JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

October 5, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Comparison of safety and stability of C-2 pars and pedicle screws for atlantoaxial fusion: meta-analysis and review of the literature. A systematic review.

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October 5, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Sliding dichotomy compared with fixed dichotomization of ordinal outcome scales in subarachnoid hemorrhage trials. Clinical article.

The subthalamic nucleus at 3.0 Tesla: choice of optimal sequence and orientation for deep brain stimulation using a standard installation protocol. Clinical article.

Low-grade glioma surgery in eloquent areas: volumetric analysis of extent of resection and its impact on overall survival. A single-institution experience in 190 patients. Clinical article.

Medullary infarction as a poor prognostic factor after internal coil trapping of a ruptured vertebral artery dissection. Clinical article.

 

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

October 2, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Performance analysis of the protective effects of bicycle helmets during impact and crush tests in pediatric skull models. Laboratory investigation.

Response to acute concussive injury in soccer players: is gender a modifying factor? Clinical article.

Management of pediatric intracranial gunshot wounds: predictors of favorable clinical outcome and a new proposed treatment paradigm. Clinical article.

The baric probe: a novel long-term implantable intracranial pressure monitor with ultrasound-based interrogation. Technical note.

Delayed intracranial hematoma following stereoelectroencephalography for intractable epilepsy. Case report.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

October 2, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Spectrum of acute clinical characteristics of diagnosed concussions in college athletes wearing instrumented helmets. Clinical article.

Ocular neuromyotonia treated by microvascular decompression: usefulness of preoperative 3D imaging. Case report.

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October 2012: Neural Tube Defects

October 1, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

Neural Tube Defects

In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Shenandoah Robinson of Harvard University speaks with Dr. Peter Carmel of the Neurological Institutes of New Jersey. They discuss Dr. Carmel and colleagues’ paper “Lipomyelomeningocele: pathology, treatment and outcomes: a review.” You can find this month’s Neurosurgical Focus articles here.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

September 28, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Single-fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastases from renal cell carcinoma. Clinical article.

Tumors at the lateral portion of the C1-2 interlaminar space compressing the spinal cord by rotation of the atlantoaxial joint: new aspects of spinal cord compression. Report of 2 cases.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

September 21, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Recurrent meningeal sarcoma successfully treated with stereotactic radiosurgery. Case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

September 21, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Changes in the Oswestry Disability Index that predict improvement after lumbar fusion. Clinical article.

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September 21, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Effect of slosh mitigation on histologic markers of traumatic brain injury. Laboratory investigation.

Volumetric analysis of subarachnoid hemorrhage: assessment of the reliability of two computerized methods and their comparison with other radiographic scales. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

September 14, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Dysplastic-reactive choroid plexus presenting as an intramedullary tumor of the cervicomedullary junction in a patient with myelomeningocele. Case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

September 14, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Epidemiology of traumatic spinal fractures: experience from medical university-affiliated hospitals in Chongqing, China, 2001-2010. Clinical article.

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September 14, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Normalization of hindbrain morphology after decompression of Chiari malformation Type I. Clinical article.

Hybrid peripheral nerve sheath tumor. Case report.

Efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in posttraumatic versus nontraumatic epilepsy. Clinical article.

Extent of resection in patients with glioblastoma: limiting factors, perception of resectability, and effect on survival. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

September 7, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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The use of inside-outside screws for occipitocervical fusion in pediatric patients. Clinical article.

Case of the disappearing subdural hygromas in a pediatric patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Case report.

Feasibility of repeat surgery for pediatric brain tumors: an objective assessment of perioperative outcomes. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

September 7, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Pathophysiology of primary spinal syringomyelia. Clinical article.

Leptomeningeal spinal metastases from glioblastoma multiforme: treatment and management of an uncommon manifestation of disease. A review.

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September 7, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Differences in simple morphological variables in ruptured and unruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms. Clinical article.

Long-term outcomes for low-grade intracranial ganglioglioma: 30-year experience from the Mayo Clinic. Clinical article.

Incidence of cerebral ischemic events after discontinuation of clopidogrel in patients with intracranial aneurysms treated with stent-assisted techniques. Clinical article.

Influence of the combination of patient age and deep venous drainage on brain arteriovenous malformation recurrence after surgery. Clinical article.

Short circuit in deep brain stimulation. Clinical article.

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September 2012: Acoustic Neuromas

August 31, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

Acoustic Neuromas

In this videocast, topic editor Dr. James Liu of the Neurological Institutes of New Jersey speaks with Dr. William Couldwell of the University of Utah on Dr. Couldwell and colleagues’ article “Surgical approaches for resection of vestibular schwannomas: translabyrinthine, retrosigmoid, and middle fossa approaches.” Click here to access the videocast. You can find this month’s Neurosurgical Focus issue here.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

August 31, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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High-flow bypass and tandem microsurgical-endovascular occlusion of recurrent proximal middle cerebral artery aneurysms in a pediatric patient. Case report.

Infiltrative brainstem and cerebellar neurocytoma. Case report.

Reduced ventricular shunt rate in very preterm infants with severe intraventricular hemorrhage: an institutional experience. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 31, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Union rates and prognostic variables of osteoporotic vertebral fractures treated with a rigid external support. Clinical article.

Long-term results after posterior fossa decompression in syringomyelia with adult Chiari Type I malformation. Clinical article.

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August 31, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Oculomotor nerve palsy by posterior communicating artery aneurysms: influence of surgical strategy on recovery. Clinical article.

 

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

August 24, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Treatment-related morbidity and the management of pediatric craniopharyngioma. A systematic review.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 24, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Infection risk for primary and revision instrumented lumbar spine fusion in the Medicare population. Clinical article.

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August 24, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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The role of decompressive craniectomy in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Clinical article.

Decompressive hemicraniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery territory infarction: is life worth living? Clinical article.

Distinctive flow pattern of wall shear stress and oscillatory shear index: similarity and dissimilarity in ruptured and unruptured cerebral aneurysm blebs. Clinical article.

Prognosis of patients with multifocal glioblastoma: a case-control study. Clinical article.

The deleterious effects of methamphetamine use on initial presentation and clinical outcomes in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

August 17, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Hospital care of childhood traumatic brain injury in the United States, 1997–2009: a neurosurgical perspective. Clinical article.

Application of diffusion tensor tractography in pediatric optic pathway glioma. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 17, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Spinal cord stimulation paresthesia and activity of primary afferents. Case report.

Surgical management of cervical radiculopathy caused by redundant vertebral artery loop. Case report.

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