JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

December 20, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics December 20, 2013—click here to download.

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Quality of life after surgical treatment of primary intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

December 20, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine December 20, 2013—click here to download.

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Surgeon-industry conflict of interest: survey of opinions regarding industry-sponsored educational events and surgeon teaching. Clinical article.

The accuracy of pedicle screw placement using intraoperative image guidance systems. A systematic review.

Spontaneous spinal epidural abscess in patients 50 years of age and older: a 15-year institutional perspective and review of the literature. Clinical article.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

December 20, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS December 20, 2013—click here to download.

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Impact of PhD training on scholarship in a neurosurgical career. Clinical article.

Local delivery of angiogenesis-inhibitor minocycline combined with radiotherapy and oral temozolomide  chemotherapy in 9L glioma. Laboratory investigation.

Impact of improved documentation on an academic neurosurgical practice. Clinical article.

An analysis of publication productivity for 1225 academic neurosurgeons and 99 departments in the United States. Clinical article.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

December 13, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Auditory brainstem implants in neurofibromatosis Type 2: is open speech perception feasible? Clinical article.

Determining the utility of intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging for transsphenoidal surgery: a retrospective study. Clinical article.

Advanced neuroimaging findings of pseudotumoral hemicerebellitis in an elderly male requiring surgical decompression. Case report.

The lion’s mane sign: surgical results using the bilateral fronto-orbito-nasal approach in large and giant anterior skull base meningiomas. Clinical article.

Stereotactic radiosurgery for cerebellopontine angle meningiomas. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

December 13, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Intracranial calcified pseudocyst reaction to a shunt catheter. Case report.

Lack of physician-patient communication as a key factor associated with malpractice litigation in neonatal brachial plexus palsy. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

December 13, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Effect of machined interfacet allograft spacers on cervical foraminal height and area. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

December 11, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS December 6, 2013—click here to download.

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Histopathological assessment of fatal ipsilateral intraparenchymal hemorrhages after the treatment of supraclinoid aneurysms with the Pipeline Embolization Device. Report of 3 cases.

Utility of multimaterial 3D printers in creating models with pathological entities to enhance the training experience of neurosurgeons. Technical note.

Acute subdural hematoma from bridging vein rupture: a potential mechanism for growth. Clinical article.

The relationship between ruptured aneurysm location, subarachnoid hemorrhage clot thickness, and incidence of radiographic or symptomatic vasospasm in patients enrolled in a prospective randomized controlled trial. Clinical article.

Risk factors indicating the need for cranial CT scans in elderly patients with head trauma: an Austrian trial and comparison with the Canadian CT Head Rule. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

December 6, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Comparative effectiveness of treatment options for pediatric craniopharyngiomas. Clinical article.

Impact of skull base development on endonasal endoscopic surgical corridors. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

December 6, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine December 6, 2013—click here to listen.

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Perfusion imaging of spinal cord contusion: injury-induced blockade and partial reversal by beta-2-agonist treatment in rats. Laboratory investigation.

Dorsal spinal arachnoid web diagnosed with the quantitative measurement of cerebrospinal fluid flow on magnetic resonance imaging. Report of 2 cases.

A novel method of anterior lumbosacral cage reconstruction. Technical note.

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December 2013: Strategies in Management of Meningiomas

December 2, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

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In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Lawrence Chin of the Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts speaks with Dr. William Mack of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. They discuss Dr. Mack and colleagues’ article:  “Genomic and transcriptome analysis revealing an oncogenic functional module in meningiomas,” which appears in this month’s issue. Find this month’s issue of Neurosurgical Focus here.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

December 2, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics November 29, 2013—click here to listen.

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Levetiracetam versus (fos)phenytoin for seizure prophylaxis in pediatric patients with intracranial hemorrhage. Clinical article.

Hemodynamically significant venous collapse underlying neonatal hydrocephalus. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

December 2, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine November 29, 2013—click here to listen.

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Traumatic, high-cervical, coronal-plane spondyloptosis with unilateral vertebral artery occlusion: treatment using a prophylactic arterial bypass graft, open reduction, and instrumented segmental fusion. Case report.

A severe case of Hirayama disease successfully treated by anterior cervical fusion. Case report.

Biomechanical analysis of an interspinous fusion device as a stand-alone and as supplemental fixation to posterior expandable interbody cages in the lumbar spine. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

December 2, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS November 29, 2013—click here to listen.

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Haptoglobin genotype and functional outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clinical article.

The role for adjuvant radiotherapy in the treatment of hemangiopericytoma: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End-Results analysis. Clinical article.

Generation of a patient-derived chordoma xenograft and characterization of the phosphoproteome in a recurrent chordoma. Laboratory investigation.

Impact of preoperative anemia on outcomes in patients undergoing elective cranial surgery. Clinical article.

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