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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: 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: 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: Spine Weekly Podcast

February 13, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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

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

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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: 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 Weekly Podcast

January 16, 2015 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Accuracy of direct magnetic resonance imaging-guided placement of drug infusion cannulae.

Giant intracranial epidermoids: is total removal feasible?

The human area postrema: clear-cut silhouette and variations shown in vivo.

Effect of exosomes derived from multipluripotent mesenchymal stromal cells on functional recovery and neurovascular plasticity in rats after traumatic brain injury.

Endoscopic endonasal resection of skull base chondrosarcomas: technique and early results.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

December 12, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Detection of third and sixth cranial nerve palsies with a novel method for eye tracking while watching a short film clip.

Complications of contralateral C-7 transfer through the modified prespinal route for repairing brachial plexus root avulsion injury: a retrospective study of 425 patients.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

December 5, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

December 5, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Spine December 5, 2014—click here to listen.

Impact of body habitus on fluoroscopic radiation emission during minimally invasive spine surgery.

Cortical screws used to rescue failed lumbar pedicle screw construct: a biomechanical analysis.

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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: Spine Weekly Podcast

November 21, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Is atlantoaxial instability the cause of Chiari malformation? Outcome analysis of 65 patients treated by atlantoaxial fixation.

Occipitoaxial spinal interarticular stabilization with vertebral artery preservation for atlantal lateral mass failure.

Management of spinal cord injury–related scoliosis using pedicle screw–only constructs.

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JNS: Pediatrics Weekly Podcast

November 14, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

JNS: Pediatrics November 14, 2014—click here to listen.

Chiari malformation I and autism spectrum disorder: an underrecognized coexistence.

The supraorbital eyebrow approach in children: clinical outcomes, cosmetic results, and complications.

The supracerebellar-transtentorial approach to posteromedial temporal lesions in children with refractory epilepsy.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

November 10, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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.

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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: Spine Weekly Podcast

October 31, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Evaluation of glycerol-preserved bone allografts in cervical spine fusion: a prospective, randomized controlled trial.

Delayed cervical palsy following cervical spine fusion leads to an increase in hospital-related costs.

Factors affecting survival in 37 consecutive patients undergoing de novo stereotactic radiosurgery for contiguous sites of vertebral body metastasis from renal cell carcinoma.

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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: Spine Weekly Podcast

October 17, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Functional variability of sacral roots in bladder control. Clinical article.

The Nationwide Inpatient Sample database does not accurately reflect surgical indications for fusion. Clinical article.

Clinical outcomes and fusion rates following anterior lumbar interbody fusion with bone graft substitute i-FACTOR, an anorganic bone matrix/P-15 composite. Clinical article.

Magnetic resonance imaging localization with cod liver oil capsules for the minimally invasive approach to small intradural extramedullary tumors of the thoracolumbar spine. Clinical article.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

September 26, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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The role of spinal fusion in the treatment of cervical synovial cysts: a series of 17 cases and meta-analysis. Clinical article.

Vertebral osteolytic defect due to cellulose particles derived from gauze fibers after posterior lumbar interbody fusion. Case report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

September 19, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Spinal cord herniation as a complication of en bloc, multilevel, anterior thoracic vertebrectomy for a giant cell tumor: success of posterior cord reduction and dural repair. Case Report.

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JNS: Spine Weekly Podcast

August 29, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Spine stereotactic body radiotherapy for renal cell cancer spinal metastases: analysis of outcomes and risk of vertebral compression fracture. Clinical article.

Autologous clavicle bone graft for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with titanium interbody cage. Technical note.

Independent assessment of a new pedicle probe and its ability to detect pedicle breach: a cadaveric study. Laboratory investigation.

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JNS Weekly Podcast

August 1, 2014 — Neurosurgical Focus

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Novel hydrogel application in minimally invasive surgical approaches to spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Report of 2 cases.

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