neurosurgery
Posterior Thoracolumbar Fusion
On this video we can see the posterior thoracolumbar fusion because of the compression fracture at L1. Video is provided by the MediVisuals, http://www.medivisuals.com
Sacroiliac (SI) Joint
On this video we can see the animation of right sacroiliac screw fixation. We can see this operation from posterior and cross-sectional intraoparative view. Video is provided by the MediVisuals, http://www.medivisuals.com
Neuron Suicide Murder Animation
This eleven-minute animation accurately and effectively explains the complexities of diffuse axonal injury and neuron “suicide and murder.” It demonstrates how incidents of TBI can initially go undetected...
Neck Stiffness with Retropharyngeal Abscess
This is an important diagnostic pearl. Retropharyngeal abscess can present with serve neck stiffness and pain with movement. Work up for meningitis is sometimes mistakenly performed. Retropharyngeal abscess...
Brain Surgery: Removal of Large Meningioma
80 year old female patient who presented with altered mentation, right side paralysis and progressive loss of consciousness. Surgical footage of resection of a complex brain tumor (meningioma) abutting...
Microvascular Decompression of the Trigeminal...
Microvascular Decompression (MVD) is a neurosurgical procedure used to treat trigeminal neuralgia, a pain syndrome characterized by severe episodes of intense facial pain and hemifacial spasm. Patients...
Deep Brain Stimulation - Awake Surgery
Kendall Lee, M.D., describes deep brain stimulation surgery, and how it is is typically done with patients who remain awake, so neurological functions can be measured and maintained.
Full Endoscopic Lumbar Surgery
On this film James Yue, MD talk about indications and techniques in full endoscopic lumbar surgery and how to avoid complications.
Endoscopic Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal...
Microvascular decompression (MVD) is an effective method for treatment of patients with trigeminal neuralgia in whom compression of the nerve by a vascular structure is implicated in the pathogenesis...
Left Frontal Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt for...
Hydrocephalus is an excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the head caused by a disturbance of formation, flow or absorption. The most common treatment is the insertion of a shunt....