JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

October 26, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus and shunts: what are the predictors of multiple revision surgeries? Clinical article.

Revision rate of pediatric ventriculoperitoneal shunts after 15 years. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

October 26, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Delivering a third course of radiation to spine metastases using image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Clinical article.

Improvement of sagittal balance and lumbar lordosis following less invasive adult spinal deformity surgery with expandable cages and percutaneous instrumentation. Clinical article.

Comparison of a novel pedicle subtraction osteotomy model using the traditional American Society of Testing and Materials standard for spinal biomechanics fatigue testing. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

October 26, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Role of resection of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors in patients with neurofibromatosis Type 1. Clinical article.

Hemihypoglossal nerve transfer for acute facial paralysis. Clinical article.

Surgical results of the Carotid Occlusion Surgery Study. Clinical article.

Long-term hearing outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma: patterns of hearing loss and variables influencing audiometric decline. Clinical article.

Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation for preoperative language mapping in a patient with a left frontoopercular glioblastoma. Case report.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

October 19, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Gamma Knife surgery for a hemangioma of the cavernous sinus in a child. Case report.

The effect of alpha-v integrin inhibition on the malignant characteristics of medulloblastoma. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

October 19, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Five-year results of the prospective, randomized, multicenter, Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption study of the ProDisc-L total disc replacement versus circumferential arthrodesis for the treatment of single-level degenerative disc disease. Clinical article.

Five-year adjacent-level degenerative changes in patients with single-level disease treated using lumbar total disc replacement with ProDisc-L versus circumferential fusion. Clinical article.

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October 19, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Effect of acetylsalicylic acid usage and platelet transfusion on postoperative hemorrhage and activities of daily living in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Clinical article.

Long-term outcome of Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations graded by the Spetzler-Martin classification. Clinical article.

Multiple resections for patients with glioblastoma: prolonging survival. Clinical article.

Using a modified far-lateral approach to remove hypoglossal neurilemmomas: notes on technique. Clinical article.

Preoperative assessment of meningioma stiffness using magnetic resonance elastography. Clinical article.

A stroke of silence: tinnitus suppression following placement of a deep brain stimulation electrode with infarction in area LC. Case report.

 

 

 

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

October 12, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Pegylated interferon-α-2b for children with recurrent craniopharyngioma. Clinical article.

Large occipital aneurysmal bone cyst causing obstructive hydrocephalus in a pediatric patient. Case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

October 12, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Dorsal myelopathy secondary to epidural fibrous scar tissue around a spinal cord stimulation electrode. Case report.

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October 12, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Risk of hemorrhage from de novo cerebral aneurysms. Clinical article.

Validation of the superior interhemispheric approach for tuberculum sellae meningioma. Clinical article.

Surgery for convexity meningioma: Simpson Grade I resection as the goal. Clinical article.

Overheated and melted intracranial pressure transducer as cause of thermal brain injury during magnetic resonance imaging. Case report.

Inflammasome proteins in cerebrospinal fluid of brain-injured patients as biomarkers of functional outcome. Clinical article.

Impaired pulsation absorber mechanism in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. Laboratory investigation.

 

 

 

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

October 5, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Shunt survival after failed endoscopic treatment of hydrocephalus. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

October 5, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Comparison of safety and stability of C-2 pars and pedicle screws for atlantoaxial fusion: meta-analysis and review of the literature. A systematic review.

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October 5, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Sliding dichotomy compared with fixed dichotomization of ordinal outcome scales in subarachnoid hemorrhage trials. Clinical article.

The subthalamic nucleus at 3.0 Tesla: choice of optimal sequence and orientation for deep brain stimulation using a standard installation protocol. Clinical article.

Low-grade glioma surgery in eloquent areas: volumetric analysis of extent of resection and its impact on overall survival. A single-institution experience in 190 patients. Clinical article.

Medullary infarction as a poor prognostic factor after internal coil trapping of a ruptured vertebral artery dissection. Clinical article.

 

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

October 2, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics September 28, 2012—click here to listen

Performance analysis of the protective effects of bicycle helmets during impact and crush tests in pediatric skull models. Laboratory investigation.

Response to acute concussive injury in soccer players: is gender a modifying factor? Clinical article.

Management of pediatric intracranial gunshot wounds: predictors of favorable clinical outcome and a new proposed treatment paradigm. Clinical article.

The baric probe: a novel long-term implantable intracranial pressure monitor with ultrasound-based interrogation. Technical note.

Delayed intracranial hematoma following stereoelectroencephalography for intractable epilepsy. Case report.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

October 2, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS September 28, 2012—click here to listen

Spectrum of acute clinical characteristics of diagnosed concussions in college athletes wearing instrumented helmets. Clinical article.

Ocular neuromyotonia treated by microvascular decompression: usefulness of preoperative 3D imaging. Case report.

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October 2012: Neural Tube Defects

October 1, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

Neural Tube Defects

In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Shenandoah Robinson of Harvard University speaks with Dr. Peter Carmel of the Neurological Institutes of New Jersey. They discuss Dr. Carmel and colleagues’ paper “Lipomyelomeningocele: pathology, treatment and outcomes: a review.” You can find this month’s Neurosurgical Focus articles here.

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