JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

February 24, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Spinal and paraspinal giant cervical cavernous malformation with postpartum presentation. Case report.

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February 24, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Staged resection of large vestibular schwannomas. Clinical article.

Indocyanine green fluorescence endoscopy for visual differentiation of pituitary tumor from surrounding structures. Clinical article.

The branching pattern of the middle cerebral artery: is the intermediate trunk real or not? An anatomical study correlating with simple angiography. Laboratory investigation.

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February 17, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Risk for leptomeningeal seeding after resection for brain metastases: implication of tumor location with mode of resection. Clinical article.

The occipital lobe convexity sulci and gyri. Laboratory investigation.

Use and utility of preoperative hemostatic screening and patient history in adult neurosurgical patients. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

February 10, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas and intrathecal venous drainage: correlation between digital subtraction angiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and clinical findings. Clinical article.

Recovery from spinal cord injury using naturally occurring antiinflammatory compound curcumin. Laboratory investigation. 

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February 10, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Spontaneous resolution of a Chiari malformation Type I and syrinx after supratentorial craniotomy for excision of a cavernous malformation. Case report.

Improvement of neurological recovery and stimulation of neural progenitor cell proliferation by intrathecal administration of Sonic hedgehog. Laboratory investigation.

Pressure-derived versus pressure wave amplitude–derived indices of cerebrovascular pressure reactivity in relation to early clinical state and 12-month outcome following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clinical article.

Neuroprotective and neurorestorative effects of thymosin β4 treatment initiated 6 hours after traumatic brain injury in rats. Laboratory investigation.

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February 7, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Novel report of expression and function of CD97 in malignant gliomas: correlation with Wilms tumor 1 expression and glioma cell invasiveness. Laboratory investigation.

Boxing and mixed martial arts: preliminary traumatic neuromechanical injury risk analyses from laboratory impact dosage data. Laboratory investigation.

Utility of presurgical navigated transcranial magnetic brain stimulation for the resection of tumors in eloquent motor areas. Clinical article.

A novel technique of multiple-site epidural blood patch administration for the treatment of cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia. Clinical article.

Rates and predictors of long-term seizure freedom after frontal lobe epilepsy surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical article.

Crocodile tears syndrome after vestibular schwannoma surgery. Clinical article.

Treatment and outcomes of acute intracranial vertebrobasilar artery occlusion: one institution’s experience. Clinical article. 

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February 2012: Cerebral Blood Flow

February 1, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

Cerebral Blood Flow-click here to listen

In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Warren Selman, with Dr. Alan Hoffer, both of University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, speak with Dr. William Freeman of the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. They discuss Dr. Freeman and colleagues’ article  “Validation of frontal near-infrared spectroscopy as noninvasive bedside monitoring for regional cerebral blood flow in brain-injured patients” which appears in this month’s issue.

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January 27, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Establishment and characterization of a primary human chordoma xenograft model.

Endonasal management of sellar arachnoid cysts: simple cyst obliteration technique.

Use of the histological pseudocapsule in surgery for Cushing disease: rapid postoperative cortisol decline predicting complete tumor resection.

Preoperative identification of the facial nerve in patients with large cerebellopontine angle tumors using high-density diffusion tensor imaging.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

January 27, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Computed tomography–based determination of a safe trajectory for placement of transarticular facet screws in the subaxial cervical spine.

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January 20, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Long-term outcome of endovascular reconstruction with the Pipeline embolization device in the management of unruptured dissecting aneurysms of the intracranial vertebral artery.

Myxoid meningioma: a rare metaplastic meningioma variant in a patient presenting with intratumoral hemorrhage.

The paramedian supracerebellar-transtentorial approach to the entire length of the mediobasal temporal region: an anatomical and clinical study.

Growth of untreated vestibular schwannoma: a prospective study.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

January 20, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Delayed onset of paralysis and slowed tumor growth following in situ placement of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 within spine tumors in a rat model of metastatic breast cancer.

Analysis of the uncinate processes of the cervical spine: an anatomical study.

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January 13, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Lateral orbital wall approach to the cavernous sinus. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

January 6, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Vertebral compression fracture risk after stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastases. Clinical article.

Spinal arteriovenous malformation associated with spinal metameric syndrome: a treatable cause of long-term paraplegia? Case report.

Postvertebroplasty instability. Report of 5 cases.

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January 6, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Endoscopic endonasal approach to cholesterol granulomas of the petrous apex: a series of 17 patients. Clinical article.

Trigeminal neuralgia caused by a fibrous ring around the nerve. Case report.

Recanalization with subsequent near-total occlusion of an internal carotid artery aneurysm after immediate thrombotic occlusion using a flow-diverting stent. Case report.

Reduction of catheter-associated urinary tract infections among patients in a neurological intensive care unit: a single institution’s success. Clinical article.

Incidence and causes of perioperative mortality after primary surgery for intracranial tumors: a national, population-based study. Clinical article.

Transnasal excerebration surgery in ancient Egypt. Historical vignette.

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January 2012: Focused Ultrasound

January 1, 2012 — Neurosurgical Focus

Focused Ultrasound

In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Jeff Elias of the University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, speaks with Dr. Daniel Jeanmonod of the Center of Ultrasound Functional Neurosurgery, Solothurn, Switzerland. They discuss Dr. Jeanmonod and colleagues’ article “Transcranial magnetic resonance imaging–guided focused ultrasound: noninvasive central lateral thalamotomy against chronic neuropathic pain,” which appears in this month’s issue.







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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

December 23, 2011 — Neurosurgical Focus 




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 Analysis of the three United States Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption cervical arthroplasty trials. Clinical article.






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JNS Weekly Podcast

December 23, 2011 — Neurosurgical Focus 




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 Are routine repeat imaging and intensive care unit admission necessary in mild traumatic brain injury? Clinical article.


 Tandem middle cerebral artery–internal carotid artery occlusions: reduced occlusion-to-revascularization time using a trans–anterior communicating artery approach with a Penumbra device. Report of 2 cases.


 Consistent focal cerebral ischemia without posterior cerebral artery occlusion and its real-time monitoring in an intraluminal suture model in mice. Laboratory investigation.






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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

December 16, 2011 — Neurosurgical Focus 




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 Three-dimensional measurement of growth of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. Clinical article.


 Bone morphogenetic protein–induced inflammatory cyst formation after lumbar fusion causing nerve root compression. Case report.


 Minimally invasive lateral approach for symptomatic thoracic disc herniation: initial multicenter clinical experience. Clinical article.


 Vertebral body split fracture after a single-level cervical total disc replacement. Case report.






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JNS Weekly Podcast

December 16, 2011 — Neurosurgical Focus 




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Cranialization of the frontal sinus—the final remedy for refractory chronic frontal sinusitis. Clinical article.


 Requirement of longitudinal synchrony of epileptiform discharges in the hippocampus for seizure generation: a pilot study. Clinical article.


 Clinical, radiological, and pathological features of 24 atypical intracranial epidermoid cysts. Clinical article.


 Slower growth of skull base meningiomas compared with non–skull base meningiomas based on volumetric and biological studies. Clinical article.






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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

December 9, 2011 — Neurosurgical Focus 




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Unilateral cervical facet dislocation: a biomechanical study of several constructs including unilateral lateral mass fixation supplemented by an interspinous cable. Laboratory investigation.






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JNS Weekly Podcast

December 9, 2011 — Neurosurgical Focus 




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 Pharyngeal motor evoked potentials elicited by transcranial electrical stimulation for intraoperative monitoring during skull base surgery. Clinical article.


 A novel method of intracranial injection via the postglenoid foramen for brain tumor mouse models. Laboratory investigation.


 Accelerated axon outgrowth, guidance, and target reinnervation across nerve transection gaps following a brief electrical stimulation paradigm. Laboratory investigation.






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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

December 2, 2011 — Neurosurgical Focus 




JNS: Spine December 2, 2011


 Spinal cord bypass surgery with intercostal and spinal accessory nerves: an anatomical feasibility study in human cadavers. Laboratory investigation.


 Adjacent-level biomechanics after single versus multilevel cervical spine fusion. Laboratory investigation.


 Validation of a simple computerized tool for measuring spinal and pelvic parameters. Technical note.


 Differences between soft-disc herniation and spondylosis in cervical arthroplasty: CT-documented heterotopic ossification with minimum 2 years of follow-up. Clinical article.






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JNS Weekly Podcast

December 2, 2011 — Neurosurgical Focus 




JNS December 2, 2011


 Intracranial hemorrhage after removal of deep brain stimulation electrodes. Clinical article.


 Increased rate of complications on a neurological surgery service after implementation of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work-hour restriction. Clinical article.


 The effect of call on neurosurgery residents’ skills: implications for policy regarding resident call periods. Clinical article.






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December 2011: Small Incidental Intracranial Aneurysms

December 1, 2011 — Neurosurgical Focus 




Small incidental intracranial aneurysms


In this podcast, topic editor Dr. Cormac Maher of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, speaks with Dr. Giuseppe Lanzino of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. They discuss Dr. Lanzino and colleagues’ 2 articles on “Small (<10 mm) incidental intracranial aneurysms” that appear in this month’s issue.








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