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NEUROSURGERY
Volume 80, Issue 2, Pages 323-329Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyw031
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Reservoir; Cerebral concussion; Traumatic brain injury; Spinal arteriovenous malformation
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Ayub Khan Ommaya (1930-2008) was a pioneering neurosurgeon of Pakistani origin who is widely known for inventing the Ommaya reservoir, a ventricular catheter with a mushroom-shaped dome for administration of intraventricular therapies. As a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, Ommaya developed an early interest in studying traumatic brain injury. Over the course of his career, Ommaya employed subhuman primate models to better understand mechanisms underlying human cerebral concussion. His work on traumatic brain injury led to the creation of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, a center for injury prevention research at the Center for Disease Control. This historical paper visits Ommaya's life story and recounts his key contributions to neurosurgery.
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