Dr. Gerald Francis Tuite MD
Neurosurgeon
880 6th St S Suite 310 Saint Petersburg FL, 33701Rating
5/5
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Dr. Gerald Tuite practices Neurological Surgery in Saint Petersburg, FL. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Tuite prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
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Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Decompressive craniectomy with massive intractable intraoperative cerebral edema: utilization of silicone sheet for temporary scalp closure.
- Cranial reduction and fixation with a resorbable plate combined with cerebrospinal fluid shunting for difficult-to-manage macrocephaly related to hydrocephalus.
- Pediatric microcystic meningioma: a clinical, histological, and radiographic case-based review.
- Declining platelet counts and platelet aggregation during porcine VIII:C infusions.
- Bucket and straw technique to facilitate passage of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
- Neural reconstruction methods of restoring bladder function.
- Accidental intracranial infusion of parenteral nutrition in a preterm neonate.
- Chiari malformation Type 1 and atlantoaxial instability: a letter from the Pediatric Craniocervical Society.
- Complications associated with bacitracin powder in surgical wounds.
- Reduction in CSF shunt infection over a 10-year period associated with the application of concentrated topical antibiotic powder directly to surgical wounds prior to closure.
- Allograft versus autograft for pediatric posterior cervical and occipito-cervical fusion: a systematic review of factors affecting fusion rates.
- Acute Shunt Failure Due to Perforation of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Tubing
- A Modified Technique for Occipitocervical Fusion Using Compressed Iliac Crest Allograft Results in a High Rate of Fusion in the Pediatric Population.
- Lumbar disk disease: pathophysiology, management and prevention.
- Pediatric transoral surgery: indications, complications, and long-term outcome.
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