SUNY Upstate Medical Service Practice Sites Upstate Neurosurgery Practice

Neurosurgery Teaching Files—Course Material and Topics

Neurosurgery course material: for SUNY medical students on the neuro rotation

A tutorial on how to take a history, particularly the HPI.

Anatomy review for med students rotating on Neurosurgery, including:

  • Angiograms annotated for med students
  • Spinal levels: motor, sensory, reflex, fun correlates
  • Rostrocaudal deterioration, the examination and sequence

Common neurological emergencies, diagnosis and management.

Neurosurgery topics

  • Third Ventriculostomy: a new treatment for communicating hydrocephalus
  • Pituitary Tumors
  • Gamma Knife Therapy