Educational Presentation: Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome

Posted on September 8th, 2011 by Mauricio Castillo, Univ of North Carolina | 260 views

The topic of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome has gained importance lately.  What is it?  Is it part of the posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) or something else?  Well, here is an opportunity to learn about it.  The cases come from the University of North Carolina, so please acknowledge this if you are going to use them.  Enjoy!

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Why Submit an Abstract for the ASNR 50th Annual Meeting?

Posted on August 30th, 2011 by Pamela Schaefer, Massachusetts General Hospital | 96 views

Why Submit an Abstract for the ASNR 50th Annual Meeting, April 21 – 24, 2012, Hilton New York, New York?

  • It’s a year to celebrate the American Society of Neuroradiology and attend the ASNR 50th Annual Meeting,April 21-26, 2012
  • Hear great speakers at the meeting and stay connected with colleagues in the  Neuroradiology community
  • Add to your CV and be a presenting author
  • Teach a lesson, illustrate a problem in diagnosis, or demonstrate noteworthy imaging findings in specific diseases, disorders or anomalies
  • Present scientific studies that summarize the details of original investigative research
  • Showcase an education exhibit summarizing novel imaging

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Educational Presentation: Os Odontoideum

Posted on August 29th, 2011 by Mauricio Castillo, Univ of North Carolina | 254 views

Attached is a nice review on Os Odontoideum given by Mr. Atul Gupta, a senior medical student, during his rotation here at UNC.  We hope that you enjoy it and find it helpful.

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LINC Houston 2011

Posted on August 11th, 2011 by AJNR , American Journal of Neuroradiology | 275 views

LINC HOUSTON 2011
Live Interventional Neuroradiology Conference
December 5-8, 2011
Houston – Texas – Hilton Americas Hotel
www.linchouston.com 

SAVE THE DATE

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the next LINC Houston conference will be held in Houston, Texas from December 5 to 8, 2011, at the Hilton Americas Hotel.

The conference will feature live case transmissions highlighting the latest advances in the field of Interventional Neuroradiology.

NEW THIS YEAR:

A one-day course dedicated to:

3D Anatomy of the Neurovascular System will be held on December 8, 2011.

This course will be given by: Professors: Alex Berenstein, In Sup … Continue reading >>

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Educational Presentation: Inflammatory Orbital Pseudotumor

Posted on August 8th, 2011 by Mauricio Castillo, Univ of North Carolina | 169 views

Attached is a nice review on idiopathic inflammatory orbital pseudotumor given by Mr. Shiva Kambhampati, a senior medical student from George Washington University, during his rotation here at UNC.  We hope that you enjoy it and find it helpful.

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What Do You Think About Our Podcasts?

Posted on July 25th, 2011 by C. Douglas Phillips, Weill Medical College of Cornell Univ./New York Presbyterian Hospital | 67 views

Now well into the second year of the podcast from the AJNR, I think it’s an interesting time, and perhaps an important time, to survey listeners.  What I would like within the next few weeks is for podcast listeners to post comments to this thread.

What do you like about the podcast?  What don’t you like?  How can we improve or add new and interesting content that would make these podcasts more useful to you?

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18th Annual Blood-Brain Barrier Consortium Meeting

Posted on July 25th, 2011 by , OHSU BBB Program | 134 views

18th Annual Blood-Brain Barrier Consortium Meeting

March 22-24, 2012

Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Washington

The 2012 Annual Blood-Brain Barrier Consortium meeting will be held March 22-24, at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Washington. The meeting will focus on preclinical and clinical aspects of CNS imaging and the blood-brain barrier. The meeting is partially funded by a National Institutes of Health R13 meeting grant, with support from the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and National Institute of Deafness and Communication Disorders, and is organized in collaboration with the International Brain Barriers Society.

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Clinical Neurology & Neurophysiology 2012

Posted on July 19th, 2011 by AJNR , American Journal of Neuroradiology | 57 views
Theme: 8thAnnual Update Symposium Series on Clinical Neurology & Neurophysiology Date: February 22-23, 2012 Location: Tel Aviv, Israel Abstract Deadline: 300 word abstract by November 20, 2011 Secretariat: ISAS International Seminars
PO Box 574, Jerusalem 91004, Israel
Tel:  +972-2-6520574
Fax:  +972-2-6520558
conventions@isas.co.il Homepage: http://www.neurophysiology-symposium.com Brochure: http://www.isas.co.il/neurophysiology2012/first-announcement2012.pdf (PDF)

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Annotated Bibliography – Special Edition

Posted on July 18th, 2011 by Jeffrey Ross, Barrow Neurological Institute | 86 views

Infuse controversy:

If you have missed the blowup in the popular press about this topic, I have included a sampling of links for you to peruse.  You can also just Google “spine journal” related to “news” and get many of the same links.  This makes fascinating reading at multiple levels…FDA approval process, editorial process, conflict of interest management… to name a few.  After the popular press hyperlinks, I have included the salient articles from the special issue of the Spine Journal.  Do not miss the letter from Dr. Zdeblick and the accompanying response from the Editors of the Spine Journal. … Continue reading >>

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Annotated Bibliography #12

Posted on July 12th, 2011 by Jeffrey Ross, Barrow Neurological Institute | 53 views

1.  Fiorella, D. J., Turk, A. S., Levy, E. I., Pride, G. L., Woo, H. H., Albuquerque, F. C., et al. (2011). US Wingspan Registry: 12-Month Follow-Up Results. Stroke, 42, 1976-1981. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.613877.

158 patients with 168 intracranial atherostenotic lesions (50% to 99%) were treated with the Gateway-Wingspan system with the average follow-up duration of 14.2 months.  13 ipsilateral strokes occurred after 30 days of which 3 resulted in death. Of these strokes, 76.9% (10 of 13) occurred within the first 6 months.  In-stent restenosis was associated with almost 40% of postprocedural stroke events. 40% of delayed strokes … Continue reading >>

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