10.1002/ana.25126
Dunn, L. K., Durieux, M. E., Elias, W. J., Nemergut, E. C., & Naik, B. I. (2018). Innovations in Functional Neurosurgery and Anesthetic Implications. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY, 30(1), 18-25. doi:10.1097/ANA.0000000000000398
2017
Tsolaki, E., Downes, A., Speier, W., Elias, W. J., & Pouratian, N. (2018). The potential value of probabilistic tractography-based for MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL, 17, 1019-1027. doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2017.12.018
Bond, A. E., Shah, B. B., Huss, D. S., Dallapiazza, R. F., Warren, A., Harrison, M. B., . . . Elias, W. J. (2017). Safety and Efficacy of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Patients With Medication-Refractory, Tremor-Dominant Parkinson Disease A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA NEUROLOGY, 74(12), 1412-1418. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.3098
Groth, C. L., Pusso, A., Sperling, S. A., Huss, D. S., Elias, W. J., Wooten, G. F., & Barrett, M. J. (2018). Capgras Syndrome in Advanced Parkinson's Disease. JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES, 30(2), 160-163. doi:10.1176/appi.neuropsych.17030052
Fielden, S. W., Feng, X., Zhao, L., Miller, G. W., Geeslin, M., Dallapiazza, R. F., . . . Meyer, C. H. (2018). A spiral-based volumetric acquisition for MR temperature imaging. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, 79(6), 3122-3127. doi:10.1002/mrm.26981
Leiva-Salinas, C., Quigg, M., Elias, W. J., Patrie, J. T., Flors, L., Fountain, N. B., & Rehm, P. K. (2017). Earlier seizure onset and longer epilepsy duration correlate with the degree of temporal hypometabolism in patients with mesial temporal lobe sclerosis. EPILEPSY RESEARCH, 138, 105-109. doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.10.023
Dallapiazza, R. F., Timbie, K. F., Holmberg, S., Gatesman, J., Lopes, M. B., Price, R. J., . . . Elias, W. J. (2018). Noninvasive neuromodulation and thalamic mapping with low-intensity focused ultrasound. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 128(3), 875-884. doi:10.3171/2016.11.JNS16976
2016
Elias, W. J. (2016). A Trial of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor REPLY. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 375(22), 2202-2203. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Elias, W. J., Lipsman, N., Ondo, W. G., Ghanouni, P., Kim, Y. G., Lee, W., . . . Chang, J. W. (2016). A Randomized Trial of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 375(8), 730-739. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1600159
Weintraub, D., & Elias, W. J. (2017). The Emerging Role of Transcranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Focused Ultrasound in Functional Neurosurgery. MOVEMENT DISORDERS, 32(1), 20-27. doi:10.1002/mds.26599
Bond, A. E., Dallapiazza, R. F., Lopes, M. B., & Elias, W. J. (2016). Convection-enhanced delivery improves MRI visualization of basal ganglia for stereotactic surgery. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 125(5), 1080-1086. doi:10.3171/2015.10.JNS151154
Elias, W. J. (2016). Editorial: Deep brain stimulation and intraoperative MRI.. Journal of neurosurgery, 2016(1), 59-61. doi:10.3171/2015.2.jns1556.test
Rossi, P. J., Gunduz, A., Judy, J., Wilson, L., Machado, A., Giordano, J. J., . . . Okun, M. S. (2016). Proceedings of the Third Annual Deep Brain Stimulation Think Tank: A Review of Emerging Issues and Technologies. FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE, 10. doi:10.3389/fnins.2016.00119
2015
Shepard, M. J., & Elias, W. J. (2016). Seizures with meningioma. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 124(6), 1549-1550. doi:10.3171/2015.5.JNS15935
Huss, D. S., Dallapiazza, R. F., Shah, B. B., Harrison, M. B., Diamond, J., & Elias, W. J. (2015). Functional Assessment and Quality of Life in Essential Tremor With Bilateral or Unilateral DBS and Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy. MOVEMENT DISORDERS, 30(14), 1937-1943. doi:10.1002/mds.26455
Elias, W. J. (2016). Deep brain stimulation and intraoperative MRI. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 124(1), 59-60. doi:10.3171/2015.2.JNS1556
Wintermark, M., & Elias, W. J. (2015). Correlation of diffusion tensor imaging and intraoperative macrostimulation Response. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 123(1), 292. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Monteith, S. J., & Elias, W. J. (2015). Trigeminal neuralgia Response. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 123(1), 289-290. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Ghanouni, P., Pauly, K. B., Elias, W. J., Henderson, J., Sheehan, J., Monteith, S., & Wintermark, M. (2015). Transcranial MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound: A Review of the Technologic and Neurologic Applications. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, 205(1), 150-159. doi:10.2214/AJR.14.13632
Eames, M. D. C., Farnum, M., Khaled, M., Elias, W. J., Hananel, A., Snell, J. W., . . . Aubry, J. -F. (2015). Head phantoms for transcranial focused ultrasound. MEDICAL PHYSICS, 42(4), 1518-1527. doi:10.1118/1.4907959
Wang, T. R., Dallapiazza, R., & Elias, W. J. (2015). Neurological applications of transcranial high intensity focused ultrasound. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYPERTHERMIA, 31(3), 285-291. doi:10.3109/02656736.2015.1007398
Salanova, V., Witt, T., Worth, R., Henry, T. R., Gross, R. E., Nazzaro, J. M., . . . Fisher, R. (2015). Long-term efficacy and safety of thalamic stimulation for drug-resistant partial epilepsy. NEUROLOGY, 84(10), 1017-1025. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000001334
Buell, T. J., Ksendzovsky, A., Shah, B. B., Kesser, B. W., & Elias, W. J. (2015). Deep Brain Stimulation in the Setting of Cochlear Implants: Case Report and Literature Review. STEREOTACTIC AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY, 93(4), 245-249. doi:10.1159/000380824
Dallapiazza, R., Khaled, M., Eames, M., Snell, J., Lopes, M. B., Wintermark, M., & Elias, W. J. (2015). Feasibility and Safety of MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Lesioning in the Setting of Deep Brain Stimulation. STEREOTACTIC AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY, 93(2), 140-146. doi:10.1159/000368908
2014
Said, N., Elias, W. J., Raghavan, P., Cupino, A., Tustison, N., Frysinger, R., . . . Wintermark, M. (2014). Correlation of diffusion tensor tractography and intraoperative macrostimulation during deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 121(4), 929-935. doi:10.3171/2014.6.JNS131673
Elias, W. J., & Shah, B. B. (2014). Definitions of Tremor Reply. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 312(2), 191-192. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.6231
Wintermark, M., Tustison, N. J., Elias, W. J., Patrie, J. T., Xin, W., Demartini, N., . . . Aubry, J. -F. (2014). T1-weighted MRI as a substitute to CT for refocusing planning in MR-guided focused ultrasound. PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, 59(13), 3599-3614. doi:10.1088/0031-9155/59/13/3599
Wintermark, M., Huss, D. S., Shah, B. B., Tustison, N., Druzgal, T. J., Kassell, N., & Elias, W. J. (2014). Thalamic Connectivity in Patients with Essential Tremor Treated with MR Imaging-guided Focused Ultrasound: In Vivo Fiber Tracking by Using Diffusion-Tensor MR Imaging. RADIOLOGY, 272(1), 202-209. doi:10.1148/radiol.14132112
Elias, W. J., & Shah, B. B. (2014). Tremor. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 311(9), 948-954. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.1397
Malekmohammadi, M., Elias, W. J., & Pouratian, N. (2015). Human Thalamus Regulates Cortical Activity via Spatially Specific and Structurally Constrained Phase-Amplitude Coupling. CEREBRAL CORTEX, 25(6), 1618-1628. doi:10.1093/cercor/bht358
Butson, C. R., Elias, W. J., Tse, W., Verhagen, L., Mandybur, G., Hung, S., . . . Okun, M. S. (2014). Effects of stimulation location on motor outcomes during current-controlled deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease. MOVEMENT DISORDERS, 29, S433-S434. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2013
Wintermark, M., Druzgal, J., Huss, D. S., Khaled, M. A., Monteith, S., Raghavan, P., . . . Elias, W. J. (2014). Imaging Findings in MR Imaging-Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Patients with Essential Tremor. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY, 35(5), 891-896. doi:10.3174/ajnr.A3808
Durst, C. R., Raghavan, P., Shaffrey, M. E., Schiff, D., Lopes, M. B., Sheehan, J. P., . . . Wintermark, M. (2014). Multimodal MR imaging model to predict tumor infiltration in patients with gliomas. NEURORADIOLOGY, 56(2), 107-115. doi:10.1007/s00234-013-1308-9
Dallapiazza, R., McKisic, M. S., Shah, B., & Elias, W. J. (2014). Neuromodulation for Movement Disorders. NEUROSURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA, 25(1), 47-+. doi:10.1016/j.nec.2013.08.002
Elias, W. J., Huss, D., Voss, T., Loomba, J., Khaled, M., Zadicario, E., . . . Wintermark, M. (2013). A Pilot Study of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor. NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 369(7), 640-648. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1300962
Elias, W. J., Khaled, M., Hilliard, J. D., Aubry, J. -F., Frysinger, R. C., Sheehan, J. P., . . . Lopes, M. B. (2013). A magnetic resonance imaging, histological, and dose modeling comparison of focused ultrasound, radiofrequency, and Gamma Knife radiosurgery lesions in swine thalamus Laboratory investigation. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 119(2), 307-317. doi:10.3171/2013.5.JNS122327
Elias, W. J., Khaled, M., Hilliard, J. D., Aubry, J. -F., Frysinger, R. C., Sheehan, J. P., . . . Lopes, M. B. (2013). A magnetic resonance imaging, histological, and dose modeling comparison of focused ultrasound, radiofrequency, and Gamma Knife radiosurgery lesions in swine thalamus.. Journal of neurosurgery, 119(2), 307-317. doi:10.3171/2013.5.jns122327
Elias, W. J., Huss, D., Voss, T., Loomba, J., Khaled, M., Zadicario, E., . . . Wintermark, M. (2013). A Pilot Study of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor. GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH, 8(5), 640-648. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1300962
Elias, W. J. (2013). Tremor. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 118(4), 711-712. doi:10.3171/2012.10.JNS121654
Monteith, S. J., Harnof, S., Medel, R., Popp, B., Wintermark, M., Lopes, M. B. S., . . . Sheehan, J. (2013). Minimally invasive treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage with magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound Laboratory investigation. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 118(5), 1035-1045. doi:10.3171/2012.12.JNS121095
Elias, W. J., & Monteith, S. J. (2013). Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery RESPONSE. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 119(2), 531. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Elias, W. J., Huss, D., Loomba, J., Khaled, M., Zadicario, E., Sperling, S., . . . Wintermark, M. (2013). The One Year Results Of A Phase 1 Study Of Transcranial MR Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy For The Treatment Of Medication Refractory Essential Tremor. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 119(2), A542. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2012
Monteith, S., Sheehan, J., Medel, R., Wintermark, M., Eames, M., Snell, J., . . . Elias, W. J. (2013). Potential intracranial applications of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 118(2), 215-221. doi:10.3171/2012.10.JNS12449
Monteith, S. J., Medel, R., Kassell, N. F., Wintermark, M., Eames, M., Snell, J., . . . Elias, W. J. (2013). Transcranial magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery for trigeminal neuralgia: a cadaveric and laboratory feasibility study. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 118(2), 319-328. doi:10.3171/2012.10.JNS12186
Medel, R., Monteith, S. J., Elias, W. J., Eames, M., Snell, J., Sheehan, J. P., . . . Kassell, N. F. (2012). Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery: Part 2: A Review of Current and Future Applications. NEUROSURGERY, 71(4), 755-763. doi:10.1227/NEU.0b013e3182672ac9
Pouratian, N., & Elias, W. J. (2012). Deep brain stimulation and seizures RESPONSE. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 116(4), 926-927. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Plaha, P., Gill, S., Weintraub, D., Elias, W. J., & Tykocki, T. (2012). Thalamic and Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor: Where Is the Optimal Target? COMMENTS. NEUROSURGERY, 70(4), 845-846. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Elias, W. J., & Kassell, N. F. (2012). Focused ultrasound surgery Introduction. NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS, 32(1). doi:10.3171/2011.11.FOCUS11317
Elias, W. J., Huss, D., Khaled, M., Monteith, S., Loomba, J., Zadacario, E., . . . Wintermark, M. (2012). Results of a Phase 1 Study of MR Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 117(2), A394. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2011
Elias, W. J., Zheng, Z. A., Domer, P., Quigg, M., & Pouratian, N. (2012). Validation of connectivity-based thalamic segmentation with direct electrophysiologic recordings from human sensory thalamus. NEUROIMAGE, 59(3), 2025-2034. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.10.049
Pouratian, N., Zheng, Z., Bari, A. A., Behnke, E., Elias, W. J., & DeSalles, A. A. F. (2011). Multi-institutional evaluation of deep brain stimulation targeting using probabilistic connectivity-based thalamic segmentation: Clinical article. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 115(5), 995-1004. doi:10.3171/2011.7.JNS11250
Pouratian, N., Reames, D. L., Frysinger, R., & Elias, W. J. (2011). Comprehensive analysis of risk factors for seizures after deep brain stimulation surgery Clinical article. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 115(2), 310-315. doi:10.3171/2011.4.JNS102075
van Wouwe, N. C., Ridderinkhof, K. R., van den Wildenberg, W. P. M., Band, G. P. H., Abisogun, A., Elias, W. J., . . . Wylie, S. A. (2011). Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus improves reward-based decision-learning in Parkinson's disease. FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE, 5. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2011.00030
Hilliard, J. D., Frysinger, R. C., & Elias, W. J. (2011). Effective Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation Sites May Differ for Tremor, Bradykinesia and Gait Disturbances in Parkinson's Disease. STEREOTACTIC AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY, 89(6), 357-364. doi:10.1159/000331269
Elias, W. J., & Bertram, E. H. (2011). Regional Thalamic Involvement in Focal Human Epilepsy. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 115(2), A411. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2010
Wylie, S. A., Ridderinkhof, K. R., Elias, W. J., Frysinger, R. C., Bashore, T. R., Downs, K. E., . . . van den Wildenberg, W. P. M. (2010). Subthalamic nucleus stimulation influences expression and suppression of impulsive behaviour in Parkinson's disease. BRAIN, 133, 3611-3624. doi:10.1093/brain/awq239
Elias, W. J., & Lozano, A. M. (2010). Deep brain stimulation: the spectrum of application Introduction. NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS, 29(2). doi:10.3171/2010.8.FOCUS.Intro
Pouratian, N., Elias, W. J., Jane, J. A. J., Phillips, L. H. I. I., & Jane, J. A. S. (2010). Electrophysiologically guided untethering of secondary tethered spinal cord syndrome. NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS, 29(1). doi:10.3171/2010.3.FOCUS09299
Bourne, T. D., Elias, W. J., Lopes, M. B. S., & Mandell, J. W. (2010). WT1 Is Not a Reliable Marker to Distinguish Reactive from Neoplastic Astrocyte Populations in the Central Nervous System. BRAIN PATHOLOGY, 20(6), 1090-1095. doi:10.1111/j.1750-3639.2010.00415.x
Elias, W. J., & Gross, R. E. (2010). A Simple Technique for Interventional Tool Placement Combining Fluoroscopy With Interventional Computed Tomography on a C-Arm System COMMENTS. NEUROSURGERY, 67(3), 56-57. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Goodman, R. R., Weber, P. B., Witt, T. C., Worth, R. M., Gwinn, R., Whitworth, L. A., . . . Morrell, M. J. (2010). Treatment of Medically Intractable Mesial Temporal Epilepsy With Responsive Brain Stimulation: Results of a Subset Analysis From the RNS® System Pivotal Investigation. NEUROSURGERY, 67(2), 556. doi:10.1227/01.NEU.0000387033.77468.29
Gross, R. E., & Elias, W. J. (2010). Experimental Deep Brain Stimulation in Animal Models COMMENTS. NEUROSURGERY, 67(4), 1080. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Medel, R., Pouratian, N., & Elias, W. J. (2010). Catheter-tip mass mimicking a spinal epidural hematoma Case report. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE, 12(1), 66-71. doi:10.3171/2009.7.SPINE08888