Dr. Ausman provides a 10 minute introduction to the 2024 updated SNI Digital website version 3.0 and how you can get most out of the more than 30 new features on the website with multiple methods of learning from Video with Closed Captions, , Audio for multi tankers, to Print outs in 10 languages. From sound bites, to Interviews with leaders in multiple areas of interest, lectures from world wide neurosurgeons, whole meetings, SNI Digital® Investigative Reports, for students to experienced neurosurgeons. Controversies Discussed, global round table discussions; Clinical Neuroscience lectures, UCLA 101 Neurosurgery Lecture series with experts, for those in LMIC to HIC. New features of interest; continuous updates; Controversies in Spine Surgery discussed, All referenced and peer reviewed; Hernesniemi 1200 operative videos; Altmetrics rated; CME available; FREE to all. 

Dr. Ausman provides a 10 minute introduction to the 2024 updated SNI Digital website version 3.0 and how you can get most out of the more than 30 new features on the website with multiple methods of learning from Video with Closed Captions, , Audio for multi tankers, to Print outs in 10 languages. From sound bites, to Interviews with leaders in multiple areas of interest, lectures from world wide neurosurgeons, whole meetings, SNI Digital® Investigative Reports, for students to experienced neurosurgeons. Controversies Discussed, global round table discussions; Clinical Neuroscience lectures, UCLA 101 Neurosurgery Lecture series with experts, for those in LMIC to HIC. New features of interest; continuous updates; Controversies in Spine Surgery discussed, All referenced and peer reviewed; Hernesniemi 1200 operative videos; Altmetrics rated; CME available; FREE to all. 

SUMMARY: Dr.Blaylock describes new patho-physiology for. Diabetes and how Immuno-excitotoxicity influences the development of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. A series of metabolic derangements in an Inflammatory immune response to cell damage leads to a cascade of Excitotoxicity in most cells. Cell dysfunction and cell death result. Excitotoxicity, a concept Dr. Blaylock has promoted over a decade, underlies a number of CNS Diseases as Alzheimers, Parkinson's, ALS, and Multiple Sclerosis all of which appear to be involved in various stages of Immuno-excitotoxicity. (See the journal, Surgical Neurology International (SNI) for articles on these subjects. With the continued high intake of Glucose and some sugars and Glutamate, a ubiquitous CNS transmitter, in the diet, patients become overweight and obese. Failure of the Arcuate Nucleus in the hypothalamus which adjusts energy needs to intake in the body occurs from excitotoxicity also. The islets cells of the pancreas can also be attacked vaccines producing the islet cell damage and diabetes. New pioneering information. Excellent Update; 50minutes (JIA)

SUMMARY: Dr. Blaylock Reports provides the data indicating Cholesterol is not involved in atherosclerotic placque formation. Statin drugs promoted by the pharmaceutical industry produce muscle weakness, memory loss, immune suppression while being of no value in stopping plaque formation. Statins also lower Cholesterol and Co. Q10 levels. Co -Q10 is necessary for muscle function. Giving high doses of Omega 6 Fatty acids, are excitatory to cells, and will produce plaque formation in animal studies. Measurements of LDL, HDL are useless without detailed subgroup analysis. Placques result from an endothelial tear, an inflammatory response at the injury site, macrophage accumulation (inflammatory response) and absorption of Omega 6 FA to form foam cells. This immunologic response is followed by an excitatory reaction aggravated by ingested glutamate to accelerate this plaque formation. Ultimately rupture of the placque produces a myocardial or cerebral infarction. Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease, best treated by a diet low in excitatory fatty acids and other molecules, Mediterranean Diet, Fish, fruit and vegetable ingestion. With a 50% obesity rating world wide, statin treatment has not made a difference. 40 minutes. Excellent (JIA)

Dr. Russell Blaylock reviews the science behind Fluoridation of water. It does not prevent tooth decay and is toxic to the brain and other organs. Young children are especially sensitive to its toxic effects with lower IQs, reproductive organ, and bone damage, There are no scientific studies which support its efficacy. How and why did this happen? Why is the USA government supporting water fluoridation? Once you are in the habit of doing things your whole life, it is hard to believe it was wrong. These are the facts. Follow the money. What can you do to reverse its effects? Another SNI Digital® series revealing the truth. You decide. 40 Minutes Discussion (JIA)

SUMMARY: Dr Blaylock Reports on the complications of Vitamin B12 deficiency and its neurological effects. It is essential for brain development, causes loss of myelin leading to Dementia, Mental disorders, defective cognition, Depression, and suicide. It can cause peripheral neuropathy and subacute spinal cord degeneration. It is Treatable. It is distributed to all 40 trillion cells in the body with receptors on the cell surface and in the nucleus. It is involved widely in metabolic reactions. It is found in 36% of people with Cognitive disorders. It is united with Intrinsic Factor in the stomach in an acid environment and absorbed in the ileum. People on antacids, with intestinal surgery, or gastric atrophy with age cannot absorb Vit B12. It is found in meats, is deficient in Vegetarians, Vegans, and in people on Junk food diets. It also causes Macrocytic anemia. It is water soluble and lost from the body rapidly. It is best taken as Methylcobalaman, not the Cyano form, either by oral or intramuscular injection regularly. It is a TREATABLE form of neurological disorders and anemia, if found early by a simple blood test. Test your patients for this Vitamin. (40 Minutes Discussion and Lecture); Screen-shot the one page Summary and References. (JIA)

SUMMARY: Dr Marvin Bergsneider, in this UCLA 101 Lecture series, discusses the Management of Adult Hydrocephalus. He covers the issues with Multi-compartment Hydrocephalus (HC), Slit ventricle Syndrome, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) , and the operation of and choices of shunts with CSF dynamics. His conclusions are practical and reasonable. In Superb Review of the subject, the viewer will learn from his extensive clinical and research experience with HC in the adult. His talk is filled with clinical pearls of wisdom and experience with each disease category for these common and complicated problems in patients. It is best seen to be appreciated. First Rate. (60 minutes) Lecture and Discussion. (JIA)

SUMMARY: Dr. Nancy Epstein continues her Spine Series discussions with this presentation about cervical spine trauma resulting in C1 to C3 injuries. Jefferson, Odontoid, and Hangman's fractures are discussed with references to the literature. supporting the fact based approaches to treatment. Surgical correction is critical to perform ASAP. With a less than 6 hour goal . 40 minutes of Discussion and Presentation. (JIA)

SUMMARY: The patient's side of the Malpractice Story. A Multidisciplinary Discussion to learn the challenges faced by a patient in reaching a Medical Malpractice Settlement including neurosurgeons, the patient, and a lawyer. The case is reviewed with the patient and her husband, explaining her preoperative state, surgical experience, and post operative course, recovering from complications at surgery. Pre-operatively she had numbness and pain of C7 and a motor and sensory deficit, that was not responsive to medical treatment. Surgery was chosen with an ACDF. Post-operatively she was quadriparetic with a predominant Brown- Sequard syndrome. An MR was performed immediately post-op and showed cord swelling and white matter densities in the spinal cord at the surgical site. The patient and her husband were not told of the MR changes and nothing was done further. No other consultation was obtained. She went to Rehab. She describes difficulties obtaining the facts of what happened. Several lawyers could not obtain the facts, or mentioned that, 'It was the standard of care'. The final lawyer pursued the case, which revealed multiple errors, from not recording the penetration of the cord at surgery with a spacer, to finally admitting the error. It was believed that nothing could be done to help this patient, immediately post op.

There was extensive cover-up of the facts at many levels. Why? Mistakes are and will be made at surgery. What is the Truth? Are the Healthcare system incentives built to hide these errors? Is the education system adequate? How can these situations be avoided or improved? Other basic principles involved in malpractice cases are discussed. Not fixing the system is unacceptable. What should be done that places the 'patient first' to fix the Medical Malpractice problems? How can we make these situations better? Solutions are offered. 75 min; (JIA) 

SUMMARY: Dr. Russell Blaylock reviews the recent outbreak of measles in the Southern USA, a disease eradicated in the USA over the past decades. With immigration infected people are admitted to the USA without the proper immunity and develop a measles infection that can have serious complications involving the Central Nervous System. It presents with fever, cough, runny nose, white spots inside the mouth, and then a rash from the fact to the body. Secondary complications can occur with diarrhea and middle ear infections. It is most rampant in immunocompromised people with inadequate nutritional status. It is highly infectious as an airborne disease or contact with infected people. There is no specific treatment for the disease. It is usually self limited with an extremely low mortality. In countries like Africa and Asia, measles infection mortality can reach 30% in malnourished, immuno-incompetent people suffering from other diseases. Vaccination, routinely given to the young, is helpful in developing a wide spread immunity to the disease. Global vaccination is helpful in lowering global mortality from this infection. Vitamin A supplementation, and proper nourishment are very beneficial in moderating this disease. (JIA)