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 …
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…
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…
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…
Epidural Hematoma
After listening to this podcast, you should be able to Define the term “epidural hematoma” Differentiate epidural hematomas from other intracranial he…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
Lumbar Radiculopathy
In this episode, neurosurgeon Dr. J. Max Findlay discusses lumbar radiculopathy, along with his personal experience of this condition. After listening…
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: …
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…
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…
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…
Neurosurgery: Increased Intracranial Pressure
In this episode, Dr Jeff Pugh and Mitch Wilson discuss increased intracranial pressure (ICP) in adults. After listening to this episode, learners will…
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…
Neurosurgery: Intracerebral Hemorrhage
In this episode, Dr Cian O’Kelly covers the topic of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. After listening to this episode, learners should be a…
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…
Neurosurgery: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
In this episode, Dr Cian O’Kelly discusses subarachnoid hemorrhage. After listening to this podcast, learners will be able to: list the risk fac…