JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

August 29, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics August 29, 2014—click here to listen.

 

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Avoiding early complications and reoperation during occipitocervical fusion in pediatric patients. Clinical article.

Nationwide practice patterns in the use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein–2 in pediatric spine surgery as a function of patient-, hospital-, and procedure-related factors. Clinical article.

Combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization as primary treatment for infant hydrocephalus: a prospective North American series. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 29, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Spine stereotactic body radiotherapy for renal cell cancer spinal metastases: analysis of outcomes and risk of vertebral compression fracture. Clinical article.

Autologous clavicle bone graft for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with titanium interbody cage. Technical note.

Independent assessment of a new pedicle probe and its ability to detect pedicle breach: a cadaveric study. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

August 29, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS August 29, 2014—click here to listen.

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Tumor location and IDH1 mutation may predict intraoperative seizures during awake craniotomy. Clinical article.

Timing and nature of in-house postoperative events following uncomplicated elective endovascular aneurysm treatment. Clinical article.

Increased rate of positive penicillin skin tests among patients with glioma: insights into the association between allergies and glioma risk. Clinical article.

Reducing costs while maintaining quality in endovascular neurosurgical procedures. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 22, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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podcast_sThe freedom to heal: nonrigid immobilization by a halo orthosis. Technical note.

Freehand thoracic pedicle screw technique using a uniform entry point and sagittal trajectory for all levels: preliminary clinical experience. Clinical article.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

August 22, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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podcast_sGamma Knife surgery for incidental cerebral arteriovenous malformations. Clinical article.

Single-center experience with a dual microcatheter technique for the endovascular treatment of wide-necked aneurysms. Clinical article.

Controlled transient hypercapnia: a novel approach for the treatment of delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage? Clinical article.

Neurosurgical management of a giant colloid cyst with atypical clinical and radiological presentation. Case report.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

August 15, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Brain metastases in patients diagnosed with a solid primary cancer during childhood: experience from a single referral cancer center. Clinical article.

Estimation of normal computed tomography measurements for the upper cervical spine in the pediatric age group. Clinical article.

Epilepsy surgery failure in children: a quantitative and qualitative analysis. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 15, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Utility of routine biopsy at vertebroplasty in the management of vertebral compression fractures: a tertiary center experience. Clinical article.

Computed tomography–guided epidural patching of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Clinical article.

Long-term patient outcomes after posterior cervical foraminotomy: an analysis of 151 cases. Clinical article.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

August 15, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Practical surgical indicators to identify candidates for radical resection of insulo-opercular gliomas. Clinical article.

Intraoperative high-field MRI for transsphenoidal reoperations of nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma. Clinical article.

National socioeconomic indicators are associated with outcomes after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a hierarchical mixed-effects analysis. Clinical article.

 

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

August 8, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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What is the risk of infecting a cerebrospinal fluid–diverting shunt with percutaneous tapping? Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 8, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with a zero-profile integrated plate and spacer device: a clinical and radiological study. Clinical article.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

August 8, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Trigeminofacial reflex: a means of detecting proximity to ophthalmic and maxillary divisions of the trigeminal nerve during surgery. Clinical article.

Clinton Woolsey: functional brain mapping pioneer. Historical vignette.

The history of neurosurgery at the University of Rochester. Historical vignette.

Surgery for unruptured arteriovenous malformations of the brain is better than conservative management for selected cases: a prospective cohort study. Clinical article.

Encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis for cerebral proliferative angiopathy with cerebral ischemia. Case report.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

August 1, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Development of a de novo arteriovenous malformation after severe traumatic brain injury. Case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 1, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Decompression and nonfusion dynamic stabilization for spinal stenosis with degenerative lumbar scoliosis. Clinical article.

Mechanical yield of the lumbar annulus: a possible contributor to instability. Laboratory investigation.

Increased incidence of pseudarthrosis after unilateral instrumented transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in patients with lumbar spondylosis. Clinical article.

Pelvic reconstruction after subtotal sacrectomy for sacral chondrosarcoma using cadaveric and vascularized fibula autograft. Technical note.

Effect of craniovertebral decompression on CSF dynamics in Chiari malformation Type I studied with computational fluid dynamics. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

August 1, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Novel hydrogel application in minimally invasive surgical approaches to spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Report of 2 cases.

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August 2014: Spinal Osteomyelitis With and Without Epidural Abscess: Diagnosis and Management Strategies

August 1, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Michael Wang of the University of Miami, Miami, Florida speaks with Dr. James Harrop of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They discuss Dr. Harrop and colleagues’ article  ” Timing in the surgical evacuation of spinal epidural abscesses” which appears in this month’s issue. Find this issue of Neurosurgical Focus here.

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