JNS Weekly Podcast

August 17, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Endoscopic approaches to the trigeminal nerve and clinical consideration for trigeminal schwannomas: a cadaveric study. Laboratory investigation.

George W. Smith, M.D. (1916–1964). Historical vignette.

Giant anterior clinoidal meningiomas: surgical technique and outcomes. Clinical article.

Frontal bur hole through an eyebrow incision for image-guided endoscopic evacuation of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. Clinical article.

Increased mortality in patients with severe traumatic brain injury treated without intracranial pressure monitoring. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 10, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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A new criterion for the alarm point for compound muscle action potentials. Clinical article.

Anatomical feasibility of performing intercostal and ilioinguinal nerve to pelvic nerve transfer: a possible technique to restore lower urinary tract innervation. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

August 10, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Computed tomography angiography: improving diagnostic yield and cost effectiveness in the initial evaluation of spontaneous nonsubarachnoid intracerebral hemorrhage. Clinical article.

Measuring surgical outcomes in neurosurgery: implementation, analysis, and auditing a prospective series of more than 5000 procedures. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 3, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Spinal intradural myxoid chondrosarcoma. Case report.

Three-dimensional motion of the uncovertebral joint during head rotation. Clinical article.

Kinematic effects of a pedicle-lengthening osteotomy for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. Laboratory investigation.

The impact of direct vertebral body derotation on the lumbar prominence in Lenke Type 5C curves. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

August 3, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Optimal timing of autologous cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy in children. Clinical article.

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August 2012: History of Skull Base Surgery

August 1, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Charles Prestigiacomo of the Neurological Institute of New Jersey speaks with Dr. Raul Lopez-Serna of theDepartment of Neurosurgery, Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia “Manuel Velasco Suárez”. They discuss Dr. Lopez-Serna and colleagues’ article  “Knowledge of skull base anatomy and surgical implications of human sacrifice among pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures,” which appears in this month’s issue.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

July 27, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Early induction of hypothermia for evacuated intracranial hematomas: a post hoc analysis of two clinical trials. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

July 20, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Interrater reliability of Engel, International League Against Epilepsy, and McHugh seizure outcome classifications following vagus nerve stimulator implantation. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

July 17, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Results and complications after 2-level axial lumbar interbody fusion with a minimum 2-year follow-up. Clinical article.

Treatment of posttraumatic syringomyelia. Clinical article.

 

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

July 13, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Decompressive craniectomy with massive intractable intraoperative cerebral edema: utilization of silicone sheet for temporary scalp closure. Case report.

Isolated pontine tuberculoma presenting as “fou rire prodromique.” Case report.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

July 13, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Decompressive craniectomy: a meta-analysis of influences on intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure in the treatment of traumatic brain injury. A review.

Ectopic recurrent craniopharyngioma of the frontal bone. Case report.

Temporal dynamics of microparticle elevation following subarachnoid hemorrhage. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

July 6, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Vagus nerve stimulation for partial and generalized epilepsy from infancy to adolescence. Clinical article.

Rainfall drives hydrocephalus in East Africa. Clinical article.

 

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

July 6, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Less exposure surgery for multilevel anterior cervical fusion using 2 transverse incisions. Technical note.

Endovascular treatment for acute paraplegia after epidural steroid injection in a patient with spinal dural arteriovenous malformation. Case report.

Biomechanical analysis of a novel hook-screw technique for C1-2 stabilization. Technical note.

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JNS: PEDS Weekly Podcast

June 29, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Primary cerebellar histiocytic sarcoma in a 17-month-old girl.

Diffuse intrinsic pontine tumors: a study of primitive neuroectodermal tumors versus the more common diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas.

Primary intracranial beta-human chorionic gonadotropin-producing leiomyosarcoma in a 2-year-old immunocompetent child.

Image-guided cerebrospinal fluid shunting in children: catheter accuracy and shunt survival.

Long-term outcome for endoscopic third ventriculostomy alone or in combination with choroid plexus cauterization for congenital aqueductal stenosis in African infants.

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June 29, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Effects of aging on behavioral assessment performance: implications for clinically relevant models of neurological disease.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

June 26, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Complex Chiari malformations in children: an analysis of preoperative risk factors for occipitocervical fusion.

Limitations of fetal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging in prenatal diagnosis of congenital cerebral arteriovenous malformations with hemorrhagic onset.

Isolated hypoglossal schwannoma in a 9-year-old child.

Programmable shunt valve affected by exposure to a tablet computer.

Seizure-free and neuropsychological outcomes after temporal lobectomy with amygdalohippocampectomy in pediatric patients with hippocampal sclerosis.

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JNS:Spine Weekly Podcast

June 26, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Pedicle screw navigation: a systematic review and eta-analysis of perforation risk for computer-navigated versus freehand insertion.

Surgical decompression of thoracic spinal stenosis in achondroplasia: indication and outcome.

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June 22, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Comparative effectiveness review of treatment options for pituitary microadenomas in acromegaly

Neuronal immunoexpression and a distinct subtype of adult primary supratentorial glioblastoma with a better prognosis.

Paradoxical trends in the management of vestibular schwannoma in the United States.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

June 15, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

Pediatrics June 15, 2012—click here to listen

Internal cranial expansion surgery for the treatment of refractory idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Clinical article.

Hyponatremia following endoscopic third ventriculostomy: a report of 5 cases and analysis of risk factors. Clinical article.

Craniocerebral maduromycosis. Case report.

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June 15, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Radiosurgery for melanoma brain metastases in the ipilimumab era and the possibility of longer survival. Clinical article.

Preoperative multimodal motor mapping: a comparison of magnetoencephalography imaging, navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation, and direct cortical stimulation. Clinical article.

Intraventricular hemorrhage on computed tomography and corpus callosum injury on magnetic resonance imaging in patients with isolated blunt traumatic brain injury. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

June 8, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Stereotactic endoscopic placement of third ventricle catheter for long-term infusion of baclofen in patients with secondary generalized dystonia. Technical note.

Arachnoid cyst masquerading as obstetric brachial plexus palsy. Case report.

Complete remission of seizures after corpus callosotomy. Clinical article.

Multimodality localization of the sensorimotor cortex in pediatric patients undergoing epilepsy surgery. Clinical article.

Spontaneous resolution of invasive cerebral aspergillosis following partial resection in a medically untreated infant. Case report.

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June 8, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Seizure outcome and complications following hypothalamic hamartoma treatment in adults: endoscopic, open, and Gamma Knife procedures. Clinical article.

Endoscopic indocyanine green video angiography in aneurysm surgery: an innovative method for intraoperative assessment of blood flow in vasculature hidden from microscopic view. Technical note.

Diagnostic yield of computed tomography angiography and magnetic resonance angiography in patients with catheter angiography–negative subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clinical article.

Diagnostic value of the optic nerve sheath subarachnoid space in patients with intracranial hypotension syndrome. Clinical article.

Influence of hemodynamics on recanalization of totally occluded intracranial aneurysms: a patient-specific computational fluid dynamic simulation study. Laboratory investigation.

Elevated diffusion anisotropy in gray matter and the degree of brain compression. Clinical article.

Retinotopic organization of the visual cortex before and after decompression of the optic chiasm in a patient with pituitary macroadenoma. Case report.

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June 2012: Skull Base Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistulas

June 2, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

Skull base cerebrospinal fluid fistulas—click here to listen

In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Anil Nanda of LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, speaks with Dr. James Liu of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark. They discuss Dr. Liu and colleagues’ article  “Surgical Surgical nuances for the endoscopic endonasal transpterygoid approach to lateral sphenoid sinus encephaloceles,” which appears in this month’s issue.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

June 1, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Extent of tumor removal and molecular markers in cerebral glioblastoma: a combined prognostic factors study in a surgical series of 105 patients. Clinical article.

Targeted delivery of nerve growth factor via encapsulated cell biodelivery in Alzheimer disease: a technology platform for restorative neurosurgery. Clinical article.

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