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Jussi
Posti
Senior Researcher, Clinical Neurosciences
Docent, Clinical Neurosciences
MD, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Head of Department

Areas of expertise

traumatic brain injury
neurosurgery
neuroscience
cranial reconstruction
neurointensive care
clinical pharmacology

Biography

Jussi Posti works as Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Head of the Department of Neurorehabilitation and Director of the Turku Brain Injury Center at Turku University Hospital. Jussi is a consultant neurosurgeon and the physician in charge of neurosurgical intensive care and traumatic brain injury care at Turku University Hospital, Finland.

Jussi is the leader of the Turku Traumatic Brain Injury Research Group.

Jussi is Adj. Professor of Neurosurgery (University of Turku) and Adj. Professor of Neurotraumatology (University of Helsinki).

Teaching

2017- Responsible trainer of residents in neurosurgery (Turku University Hospital and Uni. Turku)

2016- Supervision of 2ndand 3rdyear med. students taking clinical investigator rotation course, every summer (Uni. Turku)

2015- Lectures on neuronavigation for undergraduate (neuroscience minor) and postgraduate students (Turku Brain and Mind Center, Uni. Turku) 

2013- Lectures for 4thand 6thyear med. students on neurotraumatology, every spring term (Uni. Turku)

Research

My main research interests are biomarkers in diagnostics of acute phase, treatment effects, and outcome of traumatic brain injury, biomaterials in cranial reconstruction and neuro-oncology.

Publications

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Evaluation of Outcomes Among Patients With Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension Treated With Decompressive Craniectomy vs Standard Medical Care at 24 Months: A Secondary Analysis of the RESCUEicp Randomized Clinical Trial (2022)

JAMA Neurology
Kolias Angelos G, Adams Hadie, Timofeev Ivan S, Corteen Elizabeth A, Hossain Iftaker, Czosnyka Marek, Timothy Jake, Anderson Ian, Bulters Diederik O, Belli Antonio, Eynon Andrew C, Wadley John, Mendelow David A, Mitchell Patrick M, Wilson Mark H, Critchley Giles, Sahuquillo Juan, Unterberg Andreas, Posti Jukka P, Servadei Franco, Teasdale Graham M, Pickard John D, Menon David K, Murray Gordon D, Kirkpatrick Peter J, Hutchinson Peter J; RESCUEicp Trial Collaborators
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Potential of heart fatty-acid binding protein, neurofilament light, interleukin-10 and S100 calcium-binding protein B in the acute diagnostics and severity assessment of traumatic brain injury (2022)

Emergency Medicine Journal
Koivikko Pia, Posti Jussi P., Mohammadian Mehrbod, Lagerstedt Linnea, Azurmendi Leire, Hossain Iftakher, Katila Ari J., Menon David, Newcombe Virginia F. J., Hutchinson Peter John, Maanpaa Henna-Riikka, Tallus Jussi, Zetterberg Henrik, Blennow Kaj, Tenovuo Olli, Sanchez Jean-Charles, Takala Riikka S. K.
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for adults with hydrocephalus: creating a prognostic model for success: protocol for a retrospective multicentre study (Nordic ETV) (2022)

BMJ Open
Tefre Sondre, Lilja-Cyron Alexander, Arvidsson Lisa, Bartek Jiri, Corell Alba, Forsse Axel, Glud Andreas Nørgaard, Hamdeh Sami Abu, Hansen Frederik Lundgaard, Huotarinen Antti, Johansson Conny, Kämäräinen Olli-Pekka, Korhonen Tommi, Kotkansalo Anna, Mansoor Nadia Mauland, Mireles Eduardo Erasmo Mendoza, Miscov Rares, Munthe Sune, Nittby-Redebrandt Henrietta, Obad Nina, Pedersen Lars Kjelsberg, Posti Jussi, Raj Rahul, Satopää Jarno, Ståhl Nils, Tetri Sami, Tobieson Lovisa, Juhler Marianne
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))