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JNS Weekly Podcast

April 3, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Quantitative analysis of the Kawase versus the modified Dolenc-Kawase approach for middle cranial fossa lesions with variable anteroposterior extension.

Sensory abnormalities and masticatory function after microvascular decompression or balloon compression for trigeminal neuralgia compared with carbamazepine and healthy controls.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

March 27, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics March 27, 2015—click here to listen.

Yawning as a presenting symptom of Chiari malformation Type I: report of 2 cases.

Multimodal treatment strategies for complex pediatric cerebral arteriovenous fistulas: contemporary case series at Barrow Neurological Institute.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

March 27, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS March 27, 2015—click here to listen.

Plaque morphology (the PLAC Scale) on CT angiography: predicting long-term anatomical success of primary carotid stenting.

A successful case of multiple stereotactic radiosurgeries for ipsilateral recurrent trigeminal neuralgia.

Stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial hemangioblastomas: a retrospective international outcome study.

Combined rigid and flexible endoscopy for tumors in the posterior third ventricle.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

March 20, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS March 20, 2015—click here to listen.

No additional protection against ventriculitis with prolonged systemic antibiotic prophylaxis for patients treated with antibiotic-coated external ventricular drains.

Pallidal stimulation for Holmes tremor: clinical outcomes and single-unit recordings in 4 cases.

Actual and projected incidence rates for chronic subdural hematomas in United States Veterans Administration and civilian populations.

Endovascular transvenous cure for ruptured brain arteriovenous malformations in complex cases with high Spetzler-Martin grades.

Isolated cortical vein thrombosis: case series.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

March 20, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine March 20, 2015—click here to listen.

Definitive single-stage posterior surgical correction of complete traumatic spondyloptosis at the thoracolumbar junction.

High self-assessment of disability and the surgeon’s recommendation against surgical intervention may negatively impact satisfaction scores in patients with spinal disorders.

Long-term outcomes in primary spinal osteochondroma: a multicenter study of 27 patients.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

March 13, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics March 13, 2015—click here to listen.

The association between Chiari malformation Type I, spinal syrinx, and scoliosis.

Syringohydromyelia in association with syringobulbia and syringocephaly: case report.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

March 13, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS March 13, 2015—click here to listen.

Fetal-type posterior cerebral artery: the pitfall of parent artery occlusion for ruptured P2 segment and distal aneurysms.

Complications following cranioplasty: incidence and predictors in 348 cases.

Remote transplantation of a third ventricle colloid cyst: case report.

Local control after stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases in patients with melanoma with and without BRAF mutation and treatment.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

March 6, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics March 6, 2015—click here to listen.

A membranous structure separating the adenohypophysis and neurohypophysis: an anatomical study and its clinical application for craniopharyngioma.

Predictors of postconcussion syndrome after sports-related concussion in young athletes: a matched case-control study.

Risk factors for traumatic blunt cerebrovascular injury diagnosed by computed tomography angiography in the pediatric population: a retrospective cohort study.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

March 6, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine March 6, 2015—click here to listen.

Microsurgical anatomy of the arterial basket of the conus medullaris.

Multimodal evaluation of CSF dynamics following extradural decompression for Chiari malformation Type I.

Predictors of intramedullary lesion expansion rate on MR images of patients with subaxial spinal cord injury.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

March 6, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS March 6, 2015—click here to listen.

Streamlining deep brain stimulation surgery by reversing the staging order.

Combined noninvasive language mapping by navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation and functional MRI and its comparison with direct cortical stimulation.

Augmented reality–guided neurosurgery: accuracy and intraoperative application of an image projection technique.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

February 27, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics February 27, 2015—click here to listen.

Fast dynamic imaging technique to identify obstructive lesions in the CSF space: report of 2 cases.

Hyponatremia and poor cognitive outcome following pediatric brain tumor surgery.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

February 27, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine February 27, 2015—click here to listen.

Comparison of minimally invasive surgery with standard open surgery for vertebral thoracic metastases causing acute myelopathy in patients with short- or mid-term life expectancy: surgical technique and early clinical results.

Patient misconceptions concerning lumbar spondylosis diagnosis and treatment.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

February 27, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Suprachiasmatic translamina terminalis corridor used in endoscopic endonasal approach for resecting third ventricular craniopharyngioma.

Usefulness of the indocyanine green fluorescence endoscope in endonasal transsphenoidal surgery.

On-demand pulsatile intracerebral delivery of carisbamate with closed-loop direct neurostimulation therapy in an electrically induced self-sustained focal-onset epilepsy rat model.

Analysis of neurosurgical reoperations: use of a surgical checklist and reduction of infection-related and preventable complication-related reoperations.

Suture retraction technique to prevent parent vessel obstruction following aneurysm tandem clipping.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

February 20, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Giant cell tumors of the spine: has denosumab changed the treatment paradigm?

Intraoperative and perioperative complications in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a review of 513 patients.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

February 20, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Changes in cerebrospinal fluid flow assessed using intraoperative MRI during posterior fossa decompression for Chiari malformation.

Sir Victor Horsley: pioneer craniopharyngioma surgeon.

Sellar and parasellar tumor removal without discontinuing antithrombotic therapy.

Role of superior hypophyseal artery in visual function impairment after paraclinoid carotid artery aneurysm surgery.

Technological innovation in neurosurgery: a quantitative study.

Characterization of radiation-induced cavernous malformations and comparison with a nonradiation cavernous malformation cohort.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

February 20, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Magnetic resonance imaging as an alternative to computed tomography in select patients with traumatic brain injury: a retrospective comparison.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

February 13, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Visualization of regional cerebrospinal fluid flow with a dye injection technique in focal arachnoid pathologies.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

February 13, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Intracranial pressure monitoring in pediatric and adult patients with hydrocephalus and tentative shunt failure: a single-center experience over 10 years in 146 patients.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

February 6, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Risk factors for hydrocephalus and neurological deficit in children born with an encephalocele.

Reopening of an obstructed third ventriculostomy: long-term success and factors affecting outcome in 215 infants.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

February 6, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine February 6, 2105—click here to listen.

En bloc spondylectomy for primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the thoracic spine with aortic involvement: case report.

Percutaneous “K-wireless” pedicle screw fixation technique: an evaluation of the initial experience of 100 screws with assessment of accuracy, radiation exposure, and procedure time.

Posterior thoracic laminoplasty with dorsal, intramural identification of ventral defect and transferal discectomy for a spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak: case report.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

February 6, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS February 6, 2015—click here to listen.

Cranial neurosurgical 30-day readmissions by clinical indication.

Porohyperelastic anatomical models for hydrocephalus and idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Comparison of language cortex reorganization patterns between cerebral arteriovenous malformations and gliomas: a functional MRI study.

An inferior alveolar intraneural cyst: a case example and an anatomical explanation to support the articular theory within cranial nerves.

Current surgical results with low-grade brain arteriovenous malformations.

Invasion of the cavernous sinus space in pituitary adenomas: endoscopic verification and its correlation with an MRI-based classification.

Gamma Knife radiosurgery for the management of cerebral metastases from non–small cell lung cancer.

Concurrent use of the Pipeline Embolization Device and coils for intracranial aneurysms: technique, safety, and efficacy.

Prostate cancer with perineural spread and dural extension causing bilateral lumbosacral plexopathy: case report.

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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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