The AJNR is pleased to announce Alireza Radmanesh, M.D., as our sixth Editorial Fellow. Dr. Radmanesh attended Tehran University of Medical Sciences and then completed a fellowship in image-guided neurosurgery research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard. He completed his residency
The Editors of AJNR are pleased to announce the annual Lucien Levy Best Research Article Award has been presented to: Synthetic MRI for Clinical Neuroimaging: Results of the Magnetic Resonance Image Compilation (MAGiC) Prospective, Multicenter, Multireader Trial by L.N. Tanenbaum,
Bellwald S, Weber R, Dobrocky T, et al. Direct Mechanical Intervention Versus Bridging Therapy in Stroke Patients Eligible for Intravenous Thrombolysis. Stroke. 2017;48(12):3282-3288. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.018459. The authors assessed whether direct MT is equally effective as bridging thrombolysis treatment consisting of intravenous
Liu KC, Starke RM, Durst CR, et al. Venous sinus stenting for reduction of intracranial pressure in IIH: a prospective pilot study. J Neurosurg. 2017;127(5):1126-1133. doi:10.3171/2016.8.JNS16879. Although many cases of IIH are idiopathic, a number of patients have been found
Wilkinson RJ, Rohlwink U, Misra UK, et al. Tuberculous meningitis. Nat Rev Neurol. 2017;13(10):581-598. doi:10.1038/nrneurol.2017.120. Tuberculosis remains a global health problem, with an estimated 10.4 million cases and 1.8 million deaths resulting from the disease in 2015. The most lethal
Raza SM, Gidley PW, Meis JM, Grosshans DR, Bell D, DeMonte F. Multimodality Treatment of Skull Base Chondrosarcomas: The Role of Histology Specific Treatment Protocols. Neurosurgery. 2017;81(3):520-530. doi:10.1093/neuros/nyx042. The authors studied the impact of histological subtype/grade on progression-free survival (PFS)
International Symposium on the Fetal Brain Children’s National Health System Thursday, November 01, 2018 – Friday, November 02, 2018 Washington, DC Event website: www.fetalbrainsymposium.com A 360° review of advances in understanding of the fetal brain, presented by a panel of
Linzey JR, Wilson TJ, Sullivan SE, Thompson BG, Pandey AS. Frontal Sinus Breach During Routine Frontal Craniotomy Significantly Increases Risk of Surgical Site Infection: 10-Year Retrospective Analysis. Neurosurgery. 2017;0(0):1-8. doi:10.1093/neuros/nyx046. Frontotemporal craniotomies are at particular risk for breaching the frontal
The deadline for abstract submissions is rapidly approaching! Submit your online abstract for the ASNR 56th Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada, which will take place June 2-7, 2018. Abstracts can be submitted in one of the following categories: Scientific Paper,
Horn A, Reich M, Vorwerk J, et al. Connectivity Predicts deep brain stimulation outcome in Parkinson disease. Ann Neurol. 2017;82(1):67-78. doi:10.1002/ana.24974. The benefit of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson disease (PD) may depend on connectivity between the stimulation site
