Christopher P. Carroll
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View article: Epidemiological Expectations
Epidemiological Expectations Open
Epidemiological' models of belief formation put social interactions at their core; such models are widely used by scholars who are not economists to study the dynamics of beliefs in populations.We survey the literature in which economists …
View article: Improving patient care in neurosurgery through postoperative telephone calls: a systematic review and lessons from all surgical specialties
Improving patient care in neurosurgery through postoperative telephone calls: a systematic review and lessons from all surgical specialties Open
OBJECTIVE Postoperative telephone calls are a simple intervention that can be used to improve communication with patients, potentially affecting patient safety and satisfaction. Few studies in the neurosurgical literature have examined the…
View article: Insights into potential targeted nonsurgical therapies for the treatment of moyamoya disease.
Insights into potential targeted nonsurgical therapies for the treatment of moyamoya disease. Open
Since its initial description in 1957 as an idiopathic disease, moyamoya disease has proved challenging to treat. Although the basic pathophysiology of this disease involves narrowing of the terminal carotid artery with compensatory angiog…
View article: U.S. Neurosurgical Response to COVID-19: Forging a Path Toward Disaster Preparedness
U.S. Neurosurgical Response to COVID-19: Forging a Path Toward Disaster Preparedness Open
Introduction The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic poses challenges to healthcare capacity and infrastructure. The authors discuss the structure and efficacy of the U.S. Navy’s response to COVID-19 and evaluate the utility of this endeavor, with…
View article: Single-Center Experience With Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Infectious Complications in Civilian Cranial Gunshot Wounds
Single-Center Experience With Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Infectious Complications in Civilian Cranial Gunshot Wounds Open
BACKGROUND Despite the widespread adoption of systemic antibiotic prophylaxis in civilian cranial gunshot wounds (cGSWs), there remains a lack of consensus on microbial coverage and duration of therapy. OBJECTIVE To analyze a 6-yr experien…
View article: Modeling the Consumption Response to the CARES Act
Modeling the Consumption Response to the CARES Act Open
To predict the effects of the 2020 U.S. CARES Act on consumption, we extend a model that matches responses to past consumption stimulus packages.The extension allows us to account for two novel features of the coronavirus crisis.First, dur…
View article: The Evolution of Flow-Diverting Stents for Cerebral Aneurysms; Historical Review, Modern Application, Complications, and Future Direction
The Evolution of Flow-Diverting Stents for Cerebral Aneurysms; Historical Review, Modern Application, Complications, and Future Direction Open
In spite of the developing endovascular era, large (15-25 mm) and giant (>25 mm) wide-neck cerebral aneurysms remained technically challenging. Intracranial flow-diverting stents (FDS) were developed to address these challenges by targetin…
View article: Direct enhancement of readiness for wartime critical specialties by civilian-military partnerships for neurosurgical care: residency training and beyond
Direct enhancement of readiness for wartime critical specialties by civilian-military partnerships for neurosurgical care: residency training and beyond Open
Military neurosurgery has played an integral role in the development and innovation of neurosurgery and neurocritical care in treating battlefield injuries. It is of paramount importance to continue to train and prepare the next generation…
View article: Subarachnoid blood acutely induces spreading depolarizations and early cortical infarction
Subarachnoid blood acutely induces spreading depolarizations and early cortical infarction Open
See Ghoshal and Claassen (doi:10.1093/brain/awx226) for a scientific commentary on this article. Early cortical infarcts are common in poor-grade patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. There are no animal models of these lesio…
View article: Application of emerging technologies to improve access to ischemic stroke care
Application of emerging technologies to improve access to ischemic stroke care Open
During the past 20 years, the traditional supportive treatment for stroke has been radically transformed by advances in catheter technologies and a cohort of prominent randomized controlled trials that unequivocally demonstrated significan…
View article: Point-of-care testing in the acute management of traumatic brain injury: Identifying the coagulopathic patient
Point-of-care testing in the acute management of traumatic brain injury: Identifying the coagulopathic patient Open
The coagulopathy POC panel consisting of r-TEG and VN-ASA successfully identified a subset of TBI patients with an occult coagulopathy that would have otherwise been missed. Standardization of these POC assays on admission in TBI may help …