Introduction
Introduction
General Scientific Session I: The Community of Neurosurgery: Translational Science as a Source of Knowledge
Chapter 1
Enlightened Learning in a Knowledge Society: 2008 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Presidential Address
Anthony L. Asher, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Chapter 2
Chained Lightning: Advances in Neuromodulation
Jonathan Riley, M.D., Bethwel Raore, M.D., and Nicholas Boulis, M.D.
Chapter 3
Treatment of Disorders of the Pituitary Gland: Pearls and Pitfalls From 30 Years of Experience
William F. Chandler, M.D.
General Scientific Session II: The Community of Neurosurgery: Evidence as a Source of Knowledge
Chapter 4
What Is Medical Evidence?
Frederick G. Barker, II, M.D.
Chapter 5
The Ethics of Accumulating Neurosurgical Evidence in the Clinical Setting
Peter Angelos, M.D., Ph.D.
Chapter 6
The Future of Clinical Research Beyond Phase III Trials
Michael A. Vogelbaum, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Chapter 7
Management of Supratentorial Arteriovenous Malformations
Andrei F. Joaquim, M.D., and Evandro de Oliveira, M.D., Ph.D.
Chapter 8
What Is Quality in Neurosurgery?
William F. Chandler, M.D.
General Scientific Session III: The Community of Neurosurgery: Collective Wisdom as a Source of Knowledge
Chapter 9
Defining Collective Experience: When Does Wisdom Take Precedence?
Edward C. Benzel, M.D.
Chapter 10
How to Incorporate Clinical Experience Into Evidence-Based Medicine
Michael W. Groff, M.D.
Chapter 11
What Neurosurgeons Should Discover About the Science of Learning
Richard E. Mayer, Ph.D.
Chapter 12
Residency Redesign
William F. Chandler, M.D.
Chapter 13
Response to Economic Forces Buffeting the Community of Neurosurgery
James R. Bean, M.D.
General Scientific Session IV: The Community of Neurosurgery: Accumulated Experience as a Source of Knowledge
Chapter 14
Percutaneous Balloon Compression for Trigeminal Neuralgia
Jeffrey Alan Brown, M.D.
Resident And Young Investigator Awards
Chapter 15
Fiducials: Achilles’ Heel of Image-Guided Neurosurgery: An Attempt at Indigenization and Improvement
Deepak Agrawal, M.B.B.S., M.S., M.Ch., and Paul Steinbok, M.B.B.S., M.Sc., F.R.C.S.C.
Chapter 16
The Combination of Selective Inhibition of the Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor and Activation of the Cannabinoid CB2 Receptor Yields Improved Attenuation of Motor and Autonomic Deficits in a Mouse Model of Spinal Cord Injury
Joshua E. Heller, M.D., Darric E. Baty, M.D., Ming Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., Hongbo Li, M.D., Martin Adler, Ph.D., Doina Ganea, Ph.D., John Gaughan, Ph.D., Christopher M. Loftus, M.D., F.A.C.S., Jack I. Jallo, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., and Ronald F. Tuma, Ph.D.
Chapter 17
Which Intracranial Lesions Would Be Suitable for 5-Aminolevulenic Acid–Induced Fluorescence-Guided Identification, Localization, or Resection? A Prospective Study of 114 Consecutive Intracranial Lesions
M. Sam Eljamel, M.D.
Chapter 18
The Role of Tregs in Human Glioma Patients and Their Inhibition With a Novel STAT-3 Inhibitor
Amy B. Heimberger, M.D., Ling-Yuan Kong, Ph.D., Mohamed Abou-Ghazal, M.D., Chantal Reina-Ortiz, David S. Yang, B.S., Jun Wei, Ph.D., Wei Qiao, M.S., Robert J. Schmittling, B.S., Gary E. Archer, Ph.D., John H. Sampson, M.D., Ph.D., Nobuyoshi Hiraoka, M.D.,
Chapter 19
A Small Interference RNA Screen Revealed Proteasome Inhibition as Strategy for Glioblastoma Therapy
Kimberly Ng, B.S., Masayuki Nitta, M.D., Ph.D., Lauren Hu, M.S., Santosh Kesari, M.D., Ph.D., Andrew Kung, M.D., Ph.D., Alan D’Andrea, M.D., and Clark C. Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Chapter 20
Occipital Nerve Stimulation for Intractable Occipital Neuralgia: An Open Surgical Technique
Philippe Magown, M.D.C.M., René Garcia, M.D., Ian Beauprie, M.D., and Ivar M. Mendez, M.D., Ph.D.
Chapter 21
Enriched Motor Neuron Populations Derived From Bacterial Artificial Chromosome–Transgenic Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Dimitris G. Placantonakis, M.D., Ph.D., Mark J. Tomishima, Ph.D., Fabien Lafaille, M.S., Sabrina C. Desbordes, Ph.D., Fan Jia, Ph.D., Nicholas D. Socci, Ph.D., Agnes Viale, Ph.D., Hyojin Lee, Ph.D., Neil Harrison, Ph.D., Lorenz Studer, M.D., and Viviane S
Index
Author Index
Subject Index