#NeurosurgicalAtlas
: Short clip from one of the new 3D Neuroanatomy models by
@AaronCohenGadol
. You can now easily review the position, craniotomy planning, and the intra-op neurovascular structures with your smartphone and tablet!
#FreeArticle
: A study examining the reduction in wound healing complications and infection rate by lumbar CSF drainage after decompressive hemicraniectomy
#OnlineFirst
: A new classification of parasagittal bridging veins based on their configurations and drainage routes pertinent to interhemispheric approaches: a surgical anatomical study.
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: Lateral compartment of the cavernous sinus from the endoscopic endonasal approach: anatomical considerations and surgical relevance to adenoma surgery.
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#Neurosurgicalpearls
: Pictured is a creator of a key set of surgical instruments used in neurosurgical procedures. Who can name this influential neurosurgeon?
#NeurosurgicalFocus
: Meningiomas are among the most common intracranial pathology. Mutations identified in genomic studies of meningioma & tumor areas of formation are shown here. Read more about clinical potential of genomic insights in this 2018 review:
#OnlineFirst
: Microsurgical anatomy of the lateral posterior choroidal artery: implications for intraventricular surgery involving the choroid plexus
Artist: Yuanzhi Xu. Copyright Juan Carlos Fernandez-Miranda. Published with permission.
#OnlineFirst
: A novel scoring system concept for de novo spinal infection treatment, the Spinal Infection Treatment Evaluation Score (SITE Score): a proof-of-concept study.
Check out this great book by some of our
#neurosurgery
colleagues!
“To all the girls in the world who dare to dream”
A FREE e-book in 10 different languages to entice the best and the brightest to our profession.
#neurosurgeon
#wins
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: Randomized controlled study comparing 2 surgical techniques for decompressive craniectomy: with watertight duraplasty and without watertight duraplasty
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: A prospective randomized comparison of functional and cosmetic outcomes of a coronal zigzag incision versus a conventional straight incision pattern for craniotomy.
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#NeurosurgicalAtlas
: Placement of external ventricular drains (EVDs) is a crucial skill for neurosurgical residents. Identifying anatomic landmarks and then placing the catheter perpendicular to the skull are key steps to successful catheter placement.
#NeurosurgicalAtlas
: Chapter describing the complex anatomy of the cavernous sinus. Diagrams illustrating coronal sections through the cavernous sinus and pituitary gland.
#NeurosurgicalFocus
: The October issue on Spina Bifida features new research on prognostic factors, imaging techniques, intrauterine surgical advances and challenges, transitions of care into adulthood, and more.
#JNS75th
Invited Review: “The future of open vascular neurosurgery: perspectives on cavernous malformations, AVMs, and bypasses for complex aneurysms” by Michael T. Lawton and Michael J. Lang
#FreeArticle
: Study demonstrating that in patients with multiple intracranial
#aneurysms
, aspirin significantly decreased the rate of aneurysm growth over time.
#OnlineFirst
: Anatomical triangles defining routes to anterior communicating artery aneurysms: the junctional and precommunicating triangles and the role of dome projection
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: Intermediate-grade brain arteriovenous malformations and the boundary of operability using the supplemented Spetzler-Martin grading system
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: Arteriovenous malformations in the optic apparatus: systematic literature review and report of four cases. Published with permission from the Barrow Neurological Institute
#NeurosurgicalAtlas
: Diagrams of the major ascending and descending white matter tracts in the spinal cord. Ascending pathways are noted in blue and descending pathways in orange.
#OnlineFirst
: Effect of decompressive craniectomy in the postoperative expansion of traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage: a propensity score–based analysis
#NeurosurgicalAtlas
: View of the trigeminal nerve extending into Meckel’s cave. The motor root arises rostral to the sensory root and passes through Meckel’s cave on the medial side of the posterior sensory root and ganglion.
#DayintheLife
with
@drdavidlanger
– Planning weekly clinical trials conference, always great to get a good laugh in with Boockvar at the end of the day
Happy Mater’s Day to all mothers out there! There is a reason we call the protective layer over the brain a ‘tough mother’ (dura mater)! Thank you for all you do.
On theme, here is a
#historicalvignette
from
#JNS
in 1993 re early
#duramater
studies
#NeurosurgicalAtlas
: Chapter dedicated to the retromastoid craniotomy. The modified reverse “U” skin incision whose summit is marked just below the presumed junction of the transverse and sigmoid sinuses.
“A wearable mixed-reality holographic computer for guiding external ventricular drain insertion at the bedside,” by Ye Li, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues, published in the Journal of Neurosurgery ().
#OnlineFirst
: Microsurgical anatomy and approaches to thalamic gliomas. Part 1: A cartography guide for navigating to the thalamus. Integrating 3D model rendering with anatomical dissections.
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#OnlineFirst
: Modern intracranial electroencephalography for epilepsy localization with combined subdural grid and depth electrodes with low and improved hemorrhagic complication rates
#NeurosurgicalAtlas
: Beautiful description of the different sections (sphenoidal, insular, and retroinsular) of the sylvian fissure and important anatomy accessed by splitting the section.
#NeurosurgicalFocus
Middle meningeal artery embolization treatment of nonacute subdural hematomas in the elderly: a multiinstitutional experience of 151 cases
#JNS75th
Invited Review: “The current state of immunotherapy for gliomas: an eye toward the future” by Peter E. Fecci MD, PhD and John H. Sampson MD, PhD, MHSc, MBA