Al-Otaibi et al. Clinically silent magnetic resonance imaging findings after subdural strip electrode implantation. J Neurosurg 112:461–466, 2010. Clinically silent abnormalities were found in 100% of subjects, including subdural hematomas in 35, cortical contusions in 25%, local edema in 25%, trans–bur hole cortical herniation in 25%, subdural hygromas in 10% and pneumocranium.
Ebner FL, et al. Intramedullary lesions of the conus medullaris: differential diagnosis and surgical management. Neurosurg Rev (2009) 32:287–301. Straight forward and all inclusive review of lesions that affect the conus (or any other part of the spinal cord, for that matter). 117 references.
Sharma GK et al. Spontaneous intramedullary hemorrhage of spinal hemangioblastoma: case report. Neurosurgery 65:627–628, 2009. 15th reported case of spinal hemorrhage from hemangioblastoma. The number I take away is Velthoven (Neurosurgery 57:71–76, 2005) reporting a risk of spontaneous hemorrhage in patients with a hemangioblastoma involving the central nervous system of 0.0024 per person per year.
Testai FD, Gorelick PB. Inherited Metabolic Disorders and Stroke Part 1. Arch Neurol. 2010;67(1):19-24. This portion of the review focuses on Fabry disease and MELAS. Seriously detailed, with something that looks suspiciously like a diagram of the Krebs cycle.
Franzini A, et al. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome: a novel speculative physiopathological hypothesis and a novel patch method in a series of 28 consecutive patients. J Neurosurg 112:300–306, 2010. Blood patch with fibrin glue in the lumbar spine. Check out the degree of thecal sac compression in figure 2.
Sheerin F et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of acute intramedullary myelopathy: radiological differential diagnosis for the on-call radiologist. Clinical Radiology (2009) 64, 84-94. Nice comprehensive review of a myriad of cord abnormalities with good image quality.
Vermeulen RJ et al. Microcephaly with simplified gyral pattern: MRI classification. Neurology 2010;74:386–391. Visual grading scale that can distinguish normal children from abnormal children with MSGP. Why do I need this?
Ponce FA, Lozano AM. Highly cited works in neurosurgery. Part I: the 100 top-cited papers in neurosurgical journals. J Neurosurg 112:223–232, 2010. Number 1? Hunt and Hess 1968.
Ponce FA, Lozano AM. Highly cited works in neurosurgery. Part II: the citation classics. J Neurosurg 112:233–246, 2010. More inclusive citations not just directly published in neurosurgical journals. I liked #32b.
