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Dr W Adriaan Liebenberg
FC Neurosurgery (SA)
MMed Neurochirurgie (Stellenbosch)
MB. ChB (Stellenbosch)
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Current research
  • Study on anterior cervical discectomy comparing autograft to Mastergraft in Fidji cages.
  • Study on pulsed radiofrequency rhizotomy treatment of cervical facet arthrosis
  • Study on pulsed radiofrequency rhizotomy treatment of lumbar facet arthrosis
  • A novel interspinous fixation technique

Previous research

Presentation of scientific papers

Subependymoma of the spinal cord
South of England Neurological association (2003)
Worth R, Liebenberg W A, Norris J

Decision making in cranial meningioma surgery – is dynamic perfusion CT of use?
Society of British neurological Surgeons, Manchester (2004)
Liebenberg W A, Jones R, Naik S, Critchley G R

Delayed definitive debridement in 125 cases of craniocerebral gunshot wounds
Society of British neurological Surgeons, Manchester (2004). (Oral poster)
Liebenberg W A, Demetriades A K, Naik S, Hardwidge C, Hartzenberg BH

Internal carotid blood flow and cerebral hemispheric perfusion in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage: preliminary experience with the Quantic/ND system
British Neurosurgical research group meeting in Hull (2004)
Johnson R, Liebenberg W.A, Critchley G R

Blunt traumatic vertebral artery disruption
South of England Neurological Association (2004)
Liebenberg W A, O’Brien, Dowson C, Olney J, Critchley G R

Aneurysmal Subarachnoid haemorrhage – guidance in making the diagnosis
South of England Neurological Association (2004)
Liebenberg W A, Worth R, Firth G B, Olney J, Norris J

The role of Dynamic CT perfusion in predicting vascularity in intracranial meningiomas
7th International conference on Xenon CT and related blood flow techniques – Bordeaux, France (2004)
Liebenberg W A, Jones R, Naik S, Critchley G R

Delayed definitive debridement in 125 cases of craniocerebral gunshot wounds
Congress of Neurological Surgeons, San Francisco (2004)
Liebenberg W A, Demetriades A K, Naik S, Hardwidge C, Hartzenberg BH

Your eyes and the back of your head – ocular manifestations in Chiari 1 malformation
4th International skull base meeting, Sydney (2004)
Liebenberg W A, Georges H, Demetriades A K, Jones R, Hardwidge C

Internal carotid blood flow and cerebral hemispheric perfusion in patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage: preliminary experience with the Quantic/ND system
7th International conference on Xenon CT and related blood flow techniques – Bordeaux, France (2004)
Johnson R, Liebenberg W A, Jones R, Critchley GR

Hearing on a pedestal – cutting time to BAHA use in trans labyrinthine acoustic neuroma resection 4th International skull base meeting, Sydney (2004)
Liebenberg W.A, Georges H, Hornigold R, Jones. R, Tranter R, Hardwidge C

Constantin Von Economo (1876-1931): Pioneer neuroanatomist, neurophysiologist and aviator Association of American Neurological Surgeons meeting, New Orleans (2005)
Demetriades A K, Liebenberg W A, Hardwidge C

Is CT Perfusion an Effective Clinical Screening Tool for Meningioma Vascularity
The Pre Olympic International Neurosurgical Winter meeting – Torino, Italy (2005)
Liebenberg W A, Jones R, Naik S, Critchley G R

Ocular manifestations in Hindbrain Hernias
The Pre Olympic International Neurosurgical Winter meeting – Torino, Italy (2005)
Liebenberg W A, Georges H, Demetriades A K, Jones R, Hardwidge C

Restoration of Hearing for Patients Undergoing Acoustic Neuroma Surgery
British Skull Base Meeting – Brighton, U.K (2005)
Hardwidge C, Tranter R, Liebenberg W A, Burchett A

Hearing on a pedestal – cutting time to Bone Anchored Hearing Aid use
Cochlear implant Conference, Spier, South Africa (2005)
Liebenberg W.A, Tranter R, Hardwidge C.

Transfers of acutely ill neurosurgery patients: are they adequate and how do we improve on the current status?
European Association of Neurological Surgeons winter meeting in Prague (2005)
Liebenberg W.A, Powell J, Dodd L, Madavo R

Perineural spread of prostatic carcinoma to the lumbar spine.
European Association of Neurological Surgeons winter meeting in Prague (2005)
Liebenberg W.A, Moussa W, Critchley GR

Are emergency vascular clerking proformas useful?
European Association of Neurological Surgeons winter meeting in Prague (2005)
Liebenberg W.A, Worth R, Norris J

CT scan interpretation and referral patterns: how much confusion is there?
Association of American Neurological Surgeons meeting, New Orleans (2005)
Liebenberg W.A, O’Brien A, Tait M, Jones R, Good C, Norris J

Attempted suicide by gunshot wounds of the brain: symptom of a privileged society in Africa?
Association of American Neurological Surgeons meeting, New Orleans (2005)
Liebenberg W.A, Demetriades A K, Hardwidge C, Hartzenberg BH

CT scan interpretation and referral patterns: how much confusion is there?
Pre Olympic International Neurosurgical Winter meeting – Torino, Italy (2005)
Liebenberg W.A, O’Brien A, Tait M, Jones R, Good C, Norris J

Adult Spinal Epidural Abscesses (SEA): clinical features and prognostic characteristics
 Association of American Neurological Surgeons, New Orleans (2005)
Demetriades A K, Liebenberg W.A, Naik S, Gunasekera L, Hardwidge C

Improving Emergency Room and Surgical Residents Interpretations of Acute CT Brain Scans without Education.
Society of British Neurological Surgeons, Torquay (2005)
Durham Hall A, Liebenberg W.A, O‘Brien A, Tait M, Norris J

Are emergency vascular clerking proformas useful?
Third Mediterranean EM Congress in Nice, France. (2005)
Madavo R, Liebenberg W.A

Suicidal Gunshot Wounds to the head:  Symptom of a Privileged Society?
Third Mediterranean EM Congress in Nice, France. (2005)
Madavo R, Liebenberg W.A

Delayed Debridement in 125 Civilian Craniocerebral Gunshot Wounds.
Third Mediterranean EM Congress in Nice, France. (2005)
Madavo R, Liebenberg W.A

Improving Emergency Room and Surgical Residents Interpretations of Acute CT Brain Scans without Education.
Third Mediterranean EM Congress in Nice, France. (2005)
Durham Hall A, Liebenberg W.A

Lumbar intradural metastasis of prostatic carcinoma
European association of neurosurgery Wintermeeting (2006)
A.K. Demetriades, W. Moussa, Liebenberg W.A, G. Critchley;

A case series of 21 consecutive adult spinal epidural abscesses in a tertiary neurosurgical centre European association of neurosurgery Wintermeeting (2006)
A K. Demetriades, WA Liebenberg, S Naik, J Akinwunmi, G Critchley, J Norris, L Gunasekera, and C Hardwidge

Prospective study to evaluate the effect of wearing a hard collar after anterior cervical discectomy (ACD) without fusion.
Society of British Neurological Surgeons, Royal Free (2006)
Georges H, Liebenberg  W A,  Horney D, Good C,  Critchley G R

Prospective study to evaluate the effect of wearing a hard collar after anterior cervical discectomy                                           (ACD) without fusion.
The 12th Biennial International Conference on Lumbar Fusion and Totalspine Concepts, Cape Town (2007) Prize as best scientific paper.
Liebenberg  W A, Georges H, ,  Horney D, Good C,  Critchley G R
 
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