Fall 2024

Chair's Message

Chair's Message

Chair's Message for the Fall 2024 Neurotrauma Section Newsletter     Dear Colleagues, With the CNS annual meeting coming up this fall, it's a good time to reflect on the essence of lifelong learning in neurotrauma. The field of neurosurgery ...

Help us welcome our new officers!

Chairperson: Dr. Martina Stippler Dr. Martina Stippler is a national leader in medical education on traumatic brain injury. She is the vice-chair of Neurosurgery and director of Neurotrauma at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston....

Join us at CNS 2024 Annual Meeting - Neurotrauma and Critical Care Offerings

  Saturday September 28, 2024 8 am-12 pm Cutting Edge Treatments in Neurotrauma Sunday September 29, 2024 8 am-12 pm Comprehensive Management of Spinal Trauma 12:45-4:15 pm Neurotrauma in Combat, Disaster, and Other Austere Environments Monday...

Residents - Save the Date! - Upcoming Global Neuro Neurotrauma Course

The Global Neuro Course in Neurotrauma and Neurocritical Care for Residents is returning this fall on Nov. 2-4, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee! This course will cover theoretical basis and practical principles for managing traumatic brain and spine injuries...

Surgical Management of ICH Throughout the Years

Jayde Nail The surgical management of intracerebral hemorrhage has been discussed since 1903 when Dr. Cushing performed the first surgical evacuation of a cerebral hematoma. Since that time, several studies have been focused on answering the question...

Update: 2nd Edition Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury

PI’s:  Randy S. Bell; Gregory Hawryluk The 1st edition Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury (pTBI) were published in the Journal of Trauma in 2001.1 More than 70% of the current body of literature related to pTBI wa...