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.
JNS: Spine January 23, 2015—click here to listen.
Twelve-month results of a multicenter, blinded, pilot study of a novel peptide (B2A) in promoting lumbar spine fusion.
Cost and quality of life outcome analysis of postoperative infections after subaxial dorsal cervical fusions.
JNS: Pediatrics December 5, 2014—click here to listen.
Hemorrhagic infarction following open fenestration of a large intracranial arachnoid cyst in a pediatric patient.
Risk factors for infection and the effect of an institutional shunt protocol on the incidence of ventricular access device infections in preterm infants.
Neurocognitive improvements following endovascular repair of vein of Galen malformation in a child.
Pediatric and adult Chiari malformation Type I surgical series 1965–2013: a review of demographics, operative treatment, and outcomes.
JNS: Pediatrics November 7, 2014—click here to listen.
Hemispherectomy for treatment of refractory epilepsy in the pediatric age group: a systematic review.
Cerebral paragonimiasis: a retrospective analysis of 27 cases.
JNS: Spine November 7, 2014—click here to listen.
Influence of depression symptoms on patient expectations and clinical outcomes in the surgical management of spinal stenosis.
Experience with intrawound vancomycin powder for posterior cervical fusion surgery.
Two-level total disc replacement with Mobi-C cervical artificial disc versus anterior discectomy and fusion: a prospective, randomized, controlled multicenter clinical trial with 4-year follow-up results.
Evaluation of monoenergetic imaging to reduce metallic instrumentation artifacts in computed tomography of the cervical spine.
JNS: Spine October 24, 2014—click here to listen.
Dorsal midline hemivertebra at the lumbosacral junction: report of 2 cases. Case report.
Spinal subdural abscess following epidural steroid injection. Case report.
JNS October 24, 2014—click here to listen.
Increases in microvascular perfusion and tissue oxygenation via pulsed electromagnetic fields in the healthy rat brain. Laboratory investigation.
Is local hypoperfusion the reason for transient neurological deficits after STA-MCA bypass for moyamoya disease? Clinical article.
Improved preservation of function during acoustic neuroma surgery. Clinical article.
Infections in patients undergoing craniotomy: risk factors associated with post-craniotomy meningitis. Clinical article.
Brainstem arteriovenous malformations: anatomical subtypes, assessment of “occlusion in situ” technique, and microsurgical results. Clinical article.
Unplanned readmissions and survival following brain tumor surgery. Clinical article.
Clival fractures in a Level I trauma center. Clinical article.
JNS: Pediatrics September 26, 2014—click here to listen.
Soft-tissue defects after spinal instrumentation in 5 children: risk factors, management strategies, and outcomes. Clinical article.
The preoperative incidence of raised intracranial pressure in nonsyndromic sagittal craniosynostosis is underestimated in the literature. Clinical article.
JNS: Pediatrics September 12, 2014—click here to listen.
Ultrasonography for neonatal brachial plexus palsy. Case report.
The association between dental health and procedures and developing shunt infections in pediatric patients. Clinical article.
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.
JNS July 25, 2014—click here to listen.
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.
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.
JNS: Spine July 11, 2014-click here to listen
The evolution of T2-weighted intramedullary signal changes following ventral decompressive surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Clinical article.
The effects of smoking on perioperative outcomes and pseudarthrosis following anterior cervical corpectomy. Clinical article.
A retrospective study of iliac crest bone grafting techniques with allograft reconstruction: do patients even know which iliac crest was harvested? Clinical article.
JNS: Pediatrics June 27, 2014-click here to listen
Dynamic cervicomedullary cord compression and alterations in cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in children with achondroplasia: review of an 11-year surgical case series. Clinical article.
Asymptomatic lipomas of the medullary conus: surgical treatment versus conservative management. Clinical article.
A standardized protocol to reduce pediatric spine surgery infection: a quality improvement initiative. Clinical article.
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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