September 2012: Acoustic Neuromas

August 31, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

Acoustic Neuromas

In this videocast, topic editor Dr. James Liu of the Neurological Institutes of New Jersey speaks with Dr. William Couldwell of the University of Utah on Dr. Couldwell and colleagues’ article “Surgical approaches for resection of vestibular schwannomas: translabyrinthine, retrosigmoid, and middle fossa approaches.” Click here to access the videocast. You can find this month’s Neurosurgical Focus issue here.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

August 31, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics August 31, 2012—click here to listen

High-flow bypass and tandem microsurgical-endovascular occlusion of recurrent proximal middle cerebral artery aneurysms in a pediatric patient. Case report.

Infiltrative brainstem and cerebellar neurocytoma. Case report.

Reduced ventricular shunt rate in very preterm infants with severe intraventricular hemorrhage: an institutional experience. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 31, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine August 31, 2012—click here to listen

 

Union rates and prognostic variables of osteoporotic vertebral fractures treated with a rigid external support. Clinical article.

Long-term results after posterior fossa decompression in syringomyelia with adult Chiari Type I malformation. Clinical article.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

August 31, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Oculomotor nerve palsy by posterior communicating artery aneurysms: influence of surgical strategy on recovery. Clinical article.

 

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

August 24, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics August 24, 2012—click here to listen

Treatment-related morbidity and the management of pediatric craniopharyngioma. A systematic review.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 24, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine August 24, 2012—click here to listen

Infection risk for primary and revision instrumented lumbar spine fusion in the Medicare population. Clinical article.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

August 24, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

August 24, 2012—click here to listen

The role of decompressive craniectomy in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Clinical article.

Decompressive hemicraniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery territory infarction: is life worth living? Clinical article.

Distinctive flow pattern of wall shear stress and oscillatory shear index: similarity and dissimilarity in ruptured and unruptured cerebral aneurysm blebs. Clinical article.

Prognosis of patients with multifocal glioblastoma: a case-control study. Clinical article.

The deleterious effects of methamphetamine use on initial presentation and clinical outcomes in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

August 17, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics August 17, 2012—click here to listen

Hospital care of childhood traumatic brain injury in the United States, 1997–2009: a neurosurgical perspective. Clinical article.

Application of diffusion tensor tractography in pediatric optic pathway glioma. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 17, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine August 17, 2012—click here to listen

Spinal cord stimulation paresthesia and activity of primary afferents. Case report.

Surgical management of cervical radiculopathy caused by redundant vertebral artery loop. Case report.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

August 17, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS August 17, 2012—click here to listen

Endoscopic approaches to the trigeminal nerve and clinical consideration for trigeminal schwannomas: a cadaveric study. Laboratory investigation.

George W. Smith, M.D. (1916–1964). Historical vignette.

Giant anterior clinoidal meningiomas: surgical technique and outcomes. Clinical article.

Frontal bur hole through an eyebrow incision for image-guided endoscopic evacuation of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. Clinical article.

Increased mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury treated without intracranial pressure monitoring. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 10, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine August 10, 2012—click here to listen

A new criterion for the alarm point for compound muscle action potentials. Clinical article.

Anatomical feasibility of performing intercostal and ilioinguinal nerve to pelvic nerve transfer: a possible technique to restore lower urinary tract innervation. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

August 10, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Computed tomography angiography: improving diagnostic yield and cost effectiveness in the initial evaluation of spontaneous nonsubarachnoid intracerebral hemorrhage. Clinical article.

Measuring surgical outcomes in neurosurgery: implementation, analysis, and auditing a prospective series of more than 5000 procedures. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 3, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Spinal intradural myxoid chondrosarcoma. Case report.

Three-dimensional motion of the uncovertebral joint during head rotation. Clinical article.

Kinematic effects of a pedicle-lengthening osteotomy for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. Laboratory investigation.

The impact of direct vertebral body derotation on the lumbar prominence in Lenke Type 5C curves. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

August 3, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics August 3, 2012—click here to listen

Optimal timing of autologous cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy in children. Clinical article.

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August 2012: History of Skull Base Surgery

August 1, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

History of Skull Base Surgery—click here to listen

In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Charles Prestigiacomo of the Neurological Institute of New Jersey speaks with Dr. Raul Lopez-Serna of theDepartment of Neurosurgery, Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia “Manuel Velasco Suárez”. They discuss Dr. Lopez-Serna and colleagues’ article  “Knowledge of skull base anatomy and surgical implications of human sacrifice among pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures,” which appears in this month’s issue.

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