JUNE / HAZiRAN

 2009

ISSUE / SAYI #138

Editor

Prof. Nezih OKTAR MD

Official Monthly Newsletter of the

Journal of Neurological Sciences [Turkish]

 

 From the editor

To study on functional areas in live brain

Dear Colleagues and readers,

Increasing amount of open (awake) craniotomy cases in recent practice of neurosurgery lead to study functional areas in live brain.

Desmurget M. et al. from Cognitive Neuroscience Centre of Bron, France investigated the effect of direct cortical stimulation of parietal and premotor regions in patients undergoing brain surgery for tumor removal. Stimulation of the parietal lobe provoked the conscious experience of wanting to move the upper limb, lips, or tongue without any concomitant motor activity. When stimulation intensity was increased, patients believed that they had actually moved or talked, but again no muscle activity was detected. When, however, the premotor region of the frontal lobes was stimulated, real complex multijoint movements were induced. However, patients did not experience these movements as produced by a conscious internal act of will. Indeed, they were not even aware that they had moved. Increasing stimulation intensity increased the amplitude or complexity of the movement but never made it reach consciousness. They concluded that conscious intention and motor awareness thus arised from increased parietal activity before movement execution³.

In addition to preoperative functional neuroimaging, intraoperative electrostimulation (IES) can be used, under general anesthesia for motor mapping or on awake patient for language and cognitive mapping. This is an easy, accurate, reliable, and safe technique of detection of both cortical and subcortical functionally essential structures^2,4,6,8.  Communication between the anesthesiological and surgical teams is crucial. To date, there remains no consensus about the optimal anesthesiological regimen to use. Only prospective, multicentre randomized studies focused on evaluating the role of different anesthesiological techniques on intraoperative monitoring, postoperative deficits, and intraoperative complications can answer the question of which anesthesiological approach should be chosen when intraoperative brain mapping is requested¹.

Early contributions of Wilder Penfield⁵ and later Ojemann⁷ to the functional surgical anatomy of the human brain broke new ground for recent studies especially on language and cognitive surgical mapping. 

Sincerely yours,

Prof. Nezih Oktar M.D.

editor@jns.dergisi.org 

References

1. Conte V, Baratta P, Tomaselli P, Songa V, Magni L, Stocchetti N. Awake neurosurgery: an update. Minerva Anestesiol. 2008 Jun;74(6):289-92

2. de Amorim RL, de Almeida AN, de Aguiar PH, Fonoff ET, Itshak S, Fuentes D, Teixeira MJ. Cortical stimulation of language fields under local anesthesia: optimizing removal of brain lesions adjacent to speech areas.  Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2008 Sep;66(3A):534-8

3. Desmurget M, Reilly KT, Richard N, Szathmari A, Mottolese C, Sirigu A.. Movement intention after parietal cortex stimulation in humans. Science  2009;324(5928):811-813

4. Duffau H, Leroy M, Gatignol P. Cortico-subcortical organization of language networks in the right hemisphere: an electrostimulation study in left-handers. Neuropsychologia. 2008 Dec;46(14):3197-209

5. Feindel W. The contributions of Wilder Penfield to the functional anatomy of the human brain. Hum Neurobiol. 1982;1(4):231-4.

6. Ilmberger J, Ruge M, Kreth FW, Briegel J, Reulen HJ, Tonn JC. Intraoperative mapping of language functions: a longitudinal neurolinguistic analysis. J Neurosurg 2008; 109(4):583-592

7. Ojemann JG, Silbergeld DL. Cortical stimulation mapping of phantom limb rolandic cortex. Case report. J Neurosurg. 1995 Apr;82(4):641-4.

8. Sanai N, Mirzadeh Z, Berger MS. Functional outcome after language mapping for glioma resection. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jan 3;358(1):18-27. 

Prof. Nezih Oktar MD

editor@jns.dergisi.org 

................Editorial in Turkish.................................................

Editörden

Canlı beyinde işlevsel alanlar üzerinde çalışma

Sevgili okurlar ve meslektaşlarım,

Son yıllarda nöroşirürji pratiğinde giderek artan bir tarzda yapılan açık (uyanık) kraniotomi olguları sayesinde canlı beyin üzerinde işlevsel alanların araştırılması olası olmaktadır.

Fransa'nın Bron şehrindeki Bilişsel Sinirbilim Merkezinden Desmurget M. ve ark. beyin tümörü nedeniyle ameliyat olan hastaların parietal ve premotor bölgelerinde direkt kortikal uyarım ile etkileri araştırdılar. Parietal lobun uyarılması bilinçli olarak motor aktivite olmaksızın kol, dudaklar ve dilde hareket etme isteği deneyimi yaşanmasına neden oldu. Uyarım şiddeti arttırıldığında, hastalar gerçekten hareket ettiklerine veya  konuştuklarına inandılar ancak hiçbir motor aktivite yine tesbit (kayıt) edilmedi. Buna rağmen frontal lobun premotor alanı uyarıldığında ise gerçek, kompleks, çok-eklemli hareketler başlatıldı. Ancak hastalar bu hareketleri içten gelen bilinçli bir arzu ile yapmadıklarını ifade ettiler. Hatta, hareket ettiklerinin bile farkında olmadılar. Artan uyarım şiddeti hareketin genliğini ve karmaşıklığını da arttırdı ancak bilinçli bir hale hiçbir zaman sokmadı. Araştırmacılar sonuç olarak, bilinçli niyet ve motor hareketin gerçekleşmeden önce parietal aktivite artışına yorumladılar³.

Preoperatif fonksiyonel nörogörüntülemeye ek olarak intraoperatif elektrostimülasyon (İOES)  motor haritalama için genel anestezi altında, dil ve bilişsel haritalama için ise uyanık hastada kullanilabilir. Bu hem kortikal ve hem de subkortikal işlevsel olarak ana yapıları tanımlamada kullanılan kolay, doğru, güvenilir ve tehlikesiz bir tekniktir^2,4,6,8. Cerrahi ve anestezi ekiplerinin uyumu çok önemlidir. Bugüne değin optimal bir anestezi rejimi hakkında görüş birliği yoktur. İntraoperatif bir monitörleme için ideal bir yöntemin seçimi ancak prospektif, çokmerkezli, randomize olarak yapılacak ve postoperatif defisitleri, intraoperatif komplikasyonları içeren çalışmaların sonucu ortaya konulabilir¹.

İnsan beyni üzerinde fonksiyonel cerrahi anatomiye önceden Wilder Penfield'in ve sonraları da Ojemann'ın katkıları son yıllarda yapılan özellikle dil ve bilişsel cerrahi haritalama çalışmalarına çığır açmıştır^5,7. 

En iyi dileklerimle,

Prof. Dr. Nezih Oktar 

editor@jns.dergisi.org 

Kaynaklar

1. Conte V, Baratta P, Tomaselli P, Songa V, Magni L, Stocchetti N. Awake neurosurgery: an update. Minerva Anestesiol. 2008 Jun;74(6):289-92

2. de Amorim RL, de Almeida AN, de Aguiar PH, Fonoff ET, Itshak S, Fuentes D, Teixeira MJ. Cortical stimulation of language fields under local anesthesia: optimizing removal of brain lesions adjacent to speech areas.  Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2008 Sep;66(3A):534-8

3. Desmurget M, Reilly KT, Richard N, Szathmari A, Mottolese C, Sirigu A.. Movement intention after parietal cortex stimulation in humans. Science  2009;324(5928):811-813

4. Duffau H, Leroy M, Gatignol P. Cortico-subcortical organization of language networks in the right hemisphere: an electrostimulation study in left-handers. Neuropsychologia. 2008 Dec;46(14):3197-209

5. Feindel W. The contributions of Wilder Penfield to the functional anatomy of the human brain. Hum Neurobiol. 1982;1(4):231-4.

6. Ilmberger J, Ruge M, Kreth FW, Briegel J, Reulen HJ, Tonn JC. Intraoperative mapping of language functions: a longitudinal neurolinguistic analysis. J Neurosurg 2008; 109(4):583-592

7. Ojemann JG, Silbergeld DL. Cortical stimulation mapping of phantom limb rolandic cortex. Case report. J Neurosurg. 1995 Apr;82(4):641-4.

8. Sanai N, Mirzadeh Z, Berger MS. Functional outcome after language mapping for glioma resection. N Engl J Med. 2008 Jan 3;358(1):18-27. 

Prof. Dr. Nezih Oktar 

editor@jns.dergisi.org 

From "J Neurol Sci [Turk]" editorial 

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No Laughing Matter

In the latest of a spate of papers on the condition, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, Ilona Papousek of the University of Graz, Austria, and colleagues report that people with gelotophobia (from gelos, Greek for laughter) have weak control over their emotions and are hypersensitive to others' negative moods.

Co-author Willibald Ruch of the University of Zurich in Switzerland says researchers have developed a 15-item scale that can distinguish the problem from social phobias or "shame-based" neuroticism. For example, he says, gelotophobes "distrust smiling faces" and "are not able to discriminate between friendly and hostile laughter" or between teasing and ridicule. That can lead to serious consequences, says Ruch, citing two recent school shootings in Germany in which the perpetrators reportedly had a horror of being mocked. About 10% of the population has some degree of gelotophobia, he says.

In tests of the scale in 74 countries, Scandinavians ranked among the least gelotophobia-prone groups, whereas people in Muslim countries and in Africa tended to score high. The highest scores in Europe were from the United Kingdom—suggesting, Ruch says, that "maybe a well-developed sense of humor does not help [where] mock[ery] and ridicule are cultivated too."

From "Science"

Consciousness and Intention

CREDIT: DESMURGET ET AL.

Where in the brain are our intentions formed and how do we become aware of these intentions? Desmurget et al. (p. 811; see the Perspective by Haggard) investigated the effect of direct cortical stimulation of parietal and premotor regions in patients undergoing brain surgery for tumor removal. Stimulation of the parietal lobe provoked the conscious experience of wanting to move the upper limb, lips, or tongue without any concomitant motor activity. When stimulation intensity was increased, patients believed that they had actually moved or talked, but again no muscle activity was detected. When, however, the premotor region of the frontal lobes was stimulated, real complex multijoint movements were induced. However, patients did not experience these movements as produced by a conscious internal act of will. Indeed, they were not even aware that they had moved. Increasing stimulation intensity increased the amplitude or complexity of the movement but never made it reach consciousness.

From "Science"

Role of mirror neurons may need a rethink

• 17:07 26 May 2009 by Priya Shetty

Doubt is being cast on the true role of brain neurons that are said to explain empathy, autism and even morality.

Mirror neurons fire both when we perform an action and when we see someone else doing it. The theory is that by simulating action even when watching an act, the neurons allow us to recognise and understand other people's actions and intentions.

However, Alfonso Caramazza at Harvard University and colleagues say their research suggests this theory is flawed.

Neurons that encounter repeated stimulus reduce their successive response, a process called adaptation. If mirror neurons existed in the activated part of the brain, reasoned Caramazza, adaptation should be triggered by both observation and performance.

Theory 'overturned'

To test the theory, his team asked 12 volunteers to watch videos of hand gestures and, when instructed, to mimic the action. However, fMRI scans of the participants' brains showed that the neurons only adapted when gestures were observed then enacted, but not the other way around.

Caramazza says the finding overturns the core theory of mirror neurons that activation is a precursor to recognition and understanding of an action. If after executing an act, "you need to activate the same neurons to recognise the act, then those neurons should have adapted," he says.

Caramazza's results support similar findings by Ilan Dinstein at New York University and his team in 2007.

However, mirror neuron researcher Marco Iacoboni, at the University of California, Los Angeles, thinks the study's basic assumption is flawed. "There is no evidence that mirror neurons adapt," he says.

Journal reference: Proceedings of the National Academics of Science (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0902262106)

From "NewScientist"

Winners in Medicine

Ralph Steinman of the Rockefeller University in New York City; Charles Dinarello of the University of Colorado, Denver; and Bruce Beutler of The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, California, shared the $500,000 Albany Medical Center Prize for advancing knowledge of the human immune system. Steinman is honored for his 1973 discovery of the dendritic cell, a type of white blood cell that alerts T-cells to mount an immune response against harmful invaders. Dinarello and Beutler are cited for work uncovering the role of cytokines—signaling proteins—in inflammation, which has led to therapies for a number of ailments.

Molecular physiologist Kevin Campbell of the University of Iowa, Iowa City, and geneticist Louis Kunkel of Harvard Medical School in Boston, are sharing this year's $250,000 March of Dimes Prize for identifying genes and proteins involved in muscular dystrophy. Their work has led to the development of diagnostic tools and therapies for nine forms of muscular dystrophy and related muscle-wasting disorders.

From "Science"

 

Professor PK Thomas Award 2009

The Professor PK Thomas Award was recently established in honour of PK Thomas, who died on January 25, 2008. PK Thomas played a crucial role in the foundation and development of the European Neurological Society; a part he shared with Anita Harding and Gérard Said in launching the Society as an individual membership organisation.

Selection of the first winner of the Professor PK Thomas Award will take place during the 19^th Meeting of the ENS. Award will be bestowed on the author of the best paper concerned with the topic ‘Peripheral Neuropathy’. Name of the winner, along with details of the prize, will be published in the following newsletter of ENS.

From "ENS=European Neurological Society" 

VI. 2^nd Awardees of the ENS Fellowship Stipend 2009

Applications for the ENS Fellowship 2009, which were submitted in adherence to the 2^nd deadline of October 15, 2008, have been assessed by the Fellowship Evaluation Committee, and three applications were selected. Committee members are Prof. Th. Brandt, Munich; Prof. Ch. Krarup, Copenhagen; Prof. G. Moonen, Liège; Prof. G. Said, Paris and Prof. A. Steck (Chairman), Basel.

The three awardees will carry out a respective research project of their own in another European country for a period between 3 and 6 months during the year 2009. Names of these scholarship holders selected in the 2^nd phase of the fellowship evaluation procedure, the title and abstract of their respective project, as well as the recipient’s research institute and name of the host, are given below.

Hacer Dumas; Istanbul, Turkey

Project Title: Clinical and Genetic Characterisation of Oculopharyngodistal Myopathy

Abstract: Oculopharyngodistal myopathy (OPDM), first described by Satoyoshi and Kinoshita in 1977, is a rare, early adult-onset hereditary muscle disease with both autosomal dominant (AD) and autosomal recessive (AR) inheritance. Patients show progressive ocular, pharyngeal and distal limb muscle involvement. OPDM is clinically and genetically distinct from oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD), which is caused by a small expansion of a short polyalanine tract in the poly (A) binding protein nuclear 1 gene. Patients with OPDM characteristically have symmetric ptosis as the initial symptom, followed by dysphagia and muscle weakness of the hands and/or lower legs within several years. The disease is slowly progressive and patients become non-ambulant within 20 years. Muscle biopsies from both AD and AR forms show similar histopathological findings, including myopathic changes with vacuole formation (rimmed vacuoles). The genetic defect(s) causing the disease have not been identified. more

 

Maarten Titulaer; Leiden, The Netherlands

Project Title: Model for the prediction of small cell lung cancer in the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome.

Abstract: Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is an autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction, characterized by proximal muscle weakness, areflexia and autonomic dysfunction. An underlying small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is found in over half of the patients, causing LEMS. The potential presence of a malignant tumour has impact on therapy and prognosis. This is a major clinical concern for the patient as well as for the doctor. Most SCLC are found within a year of diagnosis of LEMS, but discovery of a tumour has been described up till over five years after diagnosis of LEMS.
Although the characteristics of disease are roughly the same, some factors are found to differ between the two groups. Older age, smoking, development of multiple symptoms in the first half year after onset and SOX1 antibodies all predict the presence of an associated SCLC.  The 8.1 HLA haplotype points to an idiopathic autoimmune cause and absence of an underlying tumour. A model which assists in distinguishing between non-tumour and tumour LEMS in an early stage of the disease will be of great value for clinical practice and further insight into the pathophysiology. more

 

Jana Vavrova; Prague, Czech Republic

Project Title: Genetics of Restless Legs Syndrome

Abstract: The restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disease marked by compulsion to perform extremity movements (mostly legs), often accompanied by unpleasant feelings. The symptom becomes manifest at rest, more so in the evening and during the night, thus causing disorders of sleep onset and duration and, in its fully developed form, markedly worsening the quality of life. Whilst most cases may be idiopathic, RLS may also occur in acquired forms associated with a variety of disorder. Iron deficiency, end-stage renal disease, multiple sclerosis and pregnancy are thus well established secondary causes of RLS. Although not yet formally studied, the secondary forms of RLS share the same clinical features as idiopathic RLS, suggesting a similar underlying pathophysiological basis, including the genetic factors. more

From "ENS=European Neurological Society"

Anti-Aging

From "Science"

Attention and Synchrony

From "Science"

AHA/ASA Science Advisory Recommends Use of tPA Between 3 and 4.5 Hours After Stroke

May 28, 2009 — A new science advisory from the American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA) has given the green light to the use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to treat acute ischemic stroke between 3 and 4.5 hours after symptom onset.

However, the advisory, published online May 28 in Stroke, still emphasizes that time is of the essence when it comes to treatment of stroke.

"Although a longer time window for treatment has been tested formally, delays in evaluation and initiation of therapy should be avoided," the authors stress. The writing group is chaired by Gregory J. del Zoppo, MD, from the University of Washington, in Seattle.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/703524

From "Medscape"

Case of the Week

May 25, 2009

65-year-old female with thrombocytopenia and sudden onset of headaches and vision loss.

Click on the image for a brief discussion of the diagnosis and the answer.

From "American Journal of Neuroradiology" 

From "Nature Neuroscience"

IOM President Talks About Importance of Real-Time Science During a Pandemic Published in Science, on May 22, "Epidemic Science in Real Time," an editorial by Institute of Medicine President Harvey Fineberg and Mary Elizabeth Wilson, associate professor of global health and population at the Harvard School of Public Health, talks about the importance of ongoing, real-time science for policymakers during an outbreak such as H1N1 influenza. "By conducting the right science and communicating expert judgment, scientists can enable policies to be adjusted appropriately as an epidemic scenario unfolds." FULL STORY

From "PNAS"

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Kitap Arama		BETA

http://books.google.com/ 

From"Google.com"

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS

 Doctors and nurses volunteer to provide urgent medical care in countries to victims of war and disaster regardless of race, religion, or politics.

Sri Lanka: Working Among the War-Wounded

Sri Lanka 2009 © Voitek Asztabski/MSF

MSF teams have been providing medical services day and night in different parts of Vavuniya district, including the checkpoint in Omanthai, close to the former frontline.

From "Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors without Borders"

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MOST CITED & FOR OUR READERS' REQUEST: 

The cell as animated by the Harvard University

http://aimediaserver.com/studiodaily/harvard/harvard.swf 

 This is an extraordinary animation of recently found citokines movements on actins and RNA dominating protein synthesis.

From "Harvard University"

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Cutaneous fields of peripheral nerves

 a graphical demonstration of the cutaneous fields of peripheral nerves.

http://www.neuroguide.com/nerveindex.html 

From "Neuroguide.com"

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FORTHCOMING ALL OTHER MEETINGS

 
CALENDAR OF EVENTS / 

KONGRE TAKVIMI

2009

May

 77th AANS Annual Meeting  May 2-6, 2009 San Diego / CA / USA Contact: American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 5550 Meadowbrook Drive, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 E-mail: info@aans.org WEB: http://www.aans.org 

 2nd International Epilepsy Colloquium Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery  May 3-6, 2009 Lyon / France Contact: For details click here 

 Vascular imaging and intervention- Vietnam  May 4-6, 2009 Hoi An / Vietnam Contact:  http://www.phoenixconf.com/Vietnam%202009.htm 

Third International Congress of Molecular Medicine May 5-8, 2009 Harbiye Military Museum / Istanbul / Turkey  Web http://www.molekuler2009.org :

17th International Intensive Care Symposium May 8-9, 2009 WOW Convention Center / Istanbul / Turkey  Web Turkish Society of Intensive Care http://www.yogunbakim.org.tr 

 Third Quadrennial Meeting of the World Federation of Neuro-Oncology & Sixth Meeting of the Asian Society for Neuro-oncology -  ASNO 2009  May 11-14, 2009 Pacifico / Yokohama / Japan Contact: Yoko Nishikawa or Nobuko Baba Secretariat, The 3rd Quadrennial Meeting of the World Federation of Neuro-Oncology jointly with The 6th Meeting of the Asian Society for Neuro-Oncology c/o Convex Inc.Ichijoji Bldg., 2-3-22 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0041, Japan E-mail: wfno2009@convex.co.jp WEB-SITE: http://wfno2009.umin.ne.jp

 6th Baltic Congress of Neurology : BALCONE  May 13-16, 2009 Vilnius / Lithuania WEB-SITE: http://www.balcone2009.com/ 

10th European Congress of Trauma and Emergeny Surgery May 13-17, 2009 Sungate Port Royal Hotel / Antalya / Turkey Contact: ESTES Web http://www.estesonline.org :or http://www.travma.org    

 29th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Congress of Neurological Surgeons  May 15-17, 2009 GrandCube Osaka  / Osaka / Japan Web: http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jcns/english/top.html 

 47th Annual Meeting of the American  Society of Neuroradiology  May 16-21, 2009 Vancouver / British Columbia / Canada Web: http://www.asnr.org/asnr/UpcomingMeetings.shtml  http://www.asnr.org/2009/ 

 Course: Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery of the cranial base and pituitary fossa 2009  May 20-23, 2009 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center / Pittsburgh / Pennsylvania / USA Contact: http://www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/training/endoscopic 

Second International Congress on Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma May 21-24, 2009 WOW Convention Center  / Istanbul / Turkey  Web http://llm2009.org/ 

World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (WSSFN) 15th Quadrennial meeting May 24-27, 2009 Toronto / Ontario / Canada Contact: http://wssfn.org/meetings/toronto.asp  

3rd migrating course on epilepsy May 24-31, 2009 Pruhonice / Czech Republic Contact: Jana Zarubova, local organizer, jana.zarubova@ftn.cz
Petra Novotny, Eurepa office, petra@epilepsy-academy.org
www.epilepsy-academy.org

International Workshop on: Clinical And Experimental Neuroscience May 26, 2009 Pink Hall / Medical School of OMU / Ondokuzmayis University / Samsun / Turkey Contact: Medical school of Ondokuzmayis University & Turkish Society for Stereology The deadline for the registration is  April 30, 2009 .  E-mail: cengizcokluk@yahoo.com ,Department of Neurosurgery, Medical School , Ondokuz Mayis University , Samsun , Turkey

Neurooncology symposium & Turkish-Azerbaijan Neurosurgical Meeting May 29-30, 2009 Baku / Azerbaijan Contact: http://www.sinirsistemicerrahisi.com/ Postponed to another date!

Spasticity putting in agenda May 30, 2009 American Hospital / Istanbul / Turkey Contact: Seda Ozbucak E-mail: sedao@amerikanhastanesi.org

 2009 American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) Annual Meeting  May 31- June 2, 2009 Chicago / IL / USA Contact: http://www.americanbrachytherapy.org 

5th World Congress of Neuroendoscopy 31 May 2009 to 6 June 2009 Athens / Greece Contact: Mrs. Penelope Mitroyianni E-mail: info@erasmus.gr 

June

 Dubai Second Annual Spine Masters 2009  June 2-4, 2009 Jumeirah Beach Hotel / Dubai / UAE WEB-SITE: Dubai Spine Masters II

 14^th EMN (Euroacademia Multidisciplinaria Neurotraumatologica Congress) 2009  June 4-6, 2009 Kaunas / Lithuania SYMCON-SITE: http://www.habersimkon.com/litvanya/litvanya.pdf 

 SIIM 2009- The Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine- Annual Meeting  June 4-7, 2009 Charlotte / NC / USA Contact: http://www.siim2009.org 

  EuroAnesthesia 2009   June 6-9, 2009 Milan / Italy Contact: http://www.euroanesthesia.org 

 10th Asian & Oceanian Congress of Child Neurology  June 6-10, 2009 Daegu /  Korea  Web: For details click here

 ISRS 2009: 9th Bi-annual Congress and Exhibition of the Streotactic Radiosurgery Society  June 7-11, 2009 Seoul /  Korea  Web: Society: http://www.isrsy.org and isrsy@iceo.be Congress: http://www.isrs2009.org and isrs2009@iceo.be

 13th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders  June 7-22, 2009 Paris / France  Web: For more information: www.movementdisorders.org/congress/congress09
Questions? Email: congress@movementdisorders.org

 UKRC 2009 - UK Radiology Congress    June 8-10, 2009 Manchester / England / UK E-Mail: conference@ukrc.org.uk 

 Live interactive internet broadcast: Preliminary results of a study to evaluate the use of a syntheyic fibrosis inhibitor following lumbar microdiscectomy June 9, 2009 19:00 CEST / 18:00 BST Brussels / Belgium Presentation: Dr.Patrick Fransen , Sponsored by Covidien ,  To register: http://www.surgipeer.com/xact/ 

 Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences 44th Annual Meeting  June 9-13, 2009 Halifax / Nova Scotia / Canada Contact: http://www.ccns.org/  

23rd Annual Hellenic Congress of Neurosurgery & Third Annual Neurosurgery Nurses Meeting June 10-13, 2009 Thraki Palace / Alexandroupoli / Greece Contact: http://www.neurosurgery09.gr 

5th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine June 13-17, 2009 Istanbul / Turkey Contact: selagoz@teamcon.com.tr  

2nd Meeting of Intra-Operative Imaging Society June 14-17, 2009 The Marmara Hotel / Istanbul / Turkey Contact: http://www.intraoperativeimaging2009.org Abstract submission deadline: March 9, 2009

  20th Congress of the European Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care - ESP-NIC June 17-20, 2009 Verona / Italy Contact: http://www2.kenes.com/espnic/pages/home.aspx 

17th EAES Congress- European Association for Endoscopic Surgery June 17-20, 2009 Prague / Czech Republic Contact: http://www.eaes-eur.org 

  The 1st World Congress on Controversies in Psychiatry (COPSy)   June 18-21, 2009 Intercontinental Hotel / Berlin / Germany Email:  copsy@comtecmed.com  Website:  http://www.comtecmed.com/copsy: 

  5th Epilepsy Colloquium Erlangen: Networks and Epilepsies   June 19-20, 2009 Erlangen / Germany  Web: www.epilepsiezentrum-erlangen.de

  ENS 2009 19th Meeting of the European Neurological Society   June 20-24, 2009 Milan / Italy Contact: ENS Administrative Secretariat c/o AKM Congress Service, Clarastrasse 57, P.O. Box, 4005 Basel Switzerland E-mail: ensinfo@akm.ch WEB-SITE: http://www.ensinfo.org 

  CARS 2009- Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery- 23rd International Congress and Exhibition   June 23-27, 2009  Berlin / Germany Web: http://www.cars-int.org  

 Annual Meeting Birtish Neuro-Oncology Society, UK    June 24-26, 2009 Kingston upon Hull / England / UK WEB: http://www.heyconferences.co.uk/101_BNOSConference09.html 

 Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN) Annual Meeting June 25-27, 2009 East Lansing / MI / USA Contact: http://www.sbn.org 

  28th International Epilepsy Congress (ILAE & IBE)   June 28- July 2, 2009 Budapest / Hungary 

  24th International Symposium on Cerebral Blood Flow, Metabolism and Function - ISCBFM 2009   June 29-July 3, 2009 Chicago / IL / USA Contact: Email:  brain@kenes.com  Website:  http://www.kenes.com/brain/

 10th Congress of the World Federation of Interventional Therapeutic Neuroradiology (WFITN)  June 29-July 1, 2009 Montreal / QC / Canada Contact: http://www.wfitn2009.org  

July

 2nd Annual Meeting of the Society for progress and innovation in the near east  July 2-4, 2009 Habtoor Grand Hotel Convention Center / Kota Kinabalu / Beirut / Lebanon Web: http://www.neareastspine.org/ 

 16th ACA-ASEAN Congress of Anesthesiologists  July 2-5, 2009 Sutera Harbour Resorts / Kota Kinabalu / Sabah / Malaysia Web: http://www.aca2009.com.my/index.html  

 7th European Cytogenetics Conference  July 4-7, 2009 City Conference Centre / Stockholm / Sweden Web: http://www.eca2009.org 

 Brain Injury in Children : 1st Annual Symposium of SickKids Centre for Brain & Behaviour  July 8-10, 2009 Four Seasons Hotel / Toronto / Ontario / Canada Contact: http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.

 ISSCR 7th Annual Meeting  July 8-11, 2009 Centre Convencions Internacional / Barcelona / Spain International Society for Stem Cell Research  WEB: http://www.isscr.org/meetings/index.cfm 

3rd Baltic Sea Summer School on Epilepsy (BSSSE3)  July 12-17, 2009 Kiel / Germany  E-mail(s): petra.novotny@epilepsy-academy.org ruta.mameniskiene@santa.ltWEB-SITE: www.epilepsy-academy.org

 16th International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques : IMAST 2009  July 15-18, 2009 Vienna / Austria  WEB-SITE: http://www.imastonline.com/ 

 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS)  July 27-31, 2009 Cancun / Mexico Web: http://www.snisonline.org  

 Neurosurgery update 2009 in the wine country   July 30- August 1, 2009 Silverado Resort and Golf Club / Napa / CA / USA WEB-SITE: http://www.cme.ucsf.edu  E-mail: info@ocme.ucsf.edu 

August

 4th Aspen Symposium on Brain Tumor Immuno-and Stem Cell Therapy  August 9-12, 2009 The Given Institute / Aspen / Colorado / USA Contact: University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Dept. of  Neurosurgery WEB: http://www.cuneurosurgery.com/aspensymposium.htm   

 MTBI 2009 : An International Conference on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury  August 12- 15, 2009 Vancouver / BC / Canada Contact: http://www.mtbi2009.org 

 2nd Annual American Neurological Association Summer Course for Clinical and Translational Research in Neurosciences  August 13-16, 2009 / USA Contact: Applications are due by May 1, 2009 and up to 35 participants will be accepted.  Registration fee is $500, but accepted applicants will receive up to $500 in travel stipends plus complimentary hotel, meals and course materials.   For more information on the ANA’s Summer Course, please click here or contact the ANA at ana@llmsi.com  or (952) 545-6284. 

 2nd Annual NINDS/NIH sponsored Clinical Trial Methods in Neurology  August 17-23, 2009 Vail Marriott Mountain Resort & Spa / Vail / Colorado / USA Contact: To learn more about this course, please click here or visit the website at www.neurologytrials.org.

XIV European Conference on Developmental Psychology August 18-22, 2009 Vilnius / Lithuania  Web: http://www.ecdp2009.com/ 

 XIV World Congress of Neurological Surgery of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies  August 30- September 4, 2009 John B. Hynes Memorial Convention Center / Boston / MA / USA Contact: Patty Anderson, 5550 Meadowbrook Drive, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 Email:  wfns2009@aans.org  Website:  http://www.aans.org/wfns2009 Last date for submission abstract(s):30 November 2008

 12th World Congress of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB)  August 30- September 3, 2009 Sydney / NSW / Australia Contact: http://www.asu.com.au 

September

10th Congress of European Association of Clinical Anatomy: Anatomist 2009 September 2-5, 2009 Harbiye Military Museum / Istanbul / Turkey Contact: http://www.anatomist2009.org/ 

 The 6th Asia-Pasific Conference against stroke  September 6-10, 2009 Cairns / Queensland / Australia Contact: http://www.apcas2008org/APCAS2009Flyer.pdf 

 3rd Eilat International Educational Course: Pharmacological Treatment of Epilepsy  September 6-13, 2009 Eilat / Israel  WEB-SITE: www.eilat-aeds.com

 9th International Congress of the Polish Neuroscience Society  September 9-12, 2009 Warsaw / Poland  WEB-SITE: http://www.pns2009.pl/ 

 Sixth International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication  September 10-12, 2009 / Vancouver / BC / Canada Contact: www.jama-peer.org 

 The 4th WAME Member meeting  September 11, 2009 / Vancouver / BC / Canada Contact: http://www.wame.org/meetings/upcoming-meetings 

  13th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies: EFNS 2009   September 12-15, 2009 Fortezza da Basso / Firenze Fiera S.p.A. / Florence / Italy  E-mail:headoffice@efns.org  WEB-SITE: http://efns2009.efns.org 

 EANS Postgraduate: European Neurosurgery training course ; Vascular  September 12-18, 2009 Optija / Croatia WEB-SITE: http://www.eans.org/site/2598/default.aspx 

 Course: Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery of the cranial base and pituitary fossa 2009  September 13-16, 2009 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center / Pittsburgh / Pennsylvania / USA Contact: http://www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/training/endoscopic

 ESNR XXXIV and 18th advanced course: ESNR Congress September 17-20, 2009 Athens / Greece  For further information: Prof. Athanasios Gouliamos E-mail: gouliam@attglobal.net Web: http://www.esnr.org 

 ECCO 15 and 34th ESMO multidisciplinary Congress  September 20-24, 2009 Berlin / Germany  Web: http://www.ecco-org.eu 

 2009 World Molecular Imaging Congress  September 23-26, 2009 Montreal / QC / Canada Contact: http://www.wmicmeeting.org/dev/  

  Joint Meeting the Swiss Societies of Neuroradiology, Intensive Care Medicine, and Neurosurgery   September 24-26, 2009 St.Gallen / Switzerland  Web: http://www.aimgroup.eu/2009/esnr/ 

  8th Congresso Nazionale della Societa Italiana di Chirurgia Vascolare ed Endovascolare September 27-30, 2009 Milan / Italy Contact: http://www.sicve.it  

 PTCOG 48 - the 48th Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group Meeting  September 28- October 4, 2009 Heidelberg Convention Centre / Heidelberg / Germany  Web: http://www.ptcog-meeting.de/ 

October

ESMRMB 2009- 26th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology October 1-3, 2009 Antalya / Turkey Contact: http://www.esmrmb.org 

Annual Neurosurgical Meeting of the Association of Nervous System Surgery Sinir Sistemi Cerrahisi Derneği V. Bilimsel Kongresi October 1-4, 2009 Kapadokya Dedeman Hotel / Cappadoccia / Turkey Contact: http://www.sinirsistemicerrahisi.com/ 

 The 3rd World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy)  October 8-11, 2009 TBA / Prague / Czech Rebublic Email:  cony@comtecmed.com  Website: http://comtecmed.com/cony/2009/  http://www.comtecmed.com/cony

Scandinavian Neuro-Oncology Society Meeting October 9-10, 2009 Helsinki / Finland Contact: http://www.neuro-onkologia.fi/SNOG2009/ 

 Annual Meeting ANA 2009   October 11-14, 2009 Baltimore / MD / USA Web: http://www.aneuroa.org/ 

 37th Annual Meeting ISPN 2009 International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery  October 11-15, 2009 The Langham Huntington Hotel & SPA / Los Angeles /  Pasadena / CA / USA Web: http://www.ispn2009.org/ 

 68th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neurosurgical Society  October 14-16, 2009 Tokyo  / Japan   

 38th Annual Meeting of the Child Neurology Society (CNS)  October 14-17, 2009 Louisville /  KY / USA Web: http://wwwchildneurologysociety.org 

 A Brain Research Meeting: Neural mechanisms of ingestive behavior and obesity  October 15-16, 2009 Hyatt Regency McCormick Place / Chicago /  IL / USA Web: http://www.brainresearch2009.com/index.asp 

3rd EORTC-NCI-ASCO Meeting Molecular Markers in Cancer October 15-17, 2009 Brussels / Belgium Contact: http://www.eortc.be/ 

BlackSea Neurosurgical Congress October 16-18, 2009 Harbiye Military Museum and Cultural Center / Istanbul / Turkey Contact: http://blacksea2009.org/ 

 The dementia summit  October 22-24, 2009 Manila / Philippines Web: http://dementiasummit.ustns.org 

 2009 Joint Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology andthe AANS/CNS Section on Tumors  October 22-24, 2009 New Orleans / Louisiana / USA Web: http://www.cns.org/snosot/2009/index.asp 

 Society for Neuroscience: 39th Annual Meeting  October 24-28, 2009 Chicago / IL / USA Web: http://www.sfn.org/ 

 Congress of Neurological Surgeons  October 24-29, 2009 New Orleans / Louisiana / USA Web: http://www.cns.org/meetings/2009/index.asp 

19th World Congress of Neurology: WCN 2009 October 24-30, 2009 Bangkok / Thailand Web-Site: http://www.wcn2009bangkok.com :  

November

IV. Turkish Wound Management Congress - Ulusal Yara Bakımı Kongresi November 4-7, 2009 Almira Hotel / Bursa / Turkey Contact: http://www.yara2009.org 

 Scottsdale Headache Symposium 2009  November 6-8, 2009 Scottsdale / AZ / USA E-Mail: ahsmtgs@talley.com  

 Neurology and Pain Management with an Optional Session on Coding  November 9-21, 2009 Hong Kong / China E-mail: Sandra@continuingeducation.net 

 6th International Congress on Vascular Dementia  November 19-22, 2009 Barcelona / Spain Email:  vascular@kenes.com  Website:  http://www.kenes.com/vascular/

   III Congreso LatinoAmericano de Neurocirugia Pediatrica November 25-28, 2009 Porto de Galinhas / Recife / Brazil  WEB-SITE: http://www.iiiclanped.med.br/ E-mail: arturdacunha@br.inter.net 

December

 Course: Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery of the cranial base and pituitary fossa 2009  December 2-5, 2009 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center / Pittsburgh / Pennsylvania / USA Contact: http://www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/training/endoscopic

 Gemeinsame Jahrestagung der deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurotraumatologie und Klinische Neurorehabilitation e.V. und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurorehabilitation  December 3-5, 2009 Berlin / Germany  Web: http://www.conventus.de/dgnkn-dgnr2009/ 

 Scottsdale Headache Symposium 2009  December 3-7, 2009 Scottsdale / AZ / USA E-Mail:

 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society  December 4-8, 2009 Boston / MA / USA Contact: csluboski@aesnet.org 

  XXV Congresso Nazionale Associazione Italiana di Neuroradiologia   December 9-12, 2009 Florence / Italy  WEB:  http://www.aimgroup.eu/2009/ainr/ 

 4th German Spine Conference  December 10-12, 2009 Munich / Bavaria / Germany  Web: http://www.dwg2009.de/ 

 Gemeinsame Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurotraumatologie und Klinische Neurorehabilitation e.V. und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurologische Rehabilitation (DGNKN & DGNR)  December 13-15, 2009 Berlin / Germany  E-mail: Karola Mannigel dgnkn-dgnr2009@conventus.de 

 18th WFN World Congress on Parkinson's Disease & Related Disorders - WFN 2009  December 13-16, 2009 Miami Beach / FL / USA Contact: http://www2.kenes.com/parkinson/pages/home.aspx 

2010

February

 1st Traumatic Brain Injury Challenge.eu 2010 February 24-27, 2010 University of Vienna Faculty of Law / Vienna / Austria  WEB-SITE: www.tbi-challenge.eu.com

March

 SIR 2010: Society of Interventional Radiology, 35th Annual Scientific Meeting  March 13-18, 2010 Tampa / FL / USA Contact: http://www.sirmeeting.org 

 EORTC Meeting 2010  March 25-26, 2010 Bucharest / Rumania Contact: http://www.ecco-org.eu/ 

  European Association of Neurosurgical Societies Annual Meeting 2010 (EANS 2010) March 25-27, 2010 Groningen / The Netherlands WEB-SITE: http://www2.kenes.com/eans/Pages/home.aspx 

April

 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology  April 10-17, 2010 / Toronto / ON / Canada Contact: American Academy of Neurology, 1080 Montreal Avenue, St. Paul, MN55116 E-mail:  memberservices@aan.com  Website:  http://www.aan.com

9th Turkish Radiation Oncology Congress April 21-25, 2010 Acapulco Resort Hotel / Girne / Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic  WEB-SITE: http://www.urok2010.org/ 

 Joint Mtg 2010 of the German Society of Neurosurgery with the Austrian, Czech and Slovak Neurosurgical Societies  April 22-24, 2010 Garmisch- Partenkirchen / Germany  Web: http://www.dgnc.de/ 

 Tenth Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs (EILAT X)  April 25-29, 2010 Eilat / Israel  WEB-SITE: www.eilat-aeds.com

May

 48th Annual Meeting of the American  Society of Neuroradiology  May 16-22, 2010 Boston / Massachusets / USA Web: http://www.asnr.org/asnr/UpcomingMeetings.shtml 

June

 Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences 45th Annual Meeting  June 8-12, 2010 / Quebec City / Quebec / Canada Contact: http://www.ccns.org/  

 American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Biennial  Meeting  June 13-16, 2010 Marriott New York Downtown Hotel / New York / NY / USA WEB: http://www.assfn.org/ 

 ISSCR 8th Annual Meeting  June 16-19, 2010 Moscone Center / San Francisco / California / USA International Society for Stem Cell Research  WEB: http://www.isscr.org/meetings/future.cfm 

 14th International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology  June 20-23, 2010 Vienna / Austria  WEB-SITE: http://www.ispno.com 

 21st Meeting of the European Association for Cancer Research  June 26-29, 2010 Oslo / Norway  WEB-SITE: http://www.ecco-org.eu/ 

 9th European Congress on Epileptology June 27- July 1, 2010 Rhodes / Greece  

July

 7th International Congress on Neuroendocrinology   July 10-15, 2010 Rouen / France  E-mail: william.rostene@st-antoine.inserm.fr  For more information:Secretary General: William Rostene, INSERM U.732 Hôpital Saint-Antoinie, 184, rue du Fauborg Saint Saint-Atoine 75012 Paris, France

August

 American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists (ASET) 2010 Annual Conference  August 4-7, 2010 Louisville / KY / USA American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists, Inc., 6501 E. Commerce Avenue, Suite 120, Kansas City, MO 64120  E-mail: info@aset.org 

September

 38th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery April 15-18, 2010 Jeju /  Korea  E-mail: gmcomb@chla.usc.edu 

  EANO IX : European Association for NeuroOncology Congress September 16-19, 2010 Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Centre (MECC) / The Netherlands WEB-SITE: http://www.eano.eu :

 Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting  September 21-25, 2010 Kyoto  / Japan   Contact  E-mail: info@srs.org

 XIX Congress European Society Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery September 22- 5, 2010 Astir Palace Complex / Athens / Greece  Contact: www.essfn2010.org/ 

  European Union Geriatric Medicine Society 6th Congress  September 29- October 1, 2010 Dublin / Ireland WEB-SITE: http://www.eugms2010.org/ E-mail: Elva Hickey elva@conferencepartners.ie 

  14th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies: EFNS 2010   Fall, 2010 Geneva / Switzerland  E-mail: headoffice@efns.org  WEB-SITE: http://efns2010.efns.org 

October

 The 4th World Congress on Controversies in Neurology (CONy) October 28-31, 2010 Barcelona / Spain Email: cony@comtecmed.com 

 29th International Congress of Clinical Neurophysiology  October 28- November 2, 2010 Kobe  / Japan   Contact: ICCN2010 Office E-mail: office@iccn2010kobe.com  

November

 International Spinal Cord Society 49th Annual Scientific Meeting 2010  November 5-7, 2010 New Delhi / India WEB: http://www.iscos.org.uk/ 

 7th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Pain  November 9-12, 2010 Los Angeles / CA / USA E-Mail: ocme@ucsd.edu 

 22nd EORTC-NCI-AACR symposium on “Molecular targets and Cancer Therapeutics”  November 16- 19, 2010 Estrel Hotel / Berlin / Germany  Web: http://www.eortc.be/ 

December

 64th Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society  December 3-7, 2010 San Antonio / TX / USA E-Mail: csluboski@aesnet.org 

 10th International Conference on Cerebral Vasospasm  2010 Chongqing / Shanghai / China Web: N.A.

2011

 SIR 2011: Society of Interventional Radiology, 36th Annual Scientific Meeting  April 2-7, 2011 Chicago / IL / USA Contact: http://www.sirmeeting.org 

 ISSCR 9th Annual Meeting  June 15-18, 2011 Metro Toronto Convention Center  / Toronto / Ontario / Canada International Society for Stem Cell Research  WEB: http://www.isscr.org/meetings/future.cfm 

  14th European Association of Neurosurgical Societies Annual Meeting 2011 (EANS 2011) October 9-14, 2011 Palazzo dei Congressi / Rome / Italy WEB-SITE: CLICK HERE

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"Cesaret testi biz azınlıkta iken, hoşgörü testi ise biz çoğunlukta iken kendini belli eder. "

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1889 - 1970

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 THIS MONTH'S VIDEO

Video: Sociable robots learn to get along with humans

Robots are not yet ready to mingle freely with humans, but engineers are bringing that day closer by teaching them social tricks used by humans and even chimps.

Robots using those strategies met the public at the Science Museum in London this week.

22 February 2009 by Sandrine Ceurstemont

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Invitation for students to FENS featured meeting in Warsaw 2009

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to invite your PhD students or post-docs to visit Poland next September. The meeting of Polish Neuroscience Society was chosen by FENS to be a FENS featured Regional Meeting, and FENS is providing 60 stipends (500 euro) for under 35s to participate in the meeting. It will be in Warsaw, at
the Warsaw University old campus.

Great plenary speakers -- Morgan Sheng, Pasko Rakic, Oswald Steward, Mark Tuszynski. FENS advertised this action recently.

These fellowships are for young applicants who work abroad. So please encourage them to apply for stipends and come to our meeting. Our young team members are preparing special events etc. for young people. It should be fun!


FENS-Featured PNS Meeting Website: http://www.pns2009. pl/ FENS website:
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Thank you very much,

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AANS and the U.S. Selected to Host the 2009 Meeting of the WFNS





AANS and the United States have been selected to host the XIVth Congress of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) in 2009. Schedule this date on your calendars early, because you will not want to miss this exciting opportunity to visit with neurosurgeons from around the globe, participate in high quality scientific programming, and enjoy fun social events.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Boston, Massachusetts: Ready to Welcome the World of Neurosurgery

XIV World Congress of Neurological Surgery
August 30 - September 4, 2009

JOURNAL NEWS...

Brain and Language - Volume 106, Issue 1 This first issue of Volume 106 and the 421st issue since the journal's inception initiates both a new look and an updated editorial plan for Brain and Language. Perhaps our most explicit goal is to make Brain and Language the premier venue for articles on the neurobiology of language. >> View Volume 106, Issue 1 on ScienceDirect

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TOTAL 205

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AAN 2009: Incidence of PML with Natalizumab in MS Lower Than Previously Thought
Medscape Medical News 2009

AAN 2009: In Utero Exposure to Valproate a Possible Contributor to Children's Seizure Risk?
Medscape Medical News 2009

AAN 2009: Pramipexole Effective in Reducing Depressive Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease
Medscape Medical News 2009

AAN 2009: Imaging Study Shows Blast Injury May Cause Brain Inflammation
Medscape Medical News 2009

AAN 2009: Oral Fingolimod Superior to Interferon Beta-1a in RRMS
Medscape Medical News 2009

Bevacizumab Approved for Recurrent Glioblastoma
Medscape Medical News 2009

 

IOM Releases Guide on Pandemic Flu
Cases of the novel influenza strain of swine origin -- known as H1N1 -- that spread rapidly through Mexico in April 2009 are now appearing around the globe, and pandemic response plans are being activated to meet the threat to public health.
FULL STORY

Neurogenesis: Assisted birth with DISC1
DISC1 (disrupted in schizophrenia 1 ) regulates the proliferation of both embryonic and adult neuronal progenitor cells by modulating glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β)-β-catenin signaling.
Original research paper: Cell 136, 1017-1031 (2009)

AAN 2009: What's New in Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders: A Video Interview with Kapil Sethi, MD, and John Morgan, MD
In this video interview, Drs. Kapil D. Sethi and John Morgan discuss data on Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.

Feature Article

Multiple Cranial Neuropathies
Semin Neurol 2009

The Scientist: 

NewsBlog carries an interesting and disturbing story about Merck paying Elsevier to publish a journal, available at  http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/print/55671/  Long-time WAME member George Jelinek was a key reviewer in the investigation.

The Money to Meet the President's Priorities
The National Science Foundation has turned recent actions by Congress and the priorities of a new president into an array of programs to strengthen the scientific work force, tackle pressing societal problems, and foster collaborations across disciplines.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has turned recent actions by Congress and the priorities of a new president into an array of programs to strengthen the scientific work force, tackle pressing societal problems, and foster collaborations across disciplines. The initiatives are made possible by the brightest budget picture in NSF's 60-year history. Some $3 billion from the one-time stimulus package, combined with a 6.5% boost to its regular 2009 budget, has brought spending to a record $9.5 billion this year. Its 2010 budget, excluding stimulus funds, would rise by 8.5%, to just over $7 billion, if Congress approves President Barack Obama's request.

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/324/5931/1128-a

ESC 2009: ICSS: Carotid Endarterectomy Superior to Stenting, at Least in the Short Term
05/28/2009
Safety data from the first 30 days after these procedures show patients had lower rates of any stroke, MI, or death when treated with endarterectomy vs stenting.

APS 2009: Thorough Patient History Essential to Treat Pain
05/08/2009
Carefully interviewing patients and thoughtfully listening to their responses can provide clinicians a wealth of information, emphasize pain specialists.

NIH Starts Program to Develop Drugs for Rare and Neglected Diseases with $24M

Aim is to develop therapies to the point that they are sufficiently de-risked for others to advance. Full Story

SELECTED ARTICLES

ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY  

Detection of human herpesvirus-6 in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with encephalitis
Karen Yao, Somayeh Honarmand, Alex Espinosa, Nahid Akhyani, Carol Glaser, Steven Jacobson
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122267195/abstract 

Magnetic resonance imaging as a potential surrogate for relapses in multiple sclerosis: A meta-analytic approach
Maria Pia Sormani, Laura Bonzano, Luca Roccatagliata, Gary R. Cutter, Gian Luigi Mancardi, Paolo Bruzzi
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122267194/abstract 

Sustained effects of nonallele-specific Huntingtin silencing
Valérie Drouet, Valérie Perrin, Raymonde Hassig, Noëlle Dufour, Gwennaelle Auregan, Sandro Alves, Gilles Bonvento, Emmanuel Brouillet, Ruth Luthi-Carter, Philippe Hantraye, Nicole Déglon
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122261451/abstract 

Selective vulnerability in Alzheimer's disease: Amyloid precursor protein and p75NTR interaction
Joanna Fombonne, Shahrooz Rabizadeh, Surita Banwait, Patrick Mehlen, Dale E. Bredesen
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122261456/abstract 

Promotion of central nervous system remyelination by induced differentiation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells
Sha Mi, Robert H. Miller, Wei Tang, Xinhua Lee, Bing Hu, Wutain Wu, Yiping Zhang, Christopher B. Shields, Yongjie Zhang, Steven Miklasz, Diana Shea, Jeff Mason, Robin J. M. Franklin, Benxiu Ji, Zhaohui Shao, Alain Chédotal, Frederic Bernard, Aude Roulois, Janfeng Xu, Vincent Jung, Blake Pepinsky
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122261458/abstract 

Platelet activity and outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage
Andrew M. Naidech, Richard A. Bernstein, Kimberly Levasseur, Sarice L. Bassin, Bernard R. Bendok, H. Hunt Batjer, Thomas P. Bleck, Mark J. Alberts
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122267199/abstract 

NEUROLOGY  

JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY  

DER NERVENARZT

PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY

 

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Predicting and preventing the future: actively managing multiple sclerosis

M Hutchinson

PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY 2009;9 133-143

http://pn.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/9/3/133?etoc

 

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A rapidly progressive neuropathy

K Murray and R J Davenport

PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY 2009;9 172-175

http://pn.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/9/3/172?etoc

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Mesopotamia

H Ramadan, F Abdulla, and E Al-Shimmery

PRACTICAL NEUROLOGY 2009;9 176-178

http://pn.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/9/3/176?etoc

 

 

SEMINARS IN PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY  

N.A.

REVUE NEUROLOGIQUE

 N.A.

BMC NEUROLOGY  

N.A.

NEUROLOGY INDIA

Microvascular decompression as a surgical management for trigeminal neuralgia: A critical review of the literature [pg.134]
Kabatas Serdar, Albayrak S Baki, Cansever Tufan, Hepgul Kemal T
[ABSTRACT]  [FULL TEXT]  [PDF] 

Surgical treatment options for cerebral alveolar echinococcosis: Experience in six patients [pg.157]
Wang Junyi, Cai Bowen, You Chao
[ABSTRACT]  [FULL TEXT]  [PDF]

Improvement of balance in progressive degenerative cerebellar ataxias after Ayurvedic therapy: A preliminary report [pg.166]
Sriranjini S J, Pal Pramod Kumar, Devidas K V, Ganpathy Selva
[ABSTRACT]  [FULL TEXT]  [PDF] 

Neurological complications of Chikungunya virus infection [pg.177]
Chandak Nitin H, Kashyap Rajpal S, Kabra Dinesh, Karandikar Poornima, Saha Sonali S, Morey Shweta H, Purohit Hemant J, Taori Girdhar M, Daginawala Hatim F
[ABSTRACT]  [FULL TEXT]  [PDF]

Cerebral sinus thrombosis in a patient with active ulcerative colitis and double heterozygosity for Factor V Leiden and prothrombin gene mutations [pg.188]
Yakaryilmaz Fahri, Guliter Sefa, Degertekin Bulent, Tuncer Candan, Unal Selahattin
[ABSTRACT]  [FULL TEXT]  [PDF]

Intradural extramedullary tuberculoma mimicking en plaque meningioma [pg.211]
Ozek Erdinc, Iplkcioglu A Celal, Erdal Mustafa
[ABSTRACT]  [FULL TEXT]  [PDF]

ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA

NEUROSURGERY

Resuscitation and Critical Care of Poor-Grade Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Outcome Predictors and Spectrum of Treatment Eligibility With Prospective Protocolized Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Postcarotid Endarterectomy Cerebral Hyperperfusion Can Be Prevented By Minimizing Intraoperative Cerebral Ischemia and Strict Postoperative Blood Pressure Control Under Continuous Sedation

Index of Cerebrospinal Compensatory Reserve in Hydrocephalus

Spinal Meningioma Surgery in Elderly Patients With Paraplegia or Severe Paraparesis: A Multicenter Study

A Standardized Protocol for the Prevention of Clinically Relevant Venous Air Embolism During Neurosurgical Interventions in the Semisitting Position

	Surgery for Convexity Meningiomas		September 2008
	Intramedullary Spinal Cord Metastasis From Bladder Carcinoma: Case Report

JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY  

 Impact of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work-hour regulations on neurosurgical resident education and productivity   Special topic  820

Jay Jagannathan, M.D., G. Edward Vates, M.D., Ph.D., Nader Pouratian, M.D., Ph.D., Jason P. Sheehan, M.D., Ph.D., James Patrie, M.S., M. Sean Grady, M.D., and John A. Jane Sr., M.D., Ph.D.
Posted online on 1 May 2009.
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (11624 KB) 

JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY [SPINE] 

 Surgical results of intramedullary spinal cord tumor with spinal cord monitoring to guide extent of resection   Clinical article  404

 

Trajectory analysis and pullout strength of self-centering lumbar pedicle screws   Laboratory investigation  486

Neil R. Crawford, Ph.D., K. Zafer Yüksel, M.D., Şeref Doğan, M.D., Octavio Villasana-Ramos, M.D., Julio C. Soto-Barraza, M.D., Seungwon Baek, M.S., Randall W. Porter, M.D., Frederick F. Marciano, M.D., and Nicholas Theodore, M.D.
Posted online on 21 Apr 2009.
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (4850 KB) 

 

 Parasagittal osteotomy for en bloc resection of multilevel cervical chordomas   Technical note  397

Dean Chou, M.D., Frank Acosta Jr., M.D., Jordan M. Cloyd, B.A., and Christopher P. Ames, M.D.
Posted online on 21 Apr 2009.
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (30165 KB) 

 

JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY  [PEDIATRICS]

 Medial pectoral nerve transfer  345

 Medial pectoral nerve to musculocutaneous nerve neurotization for the treatment of persistent birth-related brachial plexus palsy: an 11-year institutional experience   Clinical article  348

 Successful surgical treatment of craniopharyngioma in very young children   Clinical article  397

SURGICAL NEUROLOGY

Violent head trauma in China: report of 2254 cases
Pages S2-S5
Ji-yao Jiang, Hua Feng, Zheng Fu, Gao Guo-yi, Li Wei-ping, Liu Wei-guo, Long Lian-shen, Lu Xiao-jie, Qian Suo-kai, Xu Wei, Yang Xiao-feng, Yu Rui-tong and Zhang Sai

Surgical management of anterior clinoidal meningiomas: a 26-case report
Pages S6-S10
Hua Cui, Yong Wang, Yu-hua Yin, Zhi-min Fei, Qi-zhong Luo and Ji-yao Jiang

Operative treatment of coronal craniosynostosis: 20 years of experience
Pages S18-S21
Zhilin Guo, Meixiu Ding, Xiongzhen Mu and Ruopin Chen

ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA

Glomus jugulare tumours: certain clinical and radiological aspects observed following Gamma Knife radiosurgery

  Author(s): J.C. Ganz, Khalid Abdelkarim

  Page: 423 - 426

  DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0268-7

  URL: http://springer.r.delivery.net

 

Re-operation is a safe and effective therapeutic strategy in recurrent WHO grade II gliomas within eloquent areas

  Author(s): Juan Martino, Luc Taillandier, Sylvie Moritz-Gasser, Peggy Gatignol, Hugues Duffau

  Page: 427 - 436

  DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0232-6

  URL: http://springer.r.delivery.net

 

Gamma knife radiosurgery for intraventricular meningiomas

  Author(s): In-Young Kim, Douglas Kondziolka, Ajay Niranjan, John C. Flickinger, L. Dade Lunsford

  Page: 447 - 452

  DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0273-x

  URL: http://springer.r.delivery.net/

 

Sylvian cistern dermoid cyst presenting with dysgeusia

  Author(s): Hasan Kocaeli, Ender Korfalı, Şeref Doğan, Mehmet Savran

  Page: 561 - 563

  DOI: 10.1007/s00701-009-0261-1

  URL: http://springer.r.delivery.net

 

 

 

NEUROSURGICAL REVIEW

Historical trends of neuroendoscopic surgical techniques in the treatment of hydrocephalus

  Author(s): Yavor�Enchev, Shizuo�Oi

  Page: 249 - 262

  DOI: 10.1007/s10143-008-0131-y

  URL: http://springer.r.delivery.net

 

Computational modeling of the WHO grade II glioma dynamics: principles and applications to management paradigm

  Author(s): Emmanuel�Mandonnet, Johan�Pallud, Olivier�Clatz, Luc�Taillandier, Ender�Konukoglu, Hugues�Duffau, Laurent�Capelle

  Page: 263 - 269

  DOI: 10.1007/s10143-008-0128-6

  URL: http://springer.r.delivery.net

 

Euclidean and fractal geometry of microvascular networks in normal and neoplastic pituitary tissue

  Author(s): Antonio�Di Ieva, Fabio�Grizzi, Paolo�Gaetani, Umberto�Goglia, Manfred�Tschabitscher, Pietro�Mortini, Riccardo�Rodriguez y Baena

  Page: 271 - 281

  DOI: 10.1007/s10143-008-0127-7

  URL: http://springer.r.delivery.net

 

An anatomic study for a modified technique for bypass of the external carotid artery to the proximal middle cerebral artery

  Author(s): Sahika�Liva�Cengiz, Kayhan�Ozturk, Aynur�Emine�Cicekcibasi, Ahmet�Salbacak, Mehmet�Erkan�Ustun

  Page: 303 - 308

  DOI: 10.1007/s10143-008-0138-4

  URL: http://springer.r.delivery.net

 

Endoscopic endonasal approach to the ethmoidal planum: anatomic study

  Author(s): Matteo�Notaris, Isabella�Esposito, Luigi�Maria�Cavallo, Anna�Carrera�Burgaya, Alberto�Prats�Galino, Felice�Esposito, Jos��M.�Poblete, Enrique�Ferrer, Paolo�Cappabianca

  Page: 309 - 317

  DOI: 10.1007/s10143-008-0130-z

  URL: http://springer.r.delivery.net

 

Brucella-related cerebral aneurysms/subarachnoidal hemorrhage: a short review featuring a case report

  Author(s): Serdar�Kaya, Murat�Velioglu, Ahmet�Colak, Murat�Kutlay, Mehmet�Nusret�Demircan, Tamer�Tekin, Ahmet�Cetinkal

  Page: 337 - 341

  DOI: 10.1007/s10143-008-0136-6

  URL: http://springer.r.delivery.net

 

 

 

NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS

 Unruptured intracranial aneurysms and the assessment of rupture risk based on anatomical and morphological factors: sifting through the sands of data  E2

Rohan R. Lall, M.D., Christopher S. Eddleman, M.D., Ph.D., Bernard R. Bendok, M.D., and H. Hunt Batjer, M.D.
Posted online on 1 May 2009.
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (777 KB) 

 

 Intracranial aneurysms presenting with mass effect over the anterior optic pathways: neurosurgical management and outcomes  E3

Jean G. de Oliveira, M.D., Ph.D., Luis A. B. Borba, M.D., Ph.D., Aziz Rassi-Neto, M.D., Ph.D., Samuel M. de Moura, M.D., Santiago L. Sanchez-Júnior, M.D., Márcio S. Rassi, M.S., Carlos Vanderlei M. de Holanda, M.D., and Miguel Giudicissi-Filho, M.D.
Posted online on 1 May 2009.
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (78168 KB) 

 

 Pathogenesis and radiobiology of brain arteriovenous malformations: implications for risk stratification in natural history and posttreatment course  E9 

Achal S. Achrol, B.S., Raphael Guzman, M.D., Monika Varga, B.S., John R. Adler, M.D., Gary K. Steinberg, M.D., Ph.D., and Steven D. Chang, M.D.
Posted online on 1 May 2009.
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (702 KB) 

 

MINIMALLY INVASIVE NEUROSURGERY

 N.A.*

OPERATIVE  NEUROSURGERY

Postoperative Complications Associated With Dural Substitutes in Suboccipital Craniotomies

Moskowitz, Shaye I.; Liu, James; Krishnaney, Ajit A.

Neurosurgery. 64(3):ons28-ons34, March 2009.

 

BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY 

Neuroradiology influences on neurosurgery; past, present and future

1 – 2

Author: Neil Kitchen

How and why should we benchmark clinical outcomes and quality of life for surgery in spinal metastases?

3 – 4

Authors: D. Choi; H. A. Crockard

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy: principles and applications in neurosurgery

5 – 13

Authors: Mary A. Mclean; Justin J. Cross

Intra-operative MRI (iop-MR) for brain tumour surgery

14 – 22

Authors: Nicolas Foroglou;  Amir Zamani; Peter Black

Comparison of unilateral pallidotomy and subthalamotomy findings in advanced idiopathic Parkinson's disease

23 – 29

Authors: A. oban;  H. A. Hanagasi;  S. Karamursel; O. Barlas

Foramen magnum meningiomas - experience with the posterior suboccipital approach

33 – 39

Authors: J. A. Kandenwein;  H. -P. Richter; G. Antoniadis

 

STEREOTACTIC AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 2009, Vol. 87, No. 3

Precision and Accuracy of Stereotactic Targeting in Patients Undergoing Repeat Stereotactic Surgery

Zacest, A.; Berk, C.; Burchiel, K.J.

Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2009;87:168-173 (DOI:10.1159/000215932)

http://content.karger.com

 

Robotic Neurological Surgery Applications: Accuracy and Consistency or Pure Fantasy?
Eljamel, M.S. 
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2009;87:88-93 (DOI:10.1159/000202974)     
Free Abstract     Article (References)     Article (PDF 479 KB) 

 

Feasibility of an Operational Standardized Checklist for Movement Disorder Surgery
Connolly, P.J. ;    Kilpatrick, M. ;    Jaggi, J.L. ;    Church, E. ;    Baltuch, G.H. 
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2009;87:94-100 (DOI:10.1159/000202975)     
Free Abstract     Article (References)     Article (PDF 196 KB) 

 

Avoiding Abducens Nerve Palsy during the Percutaneous Balloon Compression Procedure
Kefalopoulou, Z. ;    Markaki, E. ;    Constantoyannis, C. 
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2009;87:101-104 (DOI:10.1159/000202976)     
Free Abstract     Article (References)     Article (PDF 145 KB) 

 

Linear Accelerator Radiosurgery for Cavernous Sinus Meningiomas
Kimball, M.M. ;    Friedman, W.A. ;    Foote, K.D. ;    Bova, F.J. ;    Chi, Y.-Y. 
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2009;87:120-127 (DOI:10.1159/000204910)     
Free Abstract     Article (References)     Article (PDF 275 KB)   

NEUROCHIRURGIE 

Sidérose superficielle secondaire du système nerveux central : à propos de trois cas et revue de la littérature
Publication year: 2009
Source: Neurochirurgie, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 9 March 2009
M., Lévêque , N., Mc Laughlin , M.W., Bojanowski

 

TURKISH NEUROSURGERY 

Atypical Language Lateralization in Patients with Left Hippocampal Sclerosis: Does the Hippocampus affect language lateralization?
Taner TANRIVERDİ, Qasim AL HİNAİ, Kelvin MOK, Denise KLEIN, Nicole POULIN, Andre OLIVIER

Evaluation of Cerebellar Asymmetry with Vertigo Cases: A Stereological Study
H. Selim KARABEKİR, Nuket GÖÇMEN MAS, Özge KÜSPECİ YILMAZ, Orhan BAŞ, Tolga ERTEKİN, A. Canan YAZICI, Sevda SENAN

Carotid Endarterectomy with Regional Anesthesia: An Audit of 71 Cases
Aykut KARASU, Demet YANDIM KUŞÇU, Göksel BAKAÇ, Ender OFLUOĞLU, Nesrin AKKOYUN, Betül YALÇINER, Cengiz DAYAN, Sara BAHAR, Talat KIRIŞ, Muammer ÜYE, Halil TOPLAMOĞLU

Evaluation of the Intellectual Skill Problems of Hydrocephalic Children: A Clinical Study
Emel ERDOĞAN BAKAR, Bülent BAKAR, Yasemen IŞIK TANER, Nejat AKALAN

Aspiration or Capsule Excision? Analysis of Treatment Results for Brain Abscesses at Single Institute
Melike MUT, Burcu HAZER, Fırat NARİN, Nejat AKALAN, Tunçalp ÖZGEN

Operative Technique for Calvarial Reconstruction of Sagittal Craniosynostosis
Kiril GEORGİEV, Yavor ENCHEV, Assen BUSSARSKY

 

TÜRK NÖROŞİRÜRJİ DERGİSİ

Supra ve İnfratentoriyal Bölge ve Kafa Tabanı Mikrocerrahi Anatomisi I. Kısım Serebellum ve Beyinsapı – Cerrahi Anatomi ve Yaklaşımlar
Necmettin TANRIÖVER, Mustafa Onur ULU, Fatma ÖZLEN, İlhan YILMAZ, Mustafa UZAN, Ziya AKAR, Emin ÖZYURT

Hekimbaşı Emir Çelebi ve Ünlü Eseri Enmûzecü't-Tıbb'da Sinir Sistemi Anatomisi ile İlgili Bölümler
Ahmet ACIDUMAN

Çocukluk Çağında Antibiyotik Emdirilmiş Şantların Kullanımı: Klinik Deneyim
Ümit ÇELİK, Emine KOCABAŞ, Emre ALHAN, Derviş Mansuri YILMAZ, Tahsin ERMAN, Şehnaz AYDEMİR

İntrameduller Spinal Kord Teratomları ve Eşlik Eden Anomaliler: 6 Olguluk Klinik Çalışma
Hakan KARABAĞLI, Soner DURU, Pınar KARABAĞLI, Reza DASHTI, Pamir ERDİNÇLER

Çocukluk Çağı İntrakranial Anevrizmaları; Olgu Sunumu ve Literatürün Gözden Geçirilmesi
Bayram CESUR, Ahmet Hilmi KAYA, Yaşar BAYRİ, Aykan ULUS, Adnan DAĞÇINAR, Alparslan ŞENEL

TÜRKİYE KLİNİKLERİ NÖROŞİRÜRJİ DERGİSİ

 Parkinson Hastalığı Ve Diğer Hareket Bozukluklarında Cerrahi Uygulamalar İçin Hasta Seçimi: Preoperatif Ve Postoperatif Değerlendirme
Dr. Büşra ARICA,Dr. Cenk AKBOSTANCI
 [Abstract]  [Abstract (Turkish)]  [PDF ] 

Distoni Ve Serebral Palside Cerrahi Tedavi: Destrüksiyon Ve Nörostimulasyon
Dr. Aydın AYDOSELİ,Dr. Murat İMER
 [Abstract]  [Abstract (Turkish)]  [PDF ] 

Parkinson Hastalığının Cerrahi Tedavisi
Dr. Ali SAVAŞ,Dr. Cenk AKBOSTANCI,Dr. Yücel Kanpolat
 [Abstract]  [Abstract (Turkish)]  [PDF ] 

Tremor Cerrahisi
Dr. Sertaç İŞLEKEL
 [Abstract]  [Abstract (Turkish)]  [PDF ] 

Sayı Editörü: Prof. Dr. Ali Savaş

SİNİR SİSTEMİ CERRAHİSİ DERGİSİ 

Nörolojik Hastalıklarda Kök Hücre Tedavileri

Stem Cell Therapies For Neurological Diseases

Sayfalar 142 - 152
Haluk Deda
Makale Özeti | Tam Metin [Makale Dili Türkçe] 

 

Deneysel Travmatik Yaygın Beyin Hasarı Sonrası Magnezyum, Memantin ve Magnezyum ile Memantin Kombinasyonunun Kan Beyin Bariyeri Geçirgenliğine Etkisi

The effect of Magnesium, Memantine and combination of Magnesium and Memantine on Blood Brain Barrier Permeability and Brain Oedema after Experimental Traumatic Diffuse Brain Injury

Sayfalar 153 - 160
Murat İmer, Ajlan Uzunkol, Bülent Sacit Omay, Pulat Akın Sabancı, Altay Sencer, Tülin Erdem, Aykut Karasu, Mehmet Kaya
Makale Özeti | Tam Metin [Makale Dili İngilizce] 

 

STROKE

Stroke Therapy Academic Industry Roundtable (STAIR) Recommendations for

Extended Window Acute Stroke Therapy Trials

Jeffrey L. Saver, Gregory W. Albers, Billy Dunn, Karen C. Johnston, Marc

Fisher  for the STAIR VI Consortium

Stroke published 28 May 2009, 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.552554

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/STROKEAHA.109.552554v1?papetoc

 

Efficacy and Safety of Tissue Plasminogen Activator 3- to 4.5-Hours After

Acute Ischemic Stroke. A Metaanalysis

Maarten G. Lansberg, Erich Bluhmki, and Vincent N. Thijs

Stroke published 28 May 2009, 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.552547

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/STROKEAHA.109.552547v1?papetoc

 

Relationship Between Blood Pressure Category and Incidence of Stroke and

Myocardial Infarction in an Urban Japanese Population With and Without

Chronic Kidney Disease. The Suita Study

Yoshihiro Kokubo, Satoko Nakamura, Tomonori Okamura, Yasunao Yoshimasa,

Hisashi Makino, Makoto Watanabe, Aya Higashiyama, Kei Kamide, Katsuyuki

Kawanishi, Akira Okayama, and Yuhei Kawano

Stroke published 28 May 2009, 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.550707

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/STROKEAHA.109.550707v1?papetoc

 

Anticoagulation in Childhood-Onset Arterial Ischemic Stroke With

Nonmoyamoya Arteriopathy. Findings From the Colorado and German (COAG)

Collaboration

Timothy J. Bernard, Neil A. Goldenberg, Mark Tripputi, Marilyn J.

Manco-Johnson, Thomas Niederstadt, and Ulrike Nowak-Gottl

Stroke published 28 May 2009, 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.550699

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/STROKEAHA.109.550699v1?papetoc

 

Tea Consumption and Ischemic Stroke Risk. A Case-Control Study in Southern

China

Wenbin Liang, Andy H. Lee, Colin W. Binns, Rongsheng Huang, Delong Hu, and

Qingkun Zhou

Stroke published 28 May 2009, 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.548586

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/STROKEAHA.109.548586v1?papetoc

 

Expansion of the Time Window for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke With

Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator. A Science Advisory From the

American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Gregory J. del Zoppo, Jeffrey L. Saver, Edward C. Jauch, Harold P. Adams,

Jr  on behalf of the American Heart Association Stroke Council

Stroke published 28 May 2009, 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.192535

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/STROKEAHA.109.192535v1?papetoc

 

Cerebral Venous and Sinus Thrombosis in Women

Jonathan M. Coutinho, Jose M. Ferro, Patricia Canhao, Fernando

Barinagarrementeria, Carlos Cantu, Marie-Germaine Bousser, and Jan Stam

Stroke published 28 May 2009, 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.543884

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/STROKEAHA.108.543884v1?papetoc

 

Adjuvant Embolization With N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate in the Treatment of

Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations. Outcomes, Complications, and

Predictors of Neurologic Deficits

Robert M. Starke, Ricardo J. Komotar, Marc L. Otten, David K. Hahn, Laura

E. Fischer, Brian Y. Hwang, Matthew C. Garrett, Robert R. Sciacca, Michael

B. Sisti, Robert A. Solomon, Sean D. Lavine, E. Sander Connolly, and Philip

M. Meyers

Stroke published 28 May 2009, 10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.539775

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/STROKEAHA.108.539775v1?papetoc

 

 

 

CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES

Cerebrovascular Diseases 2009, Vol. 28, No. 1

E-Selectin Genetic Variation as a Susceptibility Factor for Ischemic Stroke

Haidari, M.; Hajilooi, M.; Rafiei, A.R.; Rezaii, A.A.; Hoseinipanah, S.M.

Cerebrovasc Dis 2009;28:26-32 (DOI:10.1159/000215940)

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Cerebrovascular Diseases 2009, Vol. 28, No. 1

Risk Score to Predict the Outcome of Patients with Cerebral Vein and Dural Sinus Thrombosis

Ferro, J.M.; Bacelar-Nicolau, H.; Rodrigues, T.; Bacelar-Nicolau, L.; Canh&atilde;o, P.; Crassard, I.; Bousser, M.-G.; Dutra, A.P.; Massaro, A.; Mackowiack-Cordiolani, M.-A.; Leys, D.; Fontes, J.; Stam, J.; Barinagarrementeria, F.

Cerebrovasc Dis 2009;28:39-44 (DOI:10.1159/000215942)

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Cerebrovascular Diseases 2009, Vol. 27, Suppl. 3

TP Receptor Antagonism: A New Concept in Atherothrombosis and Stroke Prevention

Chamorro, A.

Cerebrovasc Dis 2009;27(Suppl.3):20-27 (DOI:10.1159/000209262)

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Cerebrovascular Diseases 2009, Vol. 27, No. 6

Large Carotid Thrombus

Delgado, M.G.; Vega, P.; Mateos, V.; Bogousslavsky, J.

Cerebrovasc Dis 2009;27:617-618 (DOI:10.1159/000218074)

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Residual Flow at the Site of Intracranial Occlusion on Transcranial Doppler Predicts Response to Intravenous Thrombolysis: A Multi-Center Study
Saqqur, M. ;    Tsivgoulis, G. ;    Molina, C.A. ;    Demchuk, A.M. ;    Shuaib, A. ;    Alexandrov, A.V. 
Cerebrovasc Dis 2009;27:5-12 (DOI:10.1159/000172628)     
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Predictors of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Severity and Its Outcome in Japanese Stroke Patients
Hosomi, N. ;    Naya, T. ;    Ohkita, H. ;    Mukai, M. ;    Nakamura, T. ;    Ueno, M. ;    Dobashi, H. ;    Murao, K. ;    Masugata, H. ;    Miki, T. ;