JNIS Podcast

In the SCENT trial, researchers investigated the effects of the Surpass flow diverter system for treating wide-necked aneurysms. Five-year results of this trial have recently been published in JNIS, presenting the safety and effectiveness outcomes of treatment with the Surpass Streamline flow diverter system. The study analyses the rates of aneurysm occlusion and adverse events.   Editor-in-Chief of JNIS, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, interviews Dr. Philip Meyers¹, author of the paper: Five-year results of the SCENT trial with Surpass flow diverters to treat large or giant wide-neck aneurysms [https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2025/05/14/jnis-2024-022977]   1. Radiology and Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, USA   Please subscribe to the JNIS podcast on your favourite platform to get the latest podcast every month. If you enjoy our podcast, you can leave us a review or a comment on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/4aZmlpT [https://apple.co/4aZmlpT]) or Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3UKhGT5 [https://spoti.fi/3UKhGT5]). We'd love to hear your feedback on social media - @JNIS_BMJ [https://twitter.com/JNIS_BMJ].

High risk factors for stroke such as smoking and blood pressure are not equally represented throughout the patient population. These are just two of the socioeconomic influences on cerebrovascular disease. One way to view this association is through the lens of the Area Deprivation Index (ADI), a measure of neighbourhood-level deprivation, and this was the approach of the study discussed in this episode. The study evaluated the association between the ADI and the treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms compared with unruptured intracranial aneurysms across multiple centres. Editor-in-Chief of JNIS, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, interviews Dr. Alexandra Paul¹, author of the paper: Multicenter study of association between socioeconomic status and treatment of ruptured cerebral aneurysms compared to unruptured cerebral aneurysms: insights from 4,517 patients using the area deprivation index [https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2025/03/28/jnis-2024-022935]   1. Department of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA   Please subscribe to the JNIS podcast on your favourite platform to get the latest podcast every month. If you enjoy our podcast, you can leave us a review or a comment on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/4aZmlpT [https://apple.co/4aZmlpT]) or Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3UKhGT5 [https://spoti.fi/3UKhGT5]). We'd love to hear your feedback on social media - @JNIS_BMJ [https://twitter.com/JNIS_BMJ].

The "River" stent is a novel stent designed specifically to account for the anatomical and procedural requirements of venous sinus stenosis. A multicentre study of the device's safety and efficacy is underway, comprising 39 subjects across 5 US centres. The 1-year results have been recently published in JNIS. Editor-in-Chief of JNIS, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, interviews Dr. Athos Patsalides¹, author of the paper: The River study: the first prospective multicenter trial of a novel venous sinus stent for the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension [https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2025/02/19/jnis-2024-022540] 1. Department of Neurological Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, USA   Please subscribe to the JNIS podcast on your favourite platform to get the latest podcast every month. If you enjoy our podcast, you can leave us a review or a comment on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/4aZmlpT [https://apple.co/4aZmlpT]) or Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3UKhGT5 [https://spoti.fi/3UKhGT5]). We'd love to hear your feedback on social media - @JNIS_BMJ [https://twitter.com/JNIS_BMJ].

Observations from practice and data analysis have shown that the duration of mechanical thrombectomy procedures are a strong predictor of outcome even with successful procedures. A large multicenter study was conducted which gives insight into choices between catheter types, and strategic decisions to be made during prolonged procedures. Dr Felipe C. Albuquerque, Editor-in-Chief of JNIS, interviews Dr. Ali Alawieh¹ and Dr. Alejandro Spiotta²,  two authors of the paper:  Prolonged intracranial catheter dwell time exacerbates penumbral stress and worsens stroke thrombectomy outcomes [https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2024/11/13/jnis-2024-022271]   1. Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA 2. Med Univ S Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA   Please subscribe to the JNIS podcast on your favourite platform to get the latest podcast every month. If you enjoy our podcast, you can leave us a review or a comment on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/4aZmlpT [https://apple.co/4aZmlpT]) or Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3UKhGT5 [https://spoti.fi/3UKhGT5]). We'd love to hear your feedback on social media - @JNIS_BMJ [https://twitter.com/JNIS_BMJ].

The use of assistive devices when treating unruptured aneurysms is widespread in neurointerventional practice. But there is no standard for how long patients should receive dual anti-platelet therapy after the procedure, to protect them from thrombotic complications. Durations can range from one month to one year. This episode looks at a review of patient data across 12 locations to understand the effect of therapy duration on risk of complications.  Dr Felipe C. Albuquerque, Editor-in-Chief of JNIS, interviews Dr. Andrew Ringer¹, first author of the paper:  Impact of duration of dual anti-platelet therapy on risk of complications after stent-assisted coiling of unruptured aneurysms [https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2024/08/13/jnis-2024-021977] 1. Mayfield Clinic, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Please subscribe to the JNIS podcast on your favourite platform to get the latest podcast every month. If you enjoy our podcast, you can leave us a review or a comment on Apple Podcasts (https://apple.co/4aZmlpT [https://apple.co/4aZmlpT]) or Spotify (https://spoti.fi/3UKhGT5 [https://spoti.fi/3UKhGT5]). We'd love to hear your feedback on social media - @JNIS_BMJ [https://twitter.com/JNIS_BMJ].