Please check out the accompanying podcast of this blog post: 1. Jensen OK, Nielsen CV, Sørensen JS, Stengaard-Pedersen K. Type 1 Modic changes was a significant risk factor for 1-year outcome in sick-listed low back pain patients: a nested cohort
1. Grabowski MM, Recinos PF, Nowacki AS, et al. Residual tumor volume versus extent of resection: predictors of survival after surgery for glioblastoma. J Neurosurg. 2014; November:1–9. doi:10.3171/2014.7.JNS132449. The utility of maximal tumor resection in glioblastoma continues to be controversial.
The following is a sampling of editorials and papers published in response to the ARUBA trial (listed as number 1 below). I can summarize the critics by noting that the nicest thing anyone said about the trial was that that
1. Heller RS, Lawlor CM, Hedges TR, et al. Neuro-ophthalmic effects of stenting across the ophthalmic artery origin in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. J Neurosurg 2014;121:18–23, 10.3171/2014.3.JNS131493 The authors evaluated 104 patients with 106 aneurysms to define the frequency and types
The article “China’s Publication Bazaar” published in a November issue of Science (Science 2013; 342: 1035-1039) reports on some troubling practices concerning scientific publication that are occurring in China where the pressure to publish in recognized journals is significant especially
1. Brouwers, H. B., Biffi, A., McNamara, K. A., Ayres, A. M., Valant, V., Schwab, K., Romero, J. M., et al. (2012). Apolipoprotein E Genotype Is Associated With CT Angiography Spot Sign in Lobar Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke, 43(8), 2120–5. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.659094
1. Abou Zeid, N., Pirko, I., Erickson, B., Weigand, S. D., Thomsen, K. M., Scheithauer, B., Parisi, J. E., et al. (2012). Diffusion-weighted imaging characteristics of biopsy-proven demyelinating brain lesions. Neurology, 78(21), 1655–62. doi:10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182574f66 One-third of inflammatory demyelinating disease (IDD)
1. Batty, R., Vitta, L., Whitby, E. H., & Griffiths, P. D. (2012). Is There a Causal Relationship Between Open Spinal Dysraphism and Chiari II Deformity? A Study Using in Utero Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Fetus. Neurosurgery, 70(4), 890–9.
1. Donahue MJ, Strother MK, Hendrikse J. Novel MRI Approaches for Assessing Cerebral Hemodynamics in Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease. Stroke. 2012;43(3):903-915. Available at: http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.635995. The authors outline the current state-of-the-art MRI methods for measuring cerebral blood flow, cerebral blood volume, and
1. Cavalcanti, D. D., Kalani, M. Y. S., Martirosyan, N. L., Eales, J., Spetzler, R. F., & Preul, M. C. Cerebral cavernous malformations: from genes to proteins to disease. Journal of Neurosurgery, 2012; 116(January), 122-132. doi:10.3171/2011.8.JNS101241 Nice (excruciatingly complete) reference
