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Elana Farace
Title Assistant Professor
Institution College of Medicine
Department Neurosurgery
Address 500 University Drive Hershey PA 17033
Telephone 7175317386
Email
Background
PREFERRED TITLE/ROLE:

Physician, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Health Evaluation Sciences

Neuroscince

EDUCATION:

B.A.; Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; 1989; Neuroscience
M.A.; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; 1993; Psychology
Ph.D.; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; 1996; Psychology
Internship; McGuire VAMC, Richmond, VA; 1995-1996; Clinical Psychology
Fellowship; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; 1996-1998; Neurology
Western State Psychiatric Hospital, Staunton, VA; 1997-1998; Geriatric Neuropsychology
Publications
1. Schubart JR, Levi BH, Camacho F, Whitehead M, Farace E, Green MJ. Reliability of an interactive computer program for advance care planning. J Palliat Med. 2012 Jun; 15(6):637-42.
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2. Steinbok P, Milner R, Agrawal D, Farace E, Leung GK, Ng I, Tomita T, Wang E, Wang N, Wong GK, Zhou LF. A multicenter multinational registry for assessing ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections for hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery. 2010 Nov; 67(5):1303-10.
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3. Gusani NJ, Schubart JR, Wise J, Farace E, Green MJ, Jiang Y, Kimchi ET, Staveley-O'Carroll KF. Cancer survivorship: a new challenge for surgical and medical oncologists. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 Nov; 24 Suppl 2:S456-8.
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4. Sheehan JM, Douds GL, Hill K, Farace E. Transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenoma in elderly patients. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2008 Jun; 150(6):571-4; discussion 574.
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5. Brown PD, Asher AL, Farace E. Adjuvant whole brain radiotherapy: strong emotions decide but rational studies are needed. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Apr 1; 70(5):1305-9.
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6. Schubart JR, Kinzie MB, Farace E. Caring for the brain tumor patient: family caregiver burden and unmet needs. Neuro Oncol. 2008 Feb; 10(1):61-72.
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7. Lengerich EJ, Kluhsman BC, Bencivenga M, Allen R, Miele MB, Farace E. Development of community plans to enhance survivorship from colorectal cancer: community-based participatory research in rural communities. J Cancer Surviv. 2007 Sep; 1(3):205-11.
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8. Fox SW, Lyon D, Farace E. Symptom clusters in patients with high-grade glioma. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2007; 39(1):61-7.
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9. Cavaliere R, Farace E, Schiff D. Clinical implications of status epilepticus in patients with neoplasms. Arch Neurol. 2006 Dec; 63(12):1746-9.
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10. Fox S, Laws ER, Anderson F, Farace E. Complementary therapy use and quality of life in persons with high-grade gliomas. J Neurosci Nurs. 2006 Aug; 38(4):212-20.
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11. Hukkelhoven CW, Rampen AJ, Maas AI, Farace E, Habbema JD, Marmarou A, Marshall LF, Murray GD, Steyerberg EW. Some prognostic models for traumatic brain injury were not valid. J Clin Epidemiol. 2006 Feb; 59(2):132-43.
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12. Hukkelhoven CW, Steyerberg EW, Habbema JD, Farace E, Marmarou A, Murray GD, Marshall LF, Maas AI. Predicting outcome after traumatic brain injury: development and validation of a prognostic score based on admission characteristics. J Neurotrauma. 2005 Oct; 22(10):1025-39.
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13. Farace E, Shaffrey ME. Value of neuropsychological information for improved understanding of the patient with normal-pressure hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg. 2005 Jun; 102(6):971-2; discussion 972-3.
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14. Shaffrey ME, Farace E, Schiff D, Larner JM, Mut M, Lopes MB. The Ki-67 labeling index as a prognostic factor in Grade II oligoastrocytomas. J Neurosurg. 2005 Jun; 102(6):1033-9.
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15. Shaffrey ME, Mut M, Asher AL, Burri SH, Chahlavi A, Chang SM, Farace E, Fiveash JB, Lang FF, Lopes MB, Markert JM, Schiff D, Siomin V, Tatter SB, Vogelbaum MA. Brain metastases. Curr Probl Surg. 2004 Aug; 41(8):665-741.
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16. Litofsky NS, Farace E, Anderson F, Meyers CA, Huang W, Laws ER. Depression in patients with high-grade glioma: results of the Glioma Outcomes Project. Neurosurgery. 2004 Feb; 54(2):358-66; discussion 366-7.
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17. Farace E, Marshall LF. Quality of life in acoustics. J Neurosurg. 2003 Nov; 99(5):807-8; discussion 808-9.
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18. Dumont AS, Farace E, Schiff D, Shaffrey ME. Intraventricular gliomas. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2003 Oct; 14(4):571-91.
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19. Hukkelhoven CW, Steyerberg EW, Rampen AJ, Farace E, Habbema JD, Marshall LF, Murray GD, Maas AI. Patient age and outcome following severe traumatic brain injury: an analysis of 5600 patients. J Neurosurg. 2003 Oct; 99(4):666-73.
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20. Shaffrey M, Farace E. Decompressive craniectomy. Crit Care Med. 2003 Oct; 31(10):2560-1.
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21. Knight-Scott J, Haley AP, Rossmiller SR, Farace E, Mai VM, Christopher JM, Manning CA, Simnad VI, Siragy HM. Molality as a unit of measure for expressing 1H MRS brain metabolite concentrations in vivo. Magn Reson Imaging. 2003 Sep; 21(7):787-97.
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22. Knight-Scott J, Farace E, Simnad VI, Siragy HM, Manning CA. Constrained modeling for spectroscopic measurement of bi-exponential spin-lattice relaxation of water in vivo. Magn Reson Imaging. 2002 Nov; 20(9):681-9.
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23. Irons MJ, Farace E, Brady WJ, Huff JS. Mental status screening of emergency department patients: normative study of the quick confusion scale. Acad Emerg Med. 2002 Oct; 9(10):989-94.
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24. Hukkelhoven CW, Steyerberg EW, Farace E, Habbema JD, Marshall LF, Maas AI. Regional differences in patient characteristics, case management, and outcomes in traumatic brain injury: experience from the tirilazad trials. J Neurosurg. 2002 Sep; 97(3):549-57.
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25. Huff JS, Farace E, Brady WJ, Kheir J, Shawver G. The quick confusion scale in the ED: comparison with the mini-mental state examination. Am J Emerg Med. 2001 Oct; 19(6):461-4.
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26. Peri CV, Shaffrey ME, Farace E, Cooper E, Alves WM, Cooper JB, Young JS, Jane JA. Pilot study of electrical stimulation on median nerve in comatose severe brain injured patients: 3-month outcome. Brain Inj. 2001 Oct; 15(10):903-10.
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27. Worrall BB, Farace E, Hillis AE, Hutson RK, Wityk R, Saver JL, Johnston KC, Haley EC. Correlation of aphasia and/or neglect with cortical infarction in a subpopulation of RANTTAS. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2001; 11(3):257-64.
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28. Farace E, Alves WM. Do women fare worse: a metaanalysis of gender differences in traumatic brain injury outcome. J Neurosurg. 2000 Oct; 93(4):539-45.
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29. Farace E, Alves WM. Do women fare worse? A metaanalysis of gender differences in outcome after traumatic brain injury. Neurosurg Focus. 2000; 8(1):e6.
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Keyword
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Keywords   
Brain Neoplasms
Brain Injuries
Glioma
Quality of Life
Cognition Disorders
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Co-Authors  
Green, Michael
Gusani, Niraj
Jiang, Yixing
Schubart, Jane
Staveley-O'Carroll, Kevin
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