SNI Digital Podcast

SUMMARY: Methods: The PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) was used as a reference to guide the search strategy. PubMed was the primary database used to search for articles about “Neurosurgery AND Europe AND (medical students OR undergraduate medical education)”.Results: 101 articles were returned in the PubMed search. 10 articles were identified as suitable to the scope of the review...

SUMMARY: Dr. Dennis Malkasian, Neurosurgeon, Anatomist and Molecular biologist reviews the Surgical Anatomy of the CP ANGLE for Neurosurgeons approaching this area for the treatment of tumors there. Approximately 10% of all brain tumors arise in that location in addition to vascular lesions, lipomas, cysts, etc. The addition of medullary and posterior fossa lesions makes this area important surgic...

SUMMARY: Methods: The PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) was used as a reference to guide the search strategy. PubMed was the primary database used to search for articles about “Neurosurgery AND Europe AND (medical students OR undergraduate medical education)”.Results: 101 articles were returned in the PubMed search. 10 articles were identified as suitable to the scope of the review...

SUMMARY: Cauda Equina Neuroendocrine tumours (CENETs), previously known as Cauda Equina Paragangliomas (PGLs), are extremely rare vascular tumours of the spine which are mostly benign, slow-growing and well-demarcated from the surrounding structures...We present the case of a man in his 50s with a clinical history of low back pain exacerbated at night and right-sided sciatica with an L4 radicular...

SUMMARY: " Pineal cysts (PCs) are frequently identified incidentally on neuroimaging, yet their clinical significance was thought to be benign. While most remain stable, concerns persist regarding their potential to cause obstructive hydrocephalus or other mass effects. This study aimed to describe the natural history of PCs in adults in the West of Scotland...A total of 598 patients with PCs were...

SUMMARY: "Background: Research engagement amongst medical students tends to be minimal until it becomes a curricular requirement, and the specific barriers to early involvement remain unclear. The General Medical Council (GMC) highlights that new graduates should know how to contribute to research to deliver high-quality patient care. In line with this, our study aimed to identify barriers to neur...

SUMMARY: Drs. Nussbaum and Ausman discuss with Dr. Rennert the  years of experience with EC -IC Bypass surgery. For Ischemia the major issue was the 1985 EC-IC Bypass Study, a RCT that was scientifically corrupted and for which no valid data exists. Other studies either had major deficiencies such as too short a follow up, and too high a bypass mortality surgery. The high early mortality of t...

SUMMARY: Dr. Qasim Bashir, a Board certified Neurologist, Intensivist, Interventionist returned to Pakistan, a LMIC, after studying outside his country for 16 years to help develop healthcare in Punjab Province with 160 million people. As a neurologist he started with a Stroke Center and expanded it to multiple locations throughout the province developing emergency care transport; Treatment on sit...

SUMMARY: Dr. Asif Bashir, from Pakistan, had his neurosurgical residency in the Medical School in NJ,   He returned to Pakistan to fulfill his neurosurgeon father's life long dream of establishing a Neuroscience Center in Pakistan. With his brother and family members, both bothers, on their return to Pakistan, worked on building first rate Neuroscience Care in the private sector and then the publi...

SUMMARY: Drs Asif and Qasim Bashir with the mentoring of Dr Ghaus Malik, describe how they built a First Rate Stroke Center and Neuroscience Center in Punjab, Pakistan for 160 million people. Combining the needs of  of the private sector with those of the large public population and using government and private funds, they have developed a leading  practice, research and educational program that i...

SUMMARY: This program is the second in the SNI DIgital® "Let's Talk" series developed for the YNSS by Mohammad Ashraf and Hassan Ismael of the Glasgow University School of Medicine for the purpose of addressing controversial medically related issues of concern to the YNSS generation.  The topics are developed by the YNSS and Glasgow Neuro for all of their colleagues worldwide. Medioc...

SUMMARY Part 2: of this interview on Omniwar with Dr. David Hughes, describes how this Transnational Deep State has destroyed the principles of Democracy, which has as its goal, basically a war against the people. Although the Deep State existed in the USA in 1940s, by 2020, it emerged into public view with the Covid-19 false pandemic in which 5 billion people were injected with a “vaccine” and al...

SUMMARY. Another interview with a successful Neurosurgeon-scientist you would never see or hear elsewhere.  Dr Richard Ellenbogen is interviewed by Dr. James Ausman about how he got into Medicine, Neurosurgery, his time as Chair at Walter Reed Hospital, in the armed services. He now is Head of a large successful Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Washington, Seattle, that is highly ra...

PSUMMARY: PROPER DIET, NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS, VITAMINS AND MINERALS AND HEALTHFUL LONGEVITY; THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS; DR. RUSSELL BLAYLOCK; PART 2 In Part 2, Dr. Blaylock explains how surgery triggers a major metabolic crisis in the body and leads to post-operative complications. Your Medical consultant may not be aware of these essential deficiencies, so it is up to you to know about it...

SUMMARY: Dr. Torres, Head of Neurosurgery in the Bautista Children's Hospital in Managua Nicaragua, reports on a young patient with a previous diagnosis of Myositis Ossificans, who developed hydrocephalus, that was complicated to treat. Myositis Ossificans is a rare genetic form of the disease which consists of calcification being deposited in tissues during the healing process. He describes the g...

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This educational video provides a comprehensive endoscopic overview of the parasellar region, focusing on the cavernous sinus compartments, especially to the most difficult to explore - the lateral cavernous sinus compartment. It is designed for neurosurgeons and medical professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of the complex anatomical structures involved in this area. The presentatio...

SUMMARY: Drs Verdier and Petre, from Buenos Aires Argentina (FLENI) present a patient with a posterior mesial temporal occipital AVM supplied by the posterior cerebral vessels. It was not amenable to embolization. Their surgical approach described was with the operated side down occipital approach to the operative site. The AVM was removed and the feeding vessels were occluded with a complete func...

This video is about pure endoscopic microvascular decompression of trigeminal nerve. Short attacks of lancinating electric like pain, triggers and evidence of neurovascular conflict in MRA imaging constitute basics for MVD indication. Endoscope enables close, side and angled view and enhances identification of neurovascular conflict. The patient is operated on in supine position, the head rotated...

SUMMARY: Drs. Verdier and Petre from the Hospital de Ninos Ricardo Guttierrez in Buenos Aires, Argentina describe a case of a young boy with intractable seizures who was diagnosed with Rasmussen's Encephalitis. After detailed studies they performed a hemispherectomy, which they show in videos, with an excellent outcome for the patient. Their group at the Childrens Hospital  in Buenos has a large e...

 SUMMARY: Dr. Juan Bosco Gonzalez Torres from Guatemala describes his experience with a subset of craniopharyngeomas that are intrventricular. He uses an endoscope to reach the lesion through the Foramen of Monro and removes the easily resectable portion the tumor. Some he could remove completely but others were calcified and he left some of those portions. His patients did well. What this shows i...

SUMMARY: Drs Tiffany Grace Perry from USA and Hugues Dokoponou from Benin, Africa review their experience with the management of Thoraco Lumbar Spine Fractures in this Symposium with global discussion. Cases of Spondyloptosis,  all with and without neurological deficit are presented for discussion. How would you manage these cases?  Join the discussion to see what others would do. From S...

This presentation includes 2 cases of transplanum transtubercle transsellar approach , used for endonasal endoscope-controlled removal of small to moderate sized tuberculum sellae meningiomas. The importance of arachnoid-meningioma dissection plane emphasized: case 1 (2023; slides only) with well preserved arachnoid and case 2 (2012; video) with invaded and absent arachnoid. Presentation includes...

SUMMARY: Qasim Bashir, MD describes how he and his brother, Asif, built a Stroke Center in Punjab Pakistan for 130 million people to be a world class program. Dr. A. Bashir, with certification in Neurology, Critical Care, and Interventional Neuroradiology, describes how to build a Stroke Center from 0 in a LMIC using tremendous creativity, determination, persistence, and commitment to help people...

SUMMARY: Professor Nimrod (Nim) Juniahs Mwang'ombe from Kenya is interviewed by Dr. James Ausman. Dr. Mwang'ombe is highly recognized neurosurgeon on the African Continent and Internationally. His amazing life story follows. But the inspiring interview must be seen and heard to see how this man, who walked barefoot to school as a child grew up in Mombasa, Kenya, where he was raised to become a wor...