Common Neurosurgical Infections

After listening to this podcast you will be able to understand the following: • Common causes of cranial and spinal infections that may develop into a…

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Nerve Repair and Grafting (Part 2)

After listening to this episode, learners will be able to: • Differentiate the timing of repair for nerve injuries taking into account the acuity and …

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Nerve Repair and Grafting (Part 1)

After listening to this first episode, learners will be able to: • Describe the basic anatomy and physiology of nerves. • Describe what Wallerian dege…

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Basics of Microsurgery

After listening to this first episode, learners will be able to: • Define what microsurgery is and provide examples of its applications. • Describe th…

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Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

At the end of this episode, learners will be able to: Define Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Understand why it’s important The relevant pathophysiolo…

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Epidural Hematoma

After listening to this podcast, you should be able to Define the term “epidural hematoma” Differentiate epidural hematomas from other intracranial he…

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Vascular Malformations

This weeks episode is brought to us by Jeyanth Inkaran a medical student at McMaster’s medical school. Jeyanth will discuss the neurosurgical wonder o…

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Intracranial aneurysms

In this episode McMaster Medical student, Alick Wang, talks about intracranial or cerebral aneurysms. After listening to this podcast you should be ab…

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Spina Bifida

 In this episode medical student Alick Wang will discuss Spina Bifida. After listening to this podcast you should be able to: Define Spina Bifida and…

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Spinal Tumors

In this podcast, Dr. Andrew Nataraj, a Neurosurgeon at the University of Alberta will describe an approach to the diagnosis and management of spinal t…

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Adult Brain Tumors

In today’s Podcast, Dr. Tejas Sankar, Neurosurgeon at the University of Alberta, is going to discuss one of the most important topics in neurosurgery,…

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Acute Disc Hernations

In this episode, University of Alberta Neurosurgeon, Dr. Andrew Nataraj, will review the clinical presentation and approach to management of acute dis…

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Severe Head Injury

In this episode, Dr. Michael Chow, a Neurosurgeon at the University of Alberta discusses severe head injuries. Head injury is an important cause of mo…

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Acute Ischemic Stroke

In this episode, neurosurgeon Dr. Cian O’Kelly discusses the surgical management of an acute ischemic stroke. After listening to this episode, learner…

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Approach to Back Pain

In this episode, neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Nataraj discusses the approach to back pain. After listening to this episode, learners will be able to: Descr…

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Approach to Spinal Trauma

In this episode, neurosurgeon Dr. Andrew Nataraj discusses the approach to spinal trauma. After listening to this episode, learners will be able to: D…

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Pediatric Brain Tumors

In this episode, neurosurgeon Dr. Vivek Mehta discusses pediatric brain tumors. After listening to this episode, learners will be able to: Understand …

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Life Threatening Headache

In this episode, neurosurgeon Dr. J. Max Findlay and Dr. Cam McDougall discuss life-threatening headaches. After listening to this episode, learners w…

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Lumbar Radiculopathy

In this episode, neurosurgeon Dr. J. Max Findlay discusses lumbar radiculopathy, along with his personal experience of this condition. After listening…

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Burr Holes and the Craniotomy

In this episode, Dr. Mitch Wilson discusses burr holes and the craniotomy.     After listening to this episode, learners will be able to:             …

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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

In this episode, Dr. Jenny Souster from the division of Neurosurgery at the University of Alberta, discusses normal pressure hydrocephalus. After list…

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The Neuro-Opthalmic Eye Examination

In this episode, Darwin Wan discusses the neurosurgical ophthalmic examination. After listening to this episode, learner should be able to: List eight…

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Neurosurgery: Hydrocephalus

In this episode, Dr Jeff Pugh and Mitch Wilson discuss hydrocephalus. After listening to this episode, learners will be able to: Define the term ‘hydr…

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Neurosurgery: Carotid Stenosis

In this episode, Dr Cian O’Kelly covers the topic of carotid stenosis. After listening to this episode, learners should be able to: •    describ…

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Neurosurgery: Coma

In this episode, Dr Max Findlay discusses how to assess the patient in a coma. After listening to this episode, learners will be able to: describe the…

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