The buffering role of higher romantic relationship satisfaction on the association of hazardous drinking with PTSD and depression symptoms among female military service members/veterans.

Studies show that more positive relationship satisfaction can mitigate the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression severity on hazardous drinking in military samples. However, past studies were not circumscribed to female service members/veterans (SM/V), who represent the fastest growing demographic in the military. Moreover, studies did not examine moderators of specific symptom clusters of PTSD and depression with hazardous drinking.

Awake Resection of an Arteriovenous Malformation.

Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are a highly complex array of abnormal arteries and veins that directly fistulize without intervening capillary beds. As AVMs can differ in size, location, and morphology, specific clinical management is determined for each individual patient, in conjunction with their specific goals and needs. This Video demonstrates the resection of an AVM located in the language area of eloquent cortex of a 38-year-old opera singer.

Surgical Outcomes with Midline versus Lateral Approaches for Cranial Base Chordomas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Cranial base chordomas are complex lesions centered on the clivus that surgically can be approached from either a midline or a lateral corridor.

Objective: To compare the surgical outcomes from midline versus lateral approaches by conducting a meta-analysis of the literature.

Methods: Studies were identified between 2000 and 2018.

The Utility of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid for Microsurgical Resection of Meningiomas.

Fluorescence-guided resection of brain tumors using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) has been established for high-grade gliomas. Recently, its application for the resection of low grade tumors and benign lesions including meningioma has been suggested in the literature. Achieving a Simpson grade I resection in meningioma surgery is associated with a lower rate of recurrence.

Roberts Bartholow: the progenitor of human cortical stimulation and his contentious experiment.

Roberts Bartholow, a physician, born and raised in Maryland, was a surgeon and Professor in Medicine who had previously served the Union during the Civil War. His interest in scientific research drove him to perform the first experiment that tested the excitability of the human brain cortex. His historical experiment on one of his patients, Mary Rafferty, with a cancerous ulcer on the skull, was one of his great accomplishments.

Smoking on school property as a risk factor for substance use among adolescent smokers.

The purpose of the current study was to determine if smoking on high-school property was associated with increased risk for other substance use among U.S. adolescents.

Dementia and effort test performance.

Research on the performance of patients with dementia on tests of effort is particularly limited. We examined archival data from 214 non-litigating patients with dementia on 18 effort indices derived from 12 tests (WAIS-III/WAIS-R Digit Span and Vocabulary, Dot Counting Test, Warrington Recognition Memory Test-Words, WMS-III Logical Memory, Rey Word Recognition Memory Test, Finger Tapping, b-Test, Rey 15-Item, Test of Memory Malingering, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test, and Rey Complex Figure Test). Results indicated that recommended cut-offs for Digit Span indicators (Vocabulary Minus Digit Span and four-digit forward span time score) provided > or =90% specificity across participants, while the majority of other effort tests displayed specificities in the 30-70% range.