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John C Barr

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
3643 N Roxboro St, Durham, NC 27704

Selected Publications


Use of external ventriculostomy and intrathecal anti-fungal treatment in cerebral mucormycotic abscess.

Journal Article J Clin Neurosci · October 2014 Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection associated with a high mortality. Cerebral mucor abscesses can result secondary to rhinocerebral or hematogenous spread. Amphotericin B, posaconazole, and aggressive surgical resection are the hallmarks of treat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Selection of treatment modalities or observation of arteriovenous malformations.

Journal Article Neurosurg Clin N Am · January 2012 This article provides management guidelines for arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). Management options include observation, surgical excision, endovascular embolization, and radiosurgery. Each of these can be used individually or combined for multimodal th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pravastatin and clopidogrel combined inhibit intimal hyperplasia in a rat carotid endarterectomy model.

Journal Article Vasc Endovascular Surg · 2006 Intimal hyperplasia, resulting from a complex cascade of events involving platelets, leukocytes, and smooth muscle cells, may be inhibited by the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor pravastatin, which demonstrates inhibition of platelet activity and leukocyte adhe ... Full text Link to item Cite