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March 27, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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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: 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 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 13, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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

Early outcome of combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization in childhood hydrocephalus.

Interstitial radiotherapy using phosphorus-32 for giant posterior fossa cystic craniopharyngiomas.

Preliminary experience with an intraoperative MRI-compatible infant headholder: technical note.

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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

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

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 Weekly Podcast

February 6, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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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: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

December 19, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics December 19, 2014—click here to listen.

Treatment of pediatric Grade II spinal ependymomas: a population-based study.

Use of intraoperative Doppler ultrasound with neuronavigation to guide arteriovenous malformation resection: a pediatric case series.

Clinical implications of medulloblastoma subgroups: incidence of CSF diversion surgery.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

November 28, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics November 28, 2014—click here to listen.

Volumetric brain analysis in neurosurgery: Part 1. Particle filter segmentation of brain and cerebrospinal fluid growth dynamics from MRI and CT images.

Volumetric brain analysis in neurosurgery: Part 2. Brain and CSF volumes discriminate neurocognitive outcomes in hydrocephalus.

Volumetric brain analysis in neurosurgery: Part 3. Volumetric CT analysis as a predictor of seizure outcome following temporal lobectomy.

Internal carotid artery surgical revascularization in a pediatric patient with Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

November 21, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics November 21, 2014—click here to listen.

Assessing health-related quality of life in children with spina bifida.

Operative management of traumatic cervical spine distraction and complete cord transection in a 3-year-old patient.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

November 10, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS November 7, 2014—click here to listen.

Cost-consequence analysis of antibiotic-impregnated shunts and external ventricular drains in hydrocephalus.

Grüber’s ligament as a useful landmark for the abducens nerve in the transnasal approach.

Hypertonic saline reduces cumulative and daily intracranial pressure burdens after severe traumatic brain injury.

Frameless robotic stereotactic biopsies: a consecutive series of 100 cases.

William H. Feindel (1918–2014).

Intracranial inertial cavitation threshold and thermal ablation lesion creation using MRI-guided 220-kHz focused ultrasound surgery: preclinical investigation.

Smoking is not associated with recurrence and retreatment of intracranial aneurysms after endovascular coiling.

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JNS Pediatrics, November 2014: Pediatric Hydrocephalus Systematic Literature Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines

November 1, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

Pediatric Hydrocephalus Systematic Literature Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines

Dr. Shenandoah Robinson of Boston Children’s in Boston, Massachusetts, speaks with Dr. Ann Flannery from the Department of Neurological Surgery at Saint Louis University, in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Flannery was the chair for this AANS/CNS Joint Pediatric Section Guidelines Committee. Find the guidelines here.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

October 31, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine October 31, 2014—click here to listen.

Sinus pericranii: diagnosis and management in 21 pediatric patients.

Microsurgical treatment of arteriovenous malformations in pediatric patients: the Boston Children’s Hospital experience.

Design and evaluation of a new synthetic brain simulator for endoscopic third ventriculostomy.

Long-term outcomes of resective epilepsy surgery after invasive presurgical evaluation in children with tuberous sclerosis complex and bilateral multiple lesions.

Targeted intraarterial anti-VEGF therapy for medically refractory radiation necrosis in the brain.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

September 30, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS September 26, 2014—click here to listen.

Presence of matrix metalloproteinase–2 and tissue inhibitor matrix metalloproteinase–2 gene polymorphisms and immunohistochemical expressions in intracranial meningiomas. Laboratory investigation.

Long-term effectiveness of an ad hoc tailored titanium implant as a spacer for microvascular decompression in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia caused by megadolichoectatic basilar artery anomaly: 9-year follow-up. Case report.

Using a 2-variable method in radionuclide shuntography to predict shunt patency. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

August 29, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics August 29, 2014—click here to listen.

Avoiding early complications and reoperation during occipitocervical fusion in pediatric patients. Clinical article.

Nationwide practice patterns in the use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein–2 in pediatric spine surgery as a function of patient-, hospital-, and procedure-related factors. Clinical article.

Combined endoscopic third ventriculostomy and choroid plexus cauterization as primary treatment for infant hydrocephalus: a prospective North American series. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

August 8, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics August 8, 2014—click here to listen.

What is the risk of infecting a cerebrospinal fluid–diverting shunt with percutaneous tapping? Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

July 25, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS : Pediatrics July 25, 2014—click here to listen.

Multifocal intraparenchymal hemorrhages after ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery in infants. Clinical article.

Atypical location and clinical behavior of a subset of intracranial germ cell tumors in children younger than 3 years of age. Clinical article.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

July 25, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Correlation of diffusion tensor tractography and intraoperative macrostimulation during deep brain stimulation for Parkinson disease. Clinical article.

Outpatient follow-up of nonoperative cerebral contusion and traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: does repeat head CT alter clinical decision-making? Clinical article.

Stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases: a case-matched study comparing treatment results for patients 80 years of age or older versus patients 65–79 years of age. Clinical article.

Patient outcomes and surgical complications in coccidioidomycosis-related hydrocephalus: an institutional review. Clinical article.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

July 21, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS July 18, 2014—click here to listen.

Risk factors for postoperative CSF leakage after elective craniotomy and the efficacy of fleece-bound tissue sealing against dural suturing alone: a randomized controlled trial. Clinical article.

Improvement in social function and health-related quality of life after shunt surgery for idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus. Clinical article.

Frameless neuronavigation based only on 3D digital subtraction angiography using surface-based facial registration. Laboratory investigation.

Association between silent embolic cerebral infarction and continuous increase of P2Y12 reaction units after neurovascular stenting. Clinical article.

Perianeurysmal edema as a predictive sign of aneurysmal rupture. Report of 2 cases.

Spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak as the cause of chronic subdural hematomas in nongeriatric patients. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

June 13, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics June 13, 2014—click here to listen.

The pathological spectrum of solid CNS metastases in the pediatric population. Clinical article.

Thirty-day outcomes of cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery: data from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatrics. Clinical article.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

June 13, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Descriptive epidemiology of pituitary tumors in the United States, 2004–2009. Clinical article.

Jugulotympanic paragangliomas treated with Gamma Knife radiosurgery: a single-center review of 58 cases. Clinical article.

Endoscopic approach to colloid cyst: what is the optimal entry point and trajectory? Clinical article.

Stereotactic radiosurgery for sylvian fissure arteriovenous malformations with emphasis on hemorrhage risks and seizure outcomes. Clinical article.

Carotid cutdown for surgical retrieval of a guide wire introducer: an unusual complication after mitral valve repair. Case report.

A reduction in errors is associated with prospectively recording them. Clinical article.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

May 30, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics May 30, 2014—click here to listen.

Predictors of the need for cerebrospinal fluid diversion in patients with myelomeningocele. Clinical article.

Rathke’s cleft cysts in twins with Type 2C von Hippel-Lindau disease. Report of 2 cases.

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