SNI Digital Podcast

SUMMARY: The patient's side of the Malpractice Story. A Multidisciplinary Discussion to learn the challenges faced by a patient in reaching a Medical Malpractice Settlement including neurosurgeons, the patient, and a lawyer. The case is reviewed with the patient and her husband, explaining her preoperative state, surgical experience, and post operative course, recovering from complications at surg...

Dr. Russell Blaylock reviews the science behind Fluoridation of water. It does not prevent tooth decay and is toxic to the brain and other organs. Young children are especially sensitive to its toxic effects with lower IQs, reproductive organ, and bone damage, There are no scientific studies which support its efficacy. How and why did this happen? Why is the USA government supportin...

SUMMARY: Dr. Nancy Epstein continues her Spine Series discussions with this presentation about cervical spine trauma resulting in C1 to C3 injuries. Jefferson, Odontoid, and Hangman's fractures are discussed with references to the literature. supporting the fact based approaches to treatment. Surgical correction is critical to perform ASAP. With a less than 6 hour goal . 40 min...

SUMMARY: Dr. Russell Blaylock reviews the recent outbreak of measles in the Southern USA, a disease eradicated in the USA over the past decades. With immigration infected people are admitted to the USA without the proper immunity and develop a measles infection that can have serious complications involving the Central Nervous System. It presents with fever, cough, runny nose, white spots inside th...

SUMMARY: Dr. Blaylock describes new patho-physiology for. Diabetes and how Immuno-excitotoxicity influences the development of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. A series of metabolic derangements in an Inflammatory immune response to cell damage leads to a cascade of Excitotoxicity in most cells. Cell dysfunction and cell death result. Excitotoxicity, a concept Dr. Blaylock has promoted over a decade, u...

SUMMARY: Dr. Blaylock Reports provides the data indicating Cholesterol is not involved in atherosclerotic placque formation. Statin drugs promoted by the pharmaceutical industry produce muscle weakness, memory loss, immune suppression while being of no value in stopping plaque formation. Statins also lower Cholesterol and Co. Q10 levels. Co -Q10 is necessary for muscle function. Giving h...

SUMMARY: Dr Blaylock Reports on the complications of Vitamin B12 deficiency and its neurological effects. It is essential for brain development, causes loss of myelin leading to Dementia, Mental disorders, defective cognition, Depression, and suicide. It can cause peripheral neuropathy and subacute spinal cord degeneration.  It is Treatable . It is distributed to all 40 trillion cells in the...

SUMMARY: Dr Marvin Bergsneider, in this UCLA 101 Lecture series, discusses the Management of Adult Hydrocephalus. He covers the issues with Multi-compartment Hydrocephalus (HC), Slit ventricle Syndrome, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) , and the operation of and choices of shunts with CSF dynamics. His conclusions are practical and reasonable. In Superb Review of the subject, the...

SUMMARY: This is Part 1 of a 2-hour, uninterrupted SNI Digital® "Investigative Report" into the Covid-19 infection in an interview with Dr. Russell Blaylock. It covers the biology and low lethality of the man-made Covid-19 coronavirus. It reports the diseases caused by the mRNA "pseudo vaccine" which was rapidly produced, widely distributed, and mandated for use in response to 'the disea...

SUMMARY: This is Part 2 of a 2-hour, uninterrupted SNI Digital® "Investigative Report" into the Covid-19 infection in an interview with Dr. Russell Blaylock. It covers the biology and low lethality of the man-made Covid-19 coronavirus. It reports the diseases caused by the mRNA "pseudo vaccine" which was rapidly produced, widely distributed, and mandated for use in response to 'the disea...

SUMMARY: Dr. Epstein reviews the literature on the efficacy of anterior vs posterior approaches to the lateral lesion in the cervical spine and concludes that the evidence for the Cervical Laminoforaminotomy is superior to that of the anterior approaches (ACD/ ACDF) for lesions in this region. posterior procedure. This is an excellent review and analysis of this management choice which reveals the...

Summary: Dr. Dolachee describes his approach to a patient with limited funds and a complex spinal problem with Multiple Myeloma. His second case involved a patient with a symptomatic clival lesion. Both of these cases were managed thoughtfully, with limited resources to involve the endoscopic removal of the lesion and subsequent posterior cervical fusion with success. Outstanding examples of what...

SUMMARY: Dr. Tasa describes his diagnosis and management of two cases of symptomatic lumbar spinal instability from his large experience in CNS Spinal Surgery. Discussion by Dr. Nancy Epstein in using available means to select and treat these patients. Lecture 22 minutes; Discussion 23 minutes. Practical information for surgeons managing these cases.

SUMMARY: An interview with Dr. Timothy Cloughesy, UCLA Head of Neuro-oncology on the successful molecular treatment advances of Low Grade Gliomas; A discussion of which molecular targets are blocked to achieve excellent results using a new agent; Also discussed is an extension of this approach to Craniopharyngeoma treatment with other molecular blockers. Discussion of treatment options from H...

SUMMARY: This is an excellent description how a complete, extensive neurosurgery and education program was accomplished in 20 years with the cooperation of the community leaders, doctors and neurosurgeons to become a leading world center. Now a large referral center. An example of LMIC achievements. (JIA)

SUMMARY: For YNSS; Neurosurgeon Educators; Medial School Educators. this 19th meeting is about sharing experience with the Hoz mentorship program for young students, residents, and their teachers primarily in LMIC but also valuable for those in HIC. Series of 6 short talks on YNSS mentorship experience to help educate young students and neurosurgeons to compete for limited residency and career pos...

SUMMARY: Dr. Khalili describes the natural history and pathogenesis of this parasitic disease in Iraq from his large experience in treating this disease? What percentage of the population has this disease? How is it commonly treated? Is poor sanitation the major cause of the disease? What drugs or agents are effective to treat this disease? How many get CNS complications of the disease?&...

SUMMARY: Dr. Matti presents a series of Complex Brain Tumor cases and discusses his management strategies of these challenging cases. How to make the most use of the facilities and equipment you have. The value of intra-operative ultrasound.

SUMMARY: 20th Baghdad Meeting 11/26/23; Lectures on Management of Hydatid disease by Dr. Hadi Al-Khalili and Complex Brain Tumors seen in Iraq by Dr. Wameedth Matti, both with large experiences in these diseases and with Discussion with a global audience.

SUMMARY: This project was performed at the University College of London in the Cancer Institute with the contribution of other scientists. Simple Summary: In the tumor micro environment in the brain there are immune cells which attack the tumor cell and those which protect it from attack. The authors use an agent which prevents the protecting immune cells from stopping the attacking immune cells f...

SUMMARY: The Authors describe the results of their retrospective clinical study from a rural Indian pediatric population treated for meningiomas neurosurgically. in the 26 children from 1-17 yrs of age studied  "the ratio of males to females being 1.8:1. 23% of reported meningiomas occurred in the posterior fossa, 45% in the sphenoid and 21% in the tuberculum sellae."-  Authors. Complete...

Summary: The lecture on the future of neurosurgery and medicine starts from a study of the vascular cause of lacunar infarctions, the cause of 20% of strokes. it is a disease we cannot diagnose with modern technology or treat now. Dr. Ausman outlines how small vessel diseases can be treated in the future using experience from the inflammatory causes of atherosclerosis and the macrophage infla...

SUMMARY: History of Neurosurgery in Iraq: Simple Inexpensive Neuronavigtion Systems for LMIC; Ergonomic Instruments for Surgery for all; World Class Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery in LMIC; Guest Lecture: Functional Neurosurgery for Intractable Low Back Pain; 4 Lectures with Discussion. (JIA)

SUMMARY: Over 5000 cases; Treatment Indications; Functional indications; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders; Multi Centers in Iraq ( Basra, Erbil, Baghdad, Al-Taj Center, Saad Al Witry Neuroscience Hospital, Baghdad; Brain Tumors- all types; AVM, Nasopharyngeal CA; Pituitary Tumors; Trigeminal Neuralgia, Mesial Temporal Sclerosis; Cavernous Malformations ; Deep-seated tumors; Residual a...

SUMMARY: Dr. Rawandozy, Head of Neurosurgery at the Hawler Medical University in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq explains how the neurosurgery department was built over 20 years to become a modern Neurosurgery Center at a World Class level, starting with no department. His success is attributed to the strong local support of the community and many others making this program successful. He explains how it w...