JNS Weekly Podcast

November 15, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS November 15, 2013—click here to listen.

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Molecular genetics of paragangliomas of the skull base and head and neck region: implications for medical and surgical management. A review.

Surgical outcomes of the minimum anterior and posterior combined transpetrosal approach for resection of retrochiasmatic craniopharyngiomas with complicated conditions. Clinical article.

Surgery for insular low-grade glioma: predictors of postoperative seizure outcome. Clinical article.

Risks of common complications in deep brain stimulation surgery: management and avoidance. Clinical article.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

November 12, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS November 8, 2013—click here to listen.

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Assessing National Institutes of Health funding and scholarly impact in neurological surgery. Clinical article.

Subthalamotomy in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease: clinical aspects and mechanisms of action. A review.

Hypoglossal-facial nerve “side”-to-side neurorrhaphy for persistent incomplete facial palsy. Laboratory investigation.

Risk factors and outcomes associated with surgical site infections after craniotomy or craniectomy. Clinical article.

Gross-total resection outcomes in an elderly population with glioblastoma: a SEER-based analysis. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

November 8, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics November 8, 2013—click here to listen.

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Occipital condyle to cervical spine fixation in the pediatric population. Report of 4 cases.

Effect of sex on symptoms and return to baseline in sport-related concussion. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

November 8, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine November 8, 2013—click here to listen.

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Cilostazol, a selective Type III phosphodiesterase inhibitor: prevention of cervical myelopathy in a rat chronic compression model. Laboratory investigation.

Factors affecting survival in 267 consecutive patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. Clinical article.

Cervical spinous process reconstruction. Case report.

Why are there different versions of the Oswestry Disability Index? A review.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

November 1, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics November 1, 2013—click here to listen.

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A management strategy for intraventricular subependymal giant cell astrocytomas in tuberous sclerosis complex. Clinical article.

Endovascular thrombolysis for pediatric cerebral sinus venous thrombosis with tissue plasminogen activator and abciximab. Case report.

Pediatric tectal plate gliomas: clinical and radiological progression, MR imaging characteristics, and management of hydrocephalus. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

November 1, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine November 1, 2013—click here to listen.

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Risk factors for intraoperative lateral mass fracture of lateral mass screw fixation in the subaxial cervical spine. Clinical article.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

November 1, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS November 1, 2013—click here to listen.

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Durable thrombosis in a rat model of arteriovenous malformation treated with radiosurgery and vascular targeting. Laboratory investigation.

Surgical management of traumatic brain injury: a comparative-effectiveness study of 2 centers. Clinical article.

High incidence of ICA anterior wall aneurysms in patients with an anomalous origin of the ophthalmic artery: possible relevance to the pathogenesis of aneurysm formation. Clinical article.

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November 2013: Controversies in Movement Disorder Surgery

November 1, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

Controversies in Movement Disorder Surgery

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In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Sameer Sheth of Columbia University, New York, New York, speaks with Dr. Jessica Wilden of Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana. They discuss Dr. Wilden and colleagues’ article:  “Regional trends and the impact of various patients and hospital factors on outcomes and costs of hospitalization between academic and nonacademic centers following deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson’s disease: a United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis from 2006 to 2010” which appears in this month’s issue. Find this month’s issue of Neurosurgical Focus here.
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October 25, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS October 25, 2013—click here to listen.

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Stromal cell–derived factor-1 promoted angiogenesis and inflammatory cell infiltration in aneurysm walls. Laboratory investigation.

Photobiomodulation inside the brain: a novel method of applying near-infrared light intracranially and its impact on dopaminergic cell survival in MPTP-treated mice. Laboratory investigation.

True petroclival meningiomas: results of surgical management. Clinical article.

The accuracy of predicting survival in individual patients with cancer. Clinical article.

Morphological and clinical risk factors for posterior communicating artery aneurysm rupture. Clinical article.

Stereotactic radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations of the cerebellum. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

October 25, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics October 25, 2013—click here to listen.

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Sturge-Weber syndrome with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in childhood. Case report.

Successful treatment of hemorrhagic congenital intracranial immature teratoma with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery. Case report.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

October 18, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS Pediatrics October 18, 2013—click here to listen.

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Impact of posterior cerebral artery involvement on long-term clinical and social outcome of pediatric moyamoya disease. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

October 18, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine October 18, 2013—click here to listen.

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Alfred W. Adson (1887–1951): his contributions to surgery for tumors of the spine and spinal cord in the context of spinal tumor surgery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Historical vignette.

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October 18, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS October 18, 2013—click here to listen.

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Using intraoperative dynamic contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MRI to identify residual tumor in glioblastoma surgery. Technical note.

Factors neurosurgery candidates use when choosing a residency program. Clinical article.

Intraoperative 5-aminolevulinic acid–induced fluorescence in primary central nervous system lymphoma. Case report.

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October 15, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS October 11, 2013—click here to listen.

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Targeted reduction in neurosurgical laboratory utilization: resident-led effort at a single academic institution. Clinical article.

Prognostic relevance of global histone 3 lysine 9 acetylation in ependymal tumors. Laboratory investigation.

Improvement in clinical outcomes following optimal targeting of brain ventricular catheters with intraoperative imaging. Clinical article.

Misdirection and guidance of regenerating axons after experimental nerve injury and repair.  A review.

Development of the Mayo Investigational Neuromodulation Control System: toward a closed-loop electrochemical feedback system for deep brain stimulation. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

October 14, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics October 11, 2013—click here to listen.

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Reduction in upper-extremity tone after lumbar selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Clinical article.

Fevers and abnormal blood and cerebrospinal fluid studies after pediatric cerebral hemispherectomy: impact of etiology and age at surgery. Clinical article.

No significant improvement in the rate of accurate ventricular catheter location using ultrasound-guided CSF shunt insertion: a prospective, controlled study by the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

October 14, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine October 11, 2013—click here to listen.

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Surgical management and clinical outcomes of multiple-level symptomatic herniated thoracic discs. Clinical article.

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October 8, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS October 4, 2013—click here to listen.

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Marked reduction in mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Clinical article.

Predictors of increased cumulative serum levels of the N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide 4 days after acute spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clinical article.

Caseload as a factor for outcome in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis. A systematic review.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

October 4, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics October 4, 2013—click here to listen.

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Pallidal deep brain stimulation for dystonia: a case series. Clinical article.

Benign extracerebral fluid collection in infancy as a risk factor for the development of de novo intracranial arachnoid cysts. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

October 4, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine October 4, 2013—click here to listen.

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A novel device to simplify intraoperative radiographic visualization of the cervical spine by producing transient caudal shoulder displacement: a 2-center case series of 80 patients. Clinical article.

Endoscope-assisted spinal decompression surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. Technical note.

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October 2013: Management of Plagiocephaly

October 1, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

Management of Plagiocephaly—click here to listen.

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In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Mark Krieger of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, speaks with Dr. David Bauer of Dartmouth-Hitchkock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire. They discuss Dr. Bauer and colleagues’ article:  “Orthotic (helmet) therapy in the treatment of plagiocephaly” which appears in this month’s issue. Find this month’s issue of Neurosurgical Focus here.
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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

September 27, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics September 27, 2013—click here to listen.

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Cerebellar mutism. A review.

Occipitocondylar hyperplasia and syringomyelia presenting with facial pain. Case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

September 27, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine September 27, 2013—click here to listen.

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The posterior pedicle screw construct: 5-year results for thoracolumbar and lumbar curves. Clinical article.

Intramuscular pressure of the multifidus muscle and low-back pain after posterior lumbar interbody fusion: comparison of mini-open and conventional approaches. Clinical article.

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September 27, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS September 27, 2013—click here to listen.

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Treatment of acromegaly by endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery: surgical experience in 214 cases and cure rates according to current consensus criteria. Clinical article.

Unchanged safety outcomes in deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson disease despite a decentralization of care. Clinical article.

Comparison of plaintiff and defendant expert witness qualification in malpractice litigation in neurological surgery. Clinical article.

Tumor shrinkage after transsphenoidal surgery for nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

September 24, 2013 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics September 20, 2013—click here to listen.

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Does age affect symptom recovery after sports-related concussion? A study of high school and college athletes. Clinical article.

Pediatric spinal pilomyxoid astrocytoma. Case report.

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