Ben Shofty, MD, PhD

Journal Article

1. Campbell JM, Cowan RL, Wahlstrom KL, Hollearn MK, Jensen D, Davis T, Rahimpour S, Shofty B, Arain A, Rolston JD, Hamann S, Wang S, Eisenman LN, Swift J, Xie T, Brunner P, Manns J, Inman C, Smith EH, Willie JT (2025). Human single-neuron activity is modulated by intracranial theta burst stimulation of the basolateral amygdala. Elife, 14. (Read full publication)
2. Cowan RL, Davis TS, Merricks EM, Kundu B, Shofty B, Rahimpour S, Schevon CA, Rolston JD, Smith EH (2025). Cell-type-specific responses to single-pulse electrical stimulation of the human brain. Brain Stimul, 18(4), 1266-1278. (Read full publication)
3. Danstrom IA, Adkinson JA, Robinson ME, Lin L, Maheshwari A, Shofty B, Banks G, Hasen M, Sheth SA, Goldman AM, Bartoli E, Heilbronner SR, Bijanki KR (2025). Asymmetric Cingulum Bundle Connectivity Is Modulated by Paracingulate Sulcus Morphology. Hum Brain Mapp, 46(9), e70230. (Read full publication)
4. Hacker C, Mocchi MM, Xiao J, Metzger B, Adkinson J, Pascuzzi B, Mathura R, Oswalt D, Watrous A, Bartoli E, Allawala A, Pirtle V, Fan X, Danstrom I, Shofty B, Banks G, Zhang Y, Armenta-Salas M, Mirpour K, Provenza N, Mathew S, Cohn JF, Borton D, Goodman W, Pouratian N, Sheth SA, Bijanki KR (2024). Aperiodic (1/f) Neural Activity Robustly Tracks Symptom Severity Changes in Treatment-Resistant Depression. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging, 10(2), 186-194. (Read full publication)
5. Provenza NR, Rajesh SV, Reyes G, Katlowitz KA, Pugalenthi LS, Bechtold RA, Diab N, Reddy S, Allam A, Gandhi AD, Kabotyanski KE, Mansourian KA, Bentley JH, Altman JR, Hinduja S, Giridharan N, Banks GP, Shofty B, Heilbronner SR, Cohn JF, Borton DA, Storch EA, Herron JA, Hayden BY, Phillips ML, Goodman WK, Sheth SA (2025). High beta power in the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex indexes human approach behavior: a case study. J Neurosci. (Read full publication)
6. Najera RA, Kabotyanski KE, McLaughlin NC, Gregory ST, Anand A, Shofty B, Provenza NR, Storch EA, Goodman WK, Sheth SA (2025). Cost-effectiveness analysis of deep brain stimulation versus treatment as usual for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Neurosurg, 1-10. (Read full publication)
7. Findlay MC, Tenhoeve SA, Campbell JM, Yost S, Gautam D, Rahimpour S, Botros D, Liang AS, Alshaikh JT, Kassavetis P, Moretti P, Embree LM, Shofty B (2024). Radiographic abnormalities and their clinical significance in patients with Parkinson disease who receive deep brain stimulation implants. J Neurosurg, 141(6), 1546-1553. (Read full publication)
8. Bergman L, Shofty B, Agur A, Sibony SU, Treiber JM, Curry DJ, Fried I, Weiner HL, Roth J (2024). Hippocampal resection during hemispherotomy: is it needed? Childs Nerv Syst, 40(12), 4169-4177. (Read full publication)
9. Campbell JM, Cowan RL, Wahlstrom KL, Hollearn MK, Jensen D, Davis T, Rahimpour S, Shofty B, Arain A, Rolston JD, Hamann S, Wang S, Eisenman LN, Swift J, Xie T, Brunner P, Manns JR, Inman CS, Smith EH, Willie JT (2024). Human single-neuron activity is modulated by intracranial theta burst stimulation of the basolateral amygdala. bioRxiv. (Read full publication)
10. Bartoli E, Devara E, Dang HQ, Rabinovich R, Mathura RK, Anand A, Pascuzzi BR, Adkinson J, Kenett YN, Bijanki KR, Sheth SA, Shofty B (2024). Default mode network electrophysiological dynamics and causal role in creative thinking. Brain, 147(10), 3409-3425. (Read full publication)
11. Provenza NR, Reddy S, Allam AK, Rajesh SV, Diab N, Reyes G, Caston RM, Katlowitz KA, Gandhi AD, Bechtold RA, Dang HQ, Najera RA, Giridharan N, Kabotyanski KE, Momin F, Hasen M, Banks GP, Mickey BJ, Kious BM, Shofty B, Hayden BY, Herron JA, Storch EA, Patel AB, Goodman WK, Sheth SA (2024). Disruption of neural periodicity predicts clinical response after deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Nat Med, 30(10), 3004-3014. (Read full publication)
12. Myers J, Xiao J, Mathura R, Shofty B, Pirtle V, Adkinson J, Allawala AB, Anand A, Gadot R, Najera R, Rey HG, Mathew SJ, Bijanki K, Banks G, Watrous A, Bartoli E, Heilbronner SR, Provenza N, Goodman WK, Pouratian N, Hayden BY, Sheth SA (2024). Intracranial Directed Connectivity Links Subregions of the Prefrontal Cortex to Major Depression. medRxiv, 2024.08.07.24311546. (Read full publication)
13. Dang HQ, Reyes G, Devara E, Giridharan N, Allam AK, Banks GP, Viswanathan A, Shofty B, Sheth SA (2024). Directional Deep Brain Stimulation Lead Rotation in the Early Postoperative Period. Neurosurg Pract, 5(3), e00087. (Read full publication)
14. Xiao J, Adkinson JA, Myers J, Allawala AB, Mathura RK, Pirtle V, Najera R, Provenza NR, Bartoli E, Watrous AJ, Oswalt D, Gadot R, Anand A, Shofty B, Mathew SJ, Goodman WK, Pouratian N, Pitkow X, Bijanki KR, Hayden B, Sheth SA (2024). Beta activity in human anterior cingulate cortex mediates reward biases. Nat Commun, 15(1), 5528. (Read full publication)
15. Gadot R, Li N, Shofty B, Avendano-Ortega M, McKay S, Bijanki KR, Robinson ME, Banks G, Provenza N, Storch EA, Goodman WK, Horn A, Sheth SA (2023). Tractography-Based Modeling Explains Treatment Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Biol Psychiatry, 96(2), 95-100. (Read full publication)
16. Venkatraman V, Futch BG, Bode Padron KJ, Yang LZ, Lee HJ, Seas A, Parente B, Shofty B, Lad SP, Williamson TL, Rahimpour S (2024). Disparities in the treatment of movement disorders using deep brain stimulation. J Neurosurg, 141(1), 241-251. (Read full publication)
17. Xiao J, Adkinson JA, Allawala AB, Banks G, Bartoli E, Fan X, Mocchi M, Pascuzzi B, Pulapaka S, Franch MC, Mathew SJ, Mathura RK, Myers J, Pirtle V, Provenza NR, Shofty B, Watrous AJ, Pitkow X, Goodman WK, Pouratian N, Sheth S, Bijanki KR, Hayden BY (2024). Insula uses overlapping codes for emotion in self and others. bioRxiv. (Read full publication)
18. Venkatraman V, Futch BG, Bartlett A, Yang LZ, Lee HJ, Shofty B, Parente BA, Lad SP, Williamson TL, Rahimpour S (2023). Disparities in Access to Deep Brain Stimulation and Responsive Neurostimulation Approaches to Drug-Resistant Epilepsy. Neuromodulation, 27(4), 792-799. (Read full publication)
19. Campbell JM, Yost S, Gautam D, Herich A, Botros D, Slaughter M, Chodakiewitz M, Arain A, Peters A, Richards S, Newman B, Johnson B, Rahimpour S, Shofty B (2024). Delays in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy: A cohort study. Epilepsia, 65(5), 1314-1321. (Read full publication)
20. Gautam D, Venkatraman V, Horns J, Yang LZ, Lee HJ, Kassavetis P, Alshaikh J, Moretti P, Shofty B, Rahimpour S (2024). Demographics of focused ultrasound thalamotomy for essential tremor and trends in deep brain stimulation surgery after its introduction in the USA. BMJ Neurol Open, 6(1), e000582. (Read full publication)
21. Allawala A, Bijanki KR, Oswalt D, Mathura RK, Adkinson J, Pirtle V, Shofty B, Robinson M, Harrison MT, Mathew SJ, Goodman WK, Pouratian N, Sheth SA, Borton DA (2024). Prefrontal network engagement by deep brain stimulation in limbic hubs. Front Hum Neurosci, 17, 1291315. (Read full publication)
22. Gabay S, Sapir Y, Korn A, Hochberg U, Tellem R, Zegerman A, Brogan SE, Rahimpour S, Shofty B, Strauss I (2023). Optimization of Radiofrequency Needle Placement in Percutaneous Cordotomy Using Electromyography in the Deeply Sedated Patient. Oper Neurosurg, 26(1), 22-27. (Read full publication)
23. Hacker C, Mocchi MM, Xiao J, Metzger BA, Adkinson JA, Pascuzzi BR, Mathura RC, Oswalt D, Watrous A, Bartoli E, Allawala A, Pirtle V, Fan X, Danstrom I, Shofty B, Banks G, Zhang Y, Armenta-Salas M, Mirpour K, Provenza N, Mathew S, Cohn J, Borton D, Goodman W, Pouratian N, Sheth SA, Bijanki KR (2023). Aperiodic neural activity is a biomarker for depression severity. (Read full publication)
24. Sheth SA, Shofty B, Allawala A, Xiao J, Adkinson JA, Mathura RK, Pirtle V, Myers J, Oswalt D, Provenza NR, Giridharan N, Noecker AM, Banks GP, Gadot R, Najera RA, Anand A, Devara E, Dang H, Bartoli E, Watrous A, Cohn J, Borton D, Mathew SJ, McIntyre CC, Goodman W, Bijanki K, Pouratian N (2023). Stereo-EEG-guided network modulation for psychiatric disorders: Surgical considerations. Brain Stimul, 16(6), 1792-1798. (Read full publication)
25. Roth J, Bergman L, Weil AG, Brunette-Clement T, Weiner HL, Treiber JM, Shofty B, Cukiert A, Cukiert CM, Tripathi M, Sarat Chandra P, Bollo RJ, Machado HR, Santos MV, Gaillard WD, Oluigbo CO, Ibrahim GM, Jallo GI, Shimony N, ONeill BR, Budke M, Prez-Jimnez M, Mangano FT, Iwasaki M, Iijima K, Gonzalez-Martinez J, Kawai K, Ishishita Y, Elbabaa SK, Bello-Espinosa L, Fallah A, Maniquis CAB, Ben-Zvi I, Tisdall M, Panigrahi M, Jayalakshmi S, Blount JP, Dorfmller G, Bulteau C, Stone SS, Bolton J, Uliel-Sibony S (2023). Added value of corpus callosotomy following vagus nerve stimulation in children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: A multicenter, multinational study. Epilepsia. (Read full publication)
26. Bartoli E, Devara E, Dang HQ, Rabinovich R, Mathura RK, Anand A, Pascuzzi BR, Adkinson J, Bijanki KR, Sheth SA, Shofty B (2023). Default mode network spatio-temporal electrophysiological signature and causal role in creativity. bioRxiv. (Read full publication)
27. Shofty B, Gadot R, Viswanathan A, Provenza NR, Storch EA, McKay SA, Meyers MS, Hertz AG, Avendano-Ortega M, Goodman WK, Sheth SA (2022). Intraoperative valence testing to adjudicate between ventral capsule/ventral striatum and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis target selection in deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Neurosurg, 139(2), 442-450. (Read full publication)
28. Metzger BA, Kalva P, Mocchi MM, Cui B, Adkinson JA, Wang Z, Mathura R, Kanja K, Gavvala J, Krishnan V, Lin L, Maheshwari A, Shofty B, Magnotti JF, Willie JT, Sheth SA, Bijanki KR (2023). Intracranial stimulation and EEG feature analysis reveal affective salience network specialization. Brain, 146(10), 4366-4377. (Read full publication)
29. Xiao J, Provenza NR, Asfouri J, Myers J, Mathura RK, Metzger B, Adkinson JA, Allawala AB, Pirtle V, Oswalt D, Shofty B, Robinson ME, Mathew SJ, Goodman WK, Pouratian N, Schrater PR, Patel AB, Tolias AS, Bijanki KR, Pitkow X, Sheth SA (2023). Decoding Depression Severity From Intracranial Neural Activity. Biol Psychiatry. (Read full publication)
30. Allam AK, Larkin MB, Katlowitz KA, Shofty B, Viswanathan A (2022). Case report: MR-guided laser induced thermal therapy for palliative cingulotomy. Front Pain Res (Lausanne), 3, 1028424. (Read full publication)
31. Jalon I, Berger A, Shofty B, Goldway N, Artzi M, Gurevitch G, Hochberg U, Tellem R, Hendler T, Gonen T, Strauss I (2022). Lesions to both somatic and affective pain pathways lead to decreased salience network connectivity. Brain. (Read full publication)
32. Giridharan N, Katlowitz KA, Anand A, Gadot R, Najera RA, Shofty B, Snyder R, Larrinaga C, Prablek M, Karas PJ, Viswanathan A, Sheth SA (2022). Robot-Assisted Deep Brain Stimulation: High Accuracy and Streamlined Workflow. Oper Neurosurg, 23(3), 254-260. (Read full publication)
33. Gadot R, Vanegas Arroyave N, Dang H, Anand A, Najera RA, Taneff LY, Bellows S, Tarakad A, Jankovic J, Horn A, Shofty B, Viswanathan A, Sheth SA (2022). Association of clinical outcomes and connectivity in awake versus asleep deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease. J Neurosurg, 1-12. (Read full publication)
34. Das A, Myers J, Mathura R, Shofty B, Metzger BA, Bijanki K, Wu C, Jacobs J, Sheth SA (2022). Spontaneous neuronal oscillations in the human insula are hierarchically organized traveling waves. Elife, 11. (Read full publication)
35. Anand A, Magnotti JF, Smith DN, Gadot R, Najera RA, Hegazy MIR, Gavvala JR, Shofty B, Sheth SA (2022). Predictive value of magnetoencephalography in guiding the intracranial implant strategy for intractable epilepsy. J Neurosurg, 1-11. (Read full publication)
36. Shofty B, Gonen T, Bergmann E, Mayseless N, Korn A, Shamay-Tsoory S, Grossman R, Jalon I, Kahn I, Ram Z (2022). The default network is causally linked to creative thinking. Mol Psychiatry, 27(3), 1848-1854. (Read full publication)
37. Haim O, Abramov S, Shofty B, Fanizzi C, DiMeco F, Avisdris N, Ram Z, Artzi M, Grossman R (2022). Predicting EGFR mutation status by a deep learning approach in patients with non-small cell lung cancer brain metastases. J Neurooncol, 157(1), 63-69. (Read full publication)
38. Shofty B, Bergman L, Berger A, Aizenstein O, Ben-Valid S, Gurovich D, Tankus A, Attias M, Fahoum F, Strauss I (2021). Adopting MR-guided stereotactic laser ablations for epileptic lesions: initial clinical experience and lessons learned. Acta Neurochir (Wien), 163(10), 2797-2803. (Read full publication)
39. Shimony N, Popovits N, Shofty B, Abergel A, Ram Z, Grossman R (2021). Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery reduces the need for re-operation compared to the microscopic approach in pituitary macroadenomas. Eur J Surg Oncol, 47(6), 1352-1356. (Read full publication)
40. Roth J, Jonas Kimchi T, Shofty B, Agur A, Ben-Sira L, Constantini S (2021). The Role of 3D Reconstruction of the Skull in Patients with Suspected Shunt Malfunction. Pediatr Neurosurg, 56(2), 110-115. (Read full publication)
41. Grossman R, Haim O, Abramov S, Shofty B, Artzi M (2021). Differentiating Small-Cell Lung Cancer From Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Brain Metastases Based on MRI Using Efficientnet and Transfer Learning Approach. Technol Cancer Res Treat, 20, 15330338211004919. (Read full publication)
42. Karas PJ, Giridharan N, Treiber JM, Prablek MA, Khan AB, Shofty B, Krishnan V, Chu J, Van Ness PC, Maheshwari A, Haneef Z, Gavvala JR, Sheth SA (2020). Accuracy and Workflow Improvements for Responsive Neurostimulation Hippocampal Depth Electrode Placement Using Robotic Stereotaxy. Front Neurol, 11, 590825. (Read full publication)
43. Shofty B, Haim O, Costa M, Kashanian A, Shtrozberg S, Ram Z, Grossman R (2020). Impact of repeated operations for progressive low-grade gliomas. Eur J Surg Oncol, 46(12), 2331-2337. (Read full publication)
44. Sapir Y, Korn A, Bitan-Talmor Y, Vendrov I, Berger A, Shofty B, Zegerman A, Strauss I (2020). Intraoperative Neurophysiology for Optimization of Percutaneous Spinothalamic Cordotomy for Intractable Cancer Pain. Oper Neurosurg, 19(6), E566-E572. (Read full publication)
45. Artzi M, Gershov S, Ben-Sira L, Roth J, Kozyrev D, Shofty B, Gazit T, Halag-Milo T, Constantini S, Ben Bashat D (2020). Automatic segmentation, classification, and follow-up of optic pathway gliomas using deep learning and fuzzy c-means clustering based on MRI. Med Phys, 47(11), 5693-5701. (Read full publication)
46. Asleh J, Shofty B, Cohen N, Kavushansky A, Lpez-Jurez A, Constantini S, Ratner N, Kahn I (2020). Brain-wide structural and functional disruption in mice with oligodendrocyte-specific NF1 deletion is rescued by inhibition of nitric oxide synthase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 117(36), 22506-22513. (Read full publication)
47. Shofty B, Artzi M, Shtrozberg S, Fanizzi C, DiMeco F, Haim O, Peleg Hason S, Ram Z, Bashat DB, Grossman R (2020). Virtual biopsy using MRI radiomics for prediction of BRAF status in melanoma brain metastasis. Sci Rep, 10(1), 6623. (Read full publication)
48. Shofty B, Mauda-Havakuk M, Ben-Sira L, Bokstein F, Lidar Z, Salame K, Korn A, Constantini S (2019). Surgical Management of "Kissing" Spinal Plexiform Neurofibromas in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patients. World Neurosurg, 134, e1143-e1147. (Read full publication)
49. Shofty B, Richetta C, Haim O, Kashanian A, Gurevich A, Grossman R (2019). 5-ALA-assisted stereotactic brain tumor biopsy improve diagnostic yield. Eur J Surg Oncol, 45(12), 2375-2378. (Read full publication)
50. Shofty B, Bergmann E, Zur G, Asleh J, Bosak N, Kavushansky A, Castellanos FX, Ben-Sira L, Packer RJ, Vezina GL, Constantini S, Acosta MT, Kahn I (2019). Autism-associated Nf1 deficiency disrupts corticocortical and corticostriatal functional connectivity in human and mouse. Neurobiol Dis, 130, 104479. (Read full publication)
51. Richetta C, Shofty B, Gurevich A, Grossman R (2019). Valve Failure in Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts of Neuro-Oncologic Patients: A Historical Cohort Study. World Neurosurg, 128, e329-e333. (Read full publication)
52. van Baarsen K, Roth J, Serova N, Packer RJ, Shofty B, Thomale UW, Cinalli G, Toledano H, Michowiz S, Constantini S (2017). Optic pathway-hypothalamic glioma hemorrhage: a series of 9 patients and review of the literature. J Neurosurg, 129(6), 1407-1415. (Read full publication)
53. Shofty B, Artzi M, Ben Bashat D, Liberman G, Haim O, Kashanian A, Bokstein F, Blumenthal DT, Ram Z, Shahar T (2017). MRI radiomics analysis of molecular alterations in low-grade gliomas. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg, 13(4), 563-571. (Read full publication)
54. Barzilai O, Ben Moshe S, Sitt R, Sela G, Shofty B, Ram Z (2018). Improvement in cognitive function after surgery for low-grade glioma. J Neurosurg, 1-9. (Read full publication)
55. Gonen L, Nov E, Shimony N, Shofty B, Margalit N (2017). Sphenoorbital meningioma: surgical series and design of an intraoperative management algorithm. Neurosurg Rev, 41(1), 291-301. (Read full publication)
56. Shofty B, Ben-Sira L, Kesler A, Jallo G, Groves ML, Iyer RR, Lassaletta A, Tabori U, Bouffet E, Thomale UW, Herniz Driever P, Constantini S, Isolated Optic Nerve Abnormalities IONA Collaboration (2017). Isolated optic nerve gliomas: a multicenter historical cohort study. J Neurosurg Pediatr, 20(6), 549-555. (Read full publication)
57. Mauda-Havakuk M, Shofty B, Ben-Shachar S, Ben-Sira L, Constantini S, Bokstein F (2017). Spinal and Paraspinal Plexiform Neurofibromas in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Novel Scoring System for Radiological-Clinical Correlation. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 38(10), 1869-1875. (Read full publication)
58. Shimony N, Shofty B, Harosh CB, Sitt R, Ram Z, Grossman R (2016). Surgical Resection of Cerebral Metastases Leads to Faster Resolution of Peritumoral Edema than Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Volumetric Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol, 24(5), 1392-1398. (Read full publication)
59. Shimony N, Shofty B, Ram Z, Grossman R (2016). Perioperative Risk Assessment of Patients with Gliomatosis Cerebri. World Neurosurg, 98, 334-338. (Read full publication)
60. Shimony N, Gonen L, Shofty B, Abergel A, Fliss DM, Margalit N (2016). Surgical resection of skull-base chordomas: experience in case selection for surgical approach according to anatomical compartments and review of the literature. Acta Neurochir (Wien).
61. Neuberger A, Shofty B, Bishop B, Naffaa ME, Binawi T, Babich T, Rappaport ZH, Zaaroor M, Sviri G, Yahav D, Paul M (2016). Risk factors associated with death or neurological deterioration among patients with Gram-negative postneurosurgical meningitis. Clin Microbiol Infect, 22(6), 573.e1-4. (Read full publication)
62. Shofty B, Neuberger A, Naffaa ME, Binawi T, Babitch T, Rappaport ZH, Zaaroor M, Sviri G, Paul M (2015). Intrathecal or intraventricular therapy for post-neurosurgical Gram-negative meningitis: matched cohort study. Clin Microbiol Infect, 22(1), 66-70. (Read full publication)
63. Shofty B, Mauda-Havakuk M, Weizman L, Constantini S, Ben-Bashat D, Dvir R, Pratt LT, Joskowicz L, Kesler A, Yalon M, Ravid L, Ben-Sira L (2015). The effect of chemotherapy on optic pathway gliomas and their sub-components: A volumetric MR analysis study. Pediatr Blood Cancer, 62(8), 1353-9. (Read full publication)
64. Pratt L, Helfer D, Weizman L, Shofty B, Constantini S, Joskowicz L, Ben Bashat D, Ben-Sira L (2015). Tumor burden evaluation in NF1 patients with plexiform neurofibromas in daily clinical practice. Acta Neurochir (Wien), 157(5), 855-61. (Read full publication)
65. Weizman L, Helfer D, Ben Bashat D, Pratt LT, Joskowicz L, Constantini S, Shofty B, Ben Sira L (2013). PNist: interactive volumetric measurements of plexiform neurofibromas in MRI scans. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg, 9(4), 683-93. (Read full publication)
66. Ram ST, Neuberger A, Thapa LJ, Vir Singh RP, Shofty B, Schwartz E (2014). Japanese encephalitis among patients with acute encephalitic syndrome admitted to a tertiary hospital in Chitwan, Nepal--a prospective observational study. PLoS One, 9(6), e99999. (Read full publication)
67. Weizman L, Sira LB, Joskowicz L, Rubin DL, Yeom KW, Constantini S, Shofty B, Bashat DB (2014). Semiautomatic segmentation and follow-up of multicomponent low-grade tumors in longitudinal brain MRI studies. Med Phys, 41(5), 052303. (Read full publication)
68. Shofty B, Constantini S, Bokstein F, Ram Z, Ben-Sira L, Freedman S, Vainer G, Kesler A (2013). Optic pathway gliomas in adults. Neurosurgery, 74(3), 273-9; discussion 279-80. (Read full publication)
69. Shofty B, Ben-Sira L, Constantini S, Freedman S, Kesler A (2011). Optic nerve sheath diameter on MR imaging: establishment of norms and comparison of pediatric patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension with healthy controls. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 33(2), 366-9. (Read full publication)
70. Weizman L, Ben Sira L, Joskowicz L, Constantini S, Precel R, Shofty B, Ben Bashat D (2011). Automatic segmentation, internal classification, and follow-up of optic pathway gliomas in MRI. Med Image Anal, 16(1), 177-88. (Read full publication)
71. Weizman L, Ben-Sira L, Joskowicz L, Aizenstein O, Shofty B, Constantini S, Ben-Bashat D (2013). Prediction of brain MR scans in longitudinal tumor follow-up studies. 15(Pt 2), 179-87. (Read full publication)
72. Shofty B, Ben-Sira L, Freedman S, Yalon M, Dvir R, Weintraub M, Toledano H, Constantini S, Kesler A (2011). Visual outcome following chemotherapy for progressive optic pathway gliomas. Pediatr Blood Cancer, 57(3), 481-5. (Read full publication)
73. Shofty B, Weizman L, Joskowicz L, Constantini S, Kesler A, Ben-Bashat D, Yalon M, Dvir R, Freedman S, Roth J, Ben-Sira L (2011). MRI internal segmentation of optic pathway gliomas: clinical implementation of a novel algorithm. Childs Nerv Syst, 27(8), 1265-72. (Read full publication)

Review

1. Campbell JM, Kious BM, Rahimpour S, Shofty B (2025). Contemporary Ethical Considerations in Psychiatric Neurosurgery. [Review]. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg, 1-10. (Read full publication)
2. Shofty B, Gadot R, Provenza N, Storch EA, Goodman WK, Sheth SA (2022). Neurosurgical Approaches for Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. [Review]. Psychiatr Clin North Am, 46(1), 121-132. (Read full publication)
3. Gadot R, Najera R, Hirani S, Anand A, Storch E, Goodman WK, Shofty B, Sheth SA (2022). Efficacy of deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis. [Review]. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. (Read full publication)
4. Najera RA, Gregory ST, Shofty B, Anand A, Gadot R, Youngerman BE, Storch EA, Goodman WK, Sheth SA (2022). Cost-effectiveness analysis of radiosurgical capsulotomy versus treatment as usual for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. [Review]. J Neurosurg, 1-11. (Read full publication)
5. Allam AK, Larkin Michael MB, Shofty B, Viswanathan A (2022). Ablation Procedures. [Review]. Neurosurg Clin N Am, 33(3), 339-344. (Read full publication)
6. Gadot R, Korst G, Shofty B, Gavvala JR, Sheth SA (2022). Thalamic stereoelectroencephalography in epilepsy surgery: a scoping literature review. [Review]. J Neurosurg, 1-16. (Read full publication)
7. Shofty B, Ben Sira L, Constantini S (2020). Neurofibromatosis 1-associated optic pathway gliomas. [Review]. Childs Nerv Syst, 36(10), 2351-2361. (Read full publication)
8. Shofty B, Barzilai O, Khashan M, Lidar Z, Constantini S (2020). Spinal manifestations of Neurofibromatosis type 1. [Review]. Childs Nerv Syst, 36(10), 2401-2408. (Read full publication)
9. Shimony N, Gonen L, Shofty B, Abergel A, Fliss DM, Margalit N (2016). Surgical resection of skull-base chordomas: experience in case selection for surgical approach according to anatomical compartments and review of the literature. [Review]. Acta Neurochir (Wien), 159(10), 1835-1845. (Read full publication)
10. Hussein K, Bitterman R, Shofty B, Paul M, Neuberger A (2017). Management of post-neurosurgical meningitis: narrative review. [Review]. Clin Microbiol Infect, 23(9), 621-628. (Read full publication)
11. Shofty B, Constantini S, Ben-Shachar S (2015). Advances in Molecular Diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis Type 1. [Review]. Semin Pediatr Neurol, 22(4), 234-9. (Read full publication)
12. Shofty B, Ben-Sira L, Kesler A, Constantini S (2014). Optic pathway gliomas. [Review]. Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg, 42, 123-46. (Read full publication)
13. Shofty B, Constantini S, Freedman S, Ben-Sira L, Kesler A (2011). [Optic pathway gliomas--current position and future directions]. [Review]. Harefuah, 149(11), 721-5, 748. (Read full publication)

Book Chapter

1. Shofty B, Ben-Sira L, Toledano-Alhadef H, Bokstein F, Constantini S (2018). Neurofibromatosis type I. In Jallo GI, Kothbauer K, Recinos VMR (Eds.), Handbook of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Thieme.
2. Shofty B, Barzilai O, Lidar Z, Hwang E, Constantini S (2017). Pediatric Intradural Spinal Cord Tumors. In Swaiman KF, Ashwal S, Ferriero DM, Schor NF, Finkel RS, Gropman AL, Pearl PL, Shevell M (Eds.), Swaiman’s Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice (6th Edition). Elsevier.
3. Shofty B, Ben-Sira L, Kesler A, Constantini S (2014). Optic Pathway Gliomas. In Albright AL, Pollack IF, Adelson PD (Eds.), Principles and Practice of Pediatric Neurosurgery (3rd Edition). Thieme.
4. Shofty B, Ben-Sira L, Kesler A, Constantini S (2013). Optic Pathway Gliomas. In Pickard JD, Rocco C, Dolenc VV, Fahlbusch R, Lobo Antunes J, Sindou M, Tribolet N, Tulleken CAF, Vapalahti M (Eds.), Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery ((NEUROSURGERY, volume 29)). Springer.
5. Shofty B, Korn A, Lidar Z, Constantini S (2012). Intradural Spinal Cord Tumors. In Packer RJ, Schiff D (Eds.), Neurology in Practice: Neuro-Oncology (1st Edition). Wiley-Blackwell.

Commentary

1. Shofty B, Grossman R (2015). Treatment Options for Chronic Subdural Hematoma. World Neurosurg, 87, 529-30. (Read full publication)

Case Report

1. Anand A, Gavvala JR, Mathura R, Najera RA, Gadot R, Shofty B, Sheth SA (2022). Elimination of anxiety after laser interstitial thermal ablation of the dominant cingulate gyrus for epilepsy. Surg Neurol Int, 13, 178. (Read full publication)
2. Gadot R, Shofty B, Najera RA, Anand A, Banks G, Khan AB, LoPresti MA, Vanegas Arroyave N, Sheth SA (2021). Case Report: Dual Target Deep Brain Stimulation With Externalized Programming for Post-traumatic Complex Movement Disorder. Front Neurosci, 15, 774073. (Read full publication)
3. Shofty B, Roth J, Ben-Sira L, Brotchi J, Korn A, Constantini S (2012). Massive hematomyelia following intramedullary spinal cord tumor surgery. Acta Neurochir (Wien), 154(4), 751-2. (Read full publication)

Letter

1. Findlay MC, Campbell JM, Rahimpour S, Shofty B (2024). Incidental Brain Lesions in Parkinson Disease: High Prevalence, Minimal Impact on DBS Outcomes. [Letter to the editor]. World Neurosurg. (Read full publication)
2. Dang HQ, Provenza NR, Banks GP, Giridharan N, Avendano-Ortega M, McKay SA, Devara E, Shofty B, Storch EA, Sheth SA, Goodman WK (2023). Attenuating side effects of deep brain stimulation in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis for obsessive compulsive disorder using current-steering strategies. [Letter to the editor]. Brain Stimul, 16(2), 650-652. (Read full publication)
3. Najera RA, Provenza N, Dang H, Katlowitz KA, Hertz A, Reddy S, Shofty B, Bellows ST, Storch EA, Goodman WK, Sheth SA (2023). Dual-Target Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Tourette Syndrome. [Letter to the editor]. Biol Psychiatry, 93(11), e53-e55. (Read full publication)

Other

1. Xiao J, Adkinson JA, Myers J, Allawala AB, Mathura RK, Pirtle V, Najera R, Provenza NR, Bartoli E, Watrous AJ, Oswalt D, Gadot R, Anand A, Shofty B, Mathew SJ, Goodman WK, Pouratian N, Pitkow X, Bijanki KR, Hayden B, Sheth SA (2025). Author Correction: Beta activity in human anterior cingulate cortex mediates reward biases. Nat Commun (16(1), p. 5397). England. (Read full publication)
2. Provenza NR, Reddy S, Allam AK, Rajesh SV, Diab N, Reyes G, Caston RM, Katlowitz KA, Gandhi AD, Bechtold RA, Dang HQ, Najera RA, Giridharan N, Kabotyanski KE, Momin F, Hasen M, Banks GP, Mickey BJ, Kious BM, Shofty B, Hayden BY, Herron JA, Storch EA, Patel AB, Goodman WK, Sheth SA (2025). Author Correction: Disruption of neural periodicity predicts clinical response after deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Nat Med. United States. (Read full publication)

Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

1. Shofty B, Mathura RK, Provenza NR, Vogt GS, Storch EA, Goodman WK, Sheth SA (2021). DBS for Severe, treatment resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder [Web]. CNS Nexus. Available: https://www.cns.org/nexus/case/detail/dbs-severe- treatment-resistant-obsessive-compulsiv.

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