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Spinal cord stimulation may benefit Parkinson's patients
A new study from Rhode Island Hospital indicates that spinal cord stimulation may be able to modulate Parkinson's disease symptoms. The lead author will present the findings at the 2010 American Society for Stereotactical and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN) Biennial Meeting, June 14-16 in New York City. View More (2010-06-15)
Genes influence both susceptibility to, and progression of, multiple sclerosis
Susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS), and the way in which the disease progresses, are genetically determined, suggests research in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. View More (2001-11-23)
Virtual reality and robotics in neurosurgery -- promise and challenges
Robotic technologies have the potential to help neurosurgeons perform precise, technically demanding operations, together with virtual reality environments to help them navigate through the brain, according to a special supplement to Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. View More (2012-12-21)
SLU Neurosurgeon Pushes Brain Bypass to New Heights
On the cover of a recent edition of Neurosurgery, the highest circulation medical journal in the field, readers saw an artist's intricate depiction of the high-flow brain bypass technique developed by SLU professor of neurosurgery, Saleem Abdulrauf, M.D. View More (2011-04-18)
Novel Combined Therapy Extends Life, Diminishes Pain in Brain Cancer Patients
Approximately five to ten percent of patients with primary or metastatic cancer suffer from devastating neurological complications such as headaches, seizures, confusion, difficulty swallowing and visual disturbances. View More (2011-07-15)
No 'July phenomenon' for neurosurgery patients, reports Neurosurgery
For patients undergoing neurosurgery at teaching hospitals, there's no "July phenomenon" of increased death and complication rates when new residents start their training, reports a study in the September issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. View More (2012-09-21)
Limiting neurosurgery residents' work hours hasn't decreased complication rates
Limits on duty hours for residents in training haven't increased the safety of one common brain operation, concludes a study in the November issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. View More (2012-11-20)
Naturally occurring brain signaling chemical may be useful in understanding Parkinson's
Targeting the neuroinflammatory causes of Parkinson's disease with a naturally present brain chemical signal could offer a better understanding of the clinical mechanisms of the disease and open a future therapeutic window, reports a team of researchers from the University of South Florida Department Neurosurgery and Brain Repair and the James A. Haley Veterans' Administration Hospital, Tampa. View More (2011-02-14)
University of Basque Country thesis shows that multidisciplinary treatment of glioblastoma multiforme can extend patient's life
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common form of brain cancer; being an extremely serious type of the disease as currently, on diagnosis, the chances of survival of the patient is less than a year. View More (2010-08-13)
Successful neurosurgery with transcranial MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound
The Magnetic Resonance Center of the University Children's Hospital Zurich has achieved a world first break through in MR-guided, non-invasive neurosurgery. View More (2009-06-23)
UTHealth study: Stem cells may provide treatment for brain injuries
Stem cells derived from a patient's own bone marrow were safely used in pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to results of a Phase I clinical trial at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). View More (2011-03-11)
Fears raised over link between human growth hormone and CJD
Further cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob (CJD) disease could arise as a result of human growth hormone treatment, even after low doses, suggests research in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. View More (2002-05-20)
Study finds flexible-fiber CO2 laser safe in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery
A new study has shown the Flexible-Fiber CO2 laser to safely cut and coagulate during endoscopic assisted transsphenoidal craniotomies (TSC) without the line of sight problems encountered with conventional CO2 lasers. View More (2011-08-17)
Unequal access: Hispanic children rarely get top-notch care for brain tumors
Hispanic children diagnosed with brain tumors get high-quality treatment at hospitals that specialize in neurosurgery far less often than other children with the same condition, potentially compromising their immediate prognosis and long-term survival, according to research from Johns Hopkins published in October's Pediatrics. View More (2009-10-09)
Virtual reality simulator helps teach surgery for brain cancer, reports Neurosurgery
A new virtual reality simulator-including sophisticated 3-D graphics and tactile feedback-provides neurosurgery trainees with valuable opportunities to practice essential skills and techniques for brain cancer surgery. View More (2012-09-21)
No need for routine repeated CT scans after mild head trauma, reports neurosurgery
When initial computed tomography (CT) scans show bleeding within the brain after mild head injury, decisions about repeated CT scans should be based on the patient's neurological condition. View More (2013-01-04)
Brainstem, spinal cord images hidden in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel fresco
Michelangelo, the 16th century master painter and accomplished anatomist, appears to have hidden an image of the brainstem and spinal cord in a depiction of God in the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers reports. View More (2010-07-29)
University of Pennsylvania Researchers Find that the Unexpected Is a Key to Human Learning
The human brain's sensitivity to unexpected outcomes plays a fundamental role in the ability to adapt and learn new behaviors, according to a new study by a team of psychologists and neuroscientists from the University of Pennsylvania. View More (2009-03-16)
Treating bone loss in breast cancer survivors
A key statistic that consumer groups and the media often use when compiling hospital report cards and national rankings can be misleading, researchers report in a new study. View More (2009-09-15)
Rainfall, brain infection linked in sub-Saharan Africa
The amount of rainfall affects the number of infant infections leading to hydrocephalus in Uganda, according to a team of researchers who are the first to demonstrate that these brain infections are linked to climate. View More (2013-01-07)
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