Dissecting the Financial Relationship Between Industry and Academic Neurosurgery.

Background: Established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Open Payments Database (OPD) has reported industry payments to physicians since August 2013.

Objective: To evaluate the frequency, type, and value of payments received by academic neurosurgeons in the United States over a 5-yr period (2014-2018).

Methods: The OPD was queried for attending neurosurgeons from all neurosurgical training programs in the United States (n = 116).

Innovation, Royalties, and Introduction of the Patent Hirsch Index within U.S. Academic Neurosurgery.

Background: Historically, practicing neurosurgeons have been key drivers of neurosurgical innovation. We sought to describe the patents held by U.S.

Postgraduate publishing output in pediatric neurosurgery: correlation with fellowship site and individual scholars.

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the publication output of postgraduate pediatric neurosurgery fellows for a 10-year period as well as identify 25 individual highly productive pediatric neurosurgeons. The correlation between academic productivity and the site of fellowship training was studied.

Methods: Programs certified by the Accreditation Council for Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowships that had 5 or more graduating fellows from 2006 to 2015 were included for analysis.

How Does the Media Portray Neurosurgeons?

Background: It is not unusual to find neurosurgeons in the news and entertainment. The present study examined the portrayal of neurosurgeons by major print and online media sources.

Methods: Two search strategies identified articles from October 1, 2012 to October 1, 2017 containing the keyword "neurosurgeon.

An Analysis of Publication Productivity During Residency for 1506 Neurosurgical Residents and 117 Residency Departments in North America.

Background: Bibliometrics is defined as the study of statistical and mathematical methods used to quantitatively analyze scientific literature. The application of bibliometrics in neurosurgery continues to evolve.

Objective: To calculate a number of publication productivity measures for almost all neurosurgical residents and departments within North America.

Ectopic Prolactinoma Presenting as Bacterial Meningitis: A Diagnostic Conundrum.

Background: Prolactinomas may rarely present with meningitis and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea secondary to erosion of the wall of the sella turcica. It is even more uncommon for this abnormal communication to be caused by an ectopic prolactinoma arising from the sphenoid sinus and eroding into the sella. This atypical growth pattern makes diagnosis very difficult because there may be no displacement of the normal pituitary gland.