JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

November 30, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics November 30, 2012—click here to listen.

podcast_sCerebrospinal fluid shunt infection due to Gemella haemolysans. Case report.

Successful rheolytic mechanical thrombectomy of cerebral venous thrombosis in a pediatric patient. Case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

November 30, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine November 30, 2012—click here to listen.

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Retrograde ejaculation following single-level anterior lumbar surgery with or without recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in 5 randomized controlled trials. Clinical article.

Intramedullary spinal cord ganglioglioma presenting as hyperhidrosis: unique symptoms and magnetic resonance imaging findings. Case report.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

November 30, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS November 30, 2012—click here to listen.

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The warning-sign hierarchy between quantitative subcortical motor mapping and continuous motor evoked potential monitoring during resection of supratentorial brain tumors. Clinical article.

Natural history of cerebral arteriovenous malformations: a meta-analysis. Clinical article.

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December 2012: Concussion: Pathology and Sequelae

November 30, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

Concussion: Pathology and Sequelae—click here to listen.

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In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Paul Echlin of the Elliott Sports Medicine Clinic, Burlington, Ontario, Canada,  speaks with Dr. Anthony Petraglia of the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York. They discuss Dr. Petraglia and colleagues’ article  “An overview of the basic science of concussion and subconcussion: where we are and where we are going.”  Click here to read this issue of Neurosurgical Focus.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

November 23, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics November 23, 2012—click here to listen.

Surgical indication and outcome in patients with postoperative retethered cord syndrome. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

November 23, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine November 23, 2012—click here to listen.

Treatment of subacute thoracic spine fracture-dislocation by total vertebrectomy and spine shortening. Technical note.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

November 23, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS November 23, 2012—click here to listen.

Presentation, management, and outcome of newly diagnosed glioblastoma in elderly patients. Clinical article.

Impact of particular antiepileptic drugs on the survival of patients with glioblastoma multiforme. Clinical article.

Surgical treatment of Chiari malformation with and without syringomyelia: experience with 177 adult patients. Clinical article.

Surgical treatment for vertebral artery–posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms: special reference to the importance of the cerebellomedullary fissure dissection. Technical note.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

November 16, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS November 16, 2012—click here to listen.

Comparing indocyanine green videoangiography to the gold standard of intraoperative digital subtraction angiography used in aneurysm surgery. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

November 16, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine November 16, 2012—click here to listen.

Is inclusion of the occiput necessary in fusion for C1-2 instability in rheumatoid arthritis? Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

November 16, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics November 16, 2012—click here to listen.

Spinal level of myelomeningocele lesion as a contributing factor in posterior fossa volume, intracranial cerebellar volume, and cerebellar ectopia. Clinical article.

Postshunting corpus callosum swelling with depiction on tractography. Case report.

Meconium staining of the brainstem with open myelomeningocele. Case report.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

November 9, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics November 9, 2012—click here to listen.

In vitro experiment for verification of the tandem shunt valve system: a novel method for treating hydrocephalus by flexibly controlling cerebrospinal fluid flow and intracranial pressure. Laboratory investigation.

Long-term change in ventricular size following endoscopic third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus due to tectal plate gliomas. Clinical article.

Study of fetal and postnatal morphological development of the brain sulci. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

November 9, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine November 9, 2012—click here to listen.

Use of prone position magnetic resonance imaging for detecting the terminal filum in patients with occult tethered cord syndrome. Clinical article.

Prospective study of disc repair with allogeneic chondrocytes. Clinical article.

Prospective randomized study of cervical arthroplasty and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with long-term follow-up: results in 74 patients from a single site. Clinical article.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

November 9, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS November 9, 2012—click here to listen.

PlGF and sVEGFR-1 in chronic subdural hematoma: implications for hematoma development. Clinical article.

Radiation-induced imaging changes following Gamma Knife surgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations. Clinical article.

Prevalence and natural history of arachnoid cysts in adults. Clinical article.

Neuroprotective effect of preoperatively induced mild hypothermia as determined by biomarkers and histopathological estimation in a rat subdural hematoma decompression model. Laboratory investigation.

Long-term safety and efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas: evaluation of 440 patients more than 10 years after treatment with Gamma Knife surgery. Clinical article.

Combined proximal nerve graft and distal nerve transfer for a posterior cord brachial plexus injury. Case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

November 2, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine November 2, 2012—click here to listen

The seasonality of postoperative infection in spine surgery. Clinical article.

Urological injury as a complication of the transpsoas approach for discectomy and interbody fusion. Report of 3 cases.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

November 2, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS November 2, 2012—click here to listen

Validation of the surgical Apgar score in a neurosurgical patient population. Clinical article.

Failed awake craniotomy: a retrospective analysis in 424 patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumor. Clinical article.

Lack of functionality and need for revision of an Ommaya reservoir placed into a cavum septum pellucidum. Case report.

Antibacterial therapeutic drug monitoring in cerebrospinal fluid: difficulty in achieving adequate drug concentrations. Case report.

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November 2012: Risk Prevention and Surgical Checklists

November 1, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

November 2012: Risk Prevention and Surgical Checklists—click here to listen

In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Forrest Calland of the University of Virginia speaks with Dr. Atul Gawande of Harvard University. They discuss Dr. Gawande and colleagues’ work on surgical checklist implementation and checklist safety. Click here to access this issue of Neurosurgical Focus.

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