January | 2015 | The Journal of Neurosurgery Podcast Archive

JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

January 30, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics January 30, 2015—click here to listen.

Utility of neurophysiology in the diagnosis of tethered cord syndrome.

Arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging: toward noninvasive diagnosis and follow-up of pediatric brain arteriovenous malformations.

Test characteristics of quick brain MRI for shunt evaluation in children: an alternative modality to avoid radiation.

Spontaneous regression of infantile dural-based non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis after surgery: case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

January 30, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine January 30, 2015—click here to listen.

Minimally invasive laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis in patients with and without preoperative spondylolisthesis: clinical outcome and reoperation rates.

Spine fusion cross-link causing delayed dural erosion and CSF leak: case report.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

January 30, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS January 30, 2015—click here to listen.

Frontal operculum gliomas: language outcome following resection.

Deep brain stimulation versus anterior capsulotomy for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a review of the literature.

The anatomy of Meyer’s loop revisited: changing the anatomical paradigm of the temporal loop based on evidence from fiber microdissection.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

January 27, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS January 23, 2015—click here to listen.

Birth desires and intentions of women diagnosed with a meningioma.

Cerebrolysin improves cognitive performance in rats after mild traumatic brain injury.

Publication productivity of neurosurgeons in Great Britain and Ireland.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

January 23, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine January 23, 2015—click here to listen.

Twelve-month results of a multicenter, blinded, pilot study of a novel peptide (B2A) in promoting lumbar spine fusion.

Cost and quality of life outcome analysis of postoperative infections after subaxial dorsal cervical fusions.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

January 16, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics January 16, 2015—click here to listen.

Thirteen-year follow-up of parasellar intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia successfully treated by surgical excision: case report.

Does the real-time thermal damage estimate allow for estimation of tumor control after MRI-guided laser-induced thermal therapy? Initial experience with recurrent intracranial ependymomas.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

January 16, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS January 16, 2015—click here to listen.

Accuracy of direct magnetic resonance imaging-guided placement of drug infusion cannulae.

Giant intracranial epidermoids: is total removal feasible?

The human area postrema: clear-cut silhouette and variations shown in vivo.

Effect of exosomes derived from multipluripotent mesenchymal stromal cells on functional recovery and neurovascular plasticity in rats after traumatic brain injury.

Endoscopic endonasal resection of skull base chondrosarcomas: technique and early results.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

January 9, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics January 9, 2015—click here to listen.

The incidence of raised intracranial pressure in nonsyndromic sagittal craniosynostosis following primary surgery.

Disparities in clinical and economic outcomes in children and adolescents following surgery for tethered cord syndrome in the United States.

Mechanical thrombectomy for pediatric stroke arising from an atrial myxoma: case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

January 9, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine January 9, 2015—click here to listen.

Progressive restoration of spinal sagittal balance after surgical correction of lumbosacral spondylolisthesis before skeletal maturity.

Outcomes following surgical intervention for impending and gross instability caused by multiple myeloma in the spinal column.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

January 9, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS January 9, 2015—click here to listen.

The utility of preoperative diffusion tensor imaging in the surgical management of brainstem cavernous malformations.

Julius Caesar Arantius (Giulio Cesare Aranzi, 1530–1589) and the hippocampus of the human brain: history behind the discovery.

Fatal rupture of a brain arteriovenous malformation flow-related aneurysm during microcatheter removal: a rare complication.

Emergent intracranial surgical embolectomy in conjunction with carotid endarterectomy for acute internal carotid artery terminus embolic occlusion and tandem occlusion of the cervical carotid artery due to plaque rupture.

Neurosurgical decision making: personal and professional preferences.

A noninvasive estimation of cerebral perfusion pressure using critical closing pressure.

Impact of resident participation on morbidity and mortality in neurosurgical procedures: an analysis of 16,098 patients.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

January 6, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS January 2, 2015—click here to listen.

Diffusion-weighted imaging–detected ischemic lesions associated with flow-diverting stents in intracranial aneurysms: safety, potential mechanisms, clinical outcome, and concerns.

64-detector CT angiography within 24 hours after carotid endarterectomy and correlation with postoperative stroke.

Prognostic value of premorbid hypertension and neurological status in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: pooled analyses of individual patient data in the SAHIT repository.

Classification of middle fossa floor dehiscence syndromes.

Microsurgical anatomy of the central lobe.

A 3D endoscopic transtubular transcallosal approach to the third ventricle.

Aspirin is associated with an increased risk of subdural hematoma in normal-pressure hydrocephalus patients following shunt implantation.

The role of microscope-integrated near-infrared indocyanine green videoangiography in the surgical treatment of intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas.

“Highly Qualified Loser”? Harvey Cushing and the Nobel Prize.

Cerebral aneurysms and accelerated atherosclerosis in Russell-Silver syndrome: a new subtype?

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

January 5, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics January 2, 2015—click here to listen.

High occurrence of head and spine injuries in the pediatric population following motocross accidents.

Concussion symptoms in youth motocross riders: a prospective, observational study.

Degenerative changes in adolescent spines: a comparison of motocross racers and age-matched controls.

The feasibility and safety of using sublaminar polyester bands in hybrid spinal constructs in children and transitional adults for neuromuscular scoliosis.

Subdural to subgaleal shunts: alternative treatment in infants with nonaccidental traumatic brain injury?

Occipital aneurysmal bone cyst rupture following head trauma: case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

January 5, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine January 2, 2015—click here to listen.

Metastatic renal cell carcinoma mimicking a schwannoma in a dorsal root ganglion: case report.

Extensive spinal epidural abscess treated with “apical laminectomies” and irrigation of the epidural space: report of 2 cases.

Smoking as an independent predictor of reoperation after lumbar laminectomy: a study of 500 cases.

Spinal cord compression secondary to metastasis of malignant chondroid syringoma: case report.

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January 2015: Low-Grade Gliomas: Pathophysiology and Management Strategies

January 1, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

Low-Grade Gliomas: Pathophysiology and Management Strategies—click here to listen.

In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Bob Carter of University of California, San Diego, speaks with Dr. Florian Ringel of Technische Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany. They discuss Dr. Ringel and colleagues’ article: “Functional preoperative and intraoperative mapping and monitoring increasing safety and efficacy in glioma surgery,” which appears in this month’s issue. Find the January issue of Neurosurgical Focus here.

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