Is generalized epilepsy a seizure of the whole brain or a specific brain network? In our new paper out now in Nature Communications we investigate this by combining brain abnormalities and DBS with the human connectome. Paper: nature.com/articles/s4146… A 🧵 below:

#MedTwitter-- if anyone is doing an away rotation at Emory in Atlanta July or August, let me know. I have a great apartment for them. 🤝

Please join me for a practical, straight-to-the-point webinar on systematic reviews, meta-analysis types, and a quick intro to network meta-analysis on May 10th at 11:00 AM E.S.T Would love to have you there! Pascal Jabbour MD, FAANS, FACS, FAHA Jefferson Neurosurgery

Hey residents! An actual free financial plan! Follow these steps, and you’ll be more golden than a golden weekend! 👇🏻

New paper out now! Here, we highlight a case of long-term seizure reduction in a patient with generalized epilepsy (GE) after ANT DBS + a systematic review of ANT DBS for GE outcomes. Thank you to my teammates and mentors for their collaboration here. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Grateful to see another work in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology NatureRevClinOncol

Such an honor to represent the Georgia CTSA and the future of funding for translational science on Capitol Hill. This was special.

Work in progress. Who knows what this is? 🧠✍️ #MedTwitter

1/Ready for a throw down? MMA fights get a lot of attention, but MMA (middle meningeal art) & dural blood supply doesn’t get the attention it deserves. A thread on dural vascular anatomy!

New Neurosurgery Publications: Costs of #OrganizedNeurosurgery - we present an accounting review of society membership dues, meeting fees, and journal subscription costs to engage in organized neurosurgery. 💵 Great team effort! Stefan Prvulovic Immaculate Christie Joanna Roy Christian Bowers

#OnlineFirst: Thalamic deep brain stimulation for central poststroke pain syndrome: an international multicenter study. thejns.org/view/journals/….

This single PDF has been on my desktop for over a decade and through multiple laptops. I just realize that I don't rely on it anymore. Thank you LLM.

When they let the new med student rotating in the ED do the stiches…

🚨 New event this year! Join us and level up your #neurosurgery Sub-I prep💪🧠

🚨 🧠Why do patients with occlusions in the same location present with very different neuro deficits? We find that brain frailty may be part of the answer, being associated with baseline stroke severity +NIHSS recovery trajectories neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WN… Neurology Journal DCNS Calgary

Thank you to Emory for every opportunity I’ve been given. So excited to be staying in Atlanta!! See you on the EUHM labor floor on July 1 💛💙

A recent study by Kallel et al. reported a significantly higher levodopa equivalent daily dose (LEDD) reduction in the directional leads group when compared to the omnidirectional group, with similar MDS-UPDRS III motor scores at 12 months.    Link: doi.org/10.1159/000542…

givengain.com/project/zach-r… Running my first marathon and fundraising for StacheStrong. All proceeds go to brain cancer research and advocacy. Donate at the link above if you’re feeling up for it. Thank you 🧠❤️

🚨Weds 7/16, 7 AM! Join Mount Sinai Neurosurgery Grand Rounds: ➡️Chair’s Corner w/ Dr. Joshua Bederson ➡️Seizure control in #BrainTumor pts w/ Dr Hae Young Baang ➡️Sub-I Talks: #RNS in peds #Epilepsy Ian Odland, #SphenoidMeningiomas Zach Bernstein, #SpinalMeningiomas 🔗bit.ly/3TG6Qw4

PSA #medicalstudents interesting in #Neurosurgery ! This is a unique opportunity to pick the brains (pun intended) of neurosurgery residents about anything from the application process to learning more about how Women In Neurosurgery (WINS) is here to help you achieve your goals. See you there!