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)
... in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. A study was made of 262 pairs of siblings with MS from 250 affected families on the MS register. This showed that only a third of them had similar initial symptoms, and there were no obvious similarities in where initial evidence of the disease appeared, or the rate of relapse. But ...
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)
... break through in MR-guided, non-invasive neurosurgery. Ten patients have been successfully treated by means of transcranial ... procedure opens new horizons for neurosurgery and the treatment of different neurological brain disorders.
In the context ... at the Department of Functional Neurosurgery of the Neurosurgical Clinic at the University Hospital Zurich and ... the intact skull for non-invasive neurosurgery was not possible until recently, because ...
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)
... in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Dutch researchers report on the case of a man who developed CJD 38 years after receiving human derived growth hormone. A 47 year old man was given only a low dose as part of a diagnostic procedure, rather than being given full treatment, which may explain why the incubation period lasted ...
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)
... Kareem Zaghloul, postdoctoral fellow in neurosurgery at Penn's School off Medicine. "By responding to unexpected financial ... Gordon Baltuch, associate professor of neurosurgery, in a unique collaboration among departments of psychology, neurosurgery and bioengineering. They used microelectrode recordings obtained during deep brain ... Center for Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery.
The work is supported by grants from the National Institutes of ... Health, the Conte ...
SEK 20 million for brain tumor research
The M'Īrit and Hans Rausing Charitable Foundation in England has awarded SEK 20 million over five years to a research team at the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University in Sweden. The team is conducting the so-called BRIGTT Project (BRain Immuno Gene Tumor Therapy), which is pursuing laboratory work and clinical research to try to find new methods... view more... (2003-06-25)
... head of the Section for Neurosurgery. The team comprises more than 35 researchers in neurosurgery, immunology, genetics, molecular biology, radiology, virology, clinical genetics, oncology, neurology, ... and neuropsychology at Lund University and Lund University Hospital. The team is on the cutting edge in its work to "vaccinate" patients with the malignant form of tumor called malignant glioma using their own tumor ...
Study Finds Needle Biopsies Safe in 'Eloquent' Areas of Brain
After a review of 284 cases, specialists at the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Neuroscience Institute have concluded that performing a stereotactic needle biopsy in an area of the brain associated with language or other important functions carries no greater risk than a similar biopsy in a less critical area of the brain. view more (2009-06-04)
... May in the Journal of Neurosurgery. The abstract can be accessed at http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2009.3.JNS081695.
The UC study compared ... in the UC Department of Neurosurgery.
The Brain Tumor Center, under Warnick's direction, treats hundreds of patients ... center, which includes specialists in neurosurgery, radiology, radiation oncology, otolaryngology, internal medicine and physical medicine and ... rehabilitation, is committed to evidence-based medicine, compassionate care, research and the utilization ...
New Classification for Spinal Deformity Defines Range of Normalcy
A University of Cincinnati (UC) neurosurgeon who has spent his career helping people with severe spine problems stand up straight has spearheaded the creation of a new spinal deformity classification system. view more (2008-12-10)
... this fall in the journal Neurosurgery, defines deformity in relation to the healthy, normal curve of ... an associate professor in UC's neurosurgery department and director of the division of spine and peripheral ... nerve surgery at the UC Neuroscience Institute. "Defining deformity with this degree of precision allows us to provide optimal treatment."
Kuntz, who practices at the Mayfield Clinic, and his ...
Antimicrobial Sutures Reduce Infections in Brain Shunt Surgery, Study Finds
Children born with hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain" must have shunts implanted to drain the fluid away from the brain to reduce harmful pressure. view more (2008-07-28)
... online in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics and will be published in the August issue of ... Rozzelle, M.D., assistant professor of neurosurgery in UB's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and first ... from the UB Department of Neurosurgery and Kaleida Health, contributed significantly to the study.
The University at ... Buffalo is a premier research-intensive public university, a flagship institution in the ...
Endovascular Coil Superior To Neurosurgery For Treatment Of Brain Haemorrhage
Results of a landmark international study in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide compelling evidence for the use of a platinum coil transported through blood vessels-rather than conventional neurosurgery-to stop bleeding after brain haemorrhage. Around 8 in 100,000 people in western countries have a subarachnoid haemorrhage (the bursting of a... view more... (2002-10-24)
... through blood vessels-rather than conventional neurosurgery-to stop bleeding after brain haemorrhage. Around 8 in 100,000 ... 30.6% (243 patients) who received neurosurgery-a relative reduction in risk of dependency or death approaching 25%, ... and an absolute reduction of around 7%. Andrew Molyneux comments: "The results presented here indicate that, for patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms suitable for both treatments, endovascular ...
Clinical trial evaluating brain cancer vaccine is underway at NYU
A clinical trial evaluating a brain cancer vaccine in patients with newly diagnosed brain cancer has begun at NYU Medical Center. view more (2007-10-22)
... chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery and the Joseph Ransohoff Professor of Neurosurgery at NYU School of Medicine. "Everything now depends on something ... in addition to surgery so that these tumors do not recur. A cancer vaccine like this may make a difference in extending life and maintaining a good quality of life."
"This is a form of individualized therapy," adds ...
Nerve stimulation therapy alleviates pain for chronic headache
A novel therapy using a miniature nerve stimulator instead of medication for the treatment of profoundly disabling headache disorders improved the experience of pain by 80-95 percent, according to a new study from the University of California, San Francisco and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London. view more (2008-10-10)
... National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London.
The findings give doctors the promise of a non-drug ... National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London.
The UCSF Headache Center is the first program of its ... kind in the nation, combining laboratory research with inpatient and outpatient clinical care to further understand the many dimensions of headache and migraine pain while improving treatment through ...
Study finds significant differences in protocols hospitals use to determine brain death
A survey of some of the top hospitals in the country has found that protocols followed to determine brain death differ significantly among those institutions. view more (2008-01-18)
... cited as top neurology and neurosurgery centers by U.S. News and World Report often do not ... the top 50 neurology and neurosurgery programs, listed in the U.S. News 2006 Best Hospitals issue, ... requesting copies of their institutional guidelines for determining brain death. Of the 41 programs that responded, 3 did not have written guidelines, leaving 38 programs' responses to be ...
Smokers treated for brain aneurysm with coils at higher risk of recurrence
Cigarette smokers who were treated for cerebral aneurysms with coil embolization (blocking of a blood vessel) are at greater risk of developing another aneurysm, say neurological surgeons at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience in Philadelphia in the first-known study of its kind. view more (2008-03-20)
... issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery, researchers found there was an increased risk of recanalization (re-opening), ... of Neurovascular Surgery and Endovascular Neurosurgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas ... Jefferson University Hospital.
"To our knowledge no study documenting a correlation between aneurysm recanalization and a history of cigarette smoking history has previously been reported in the literature," the ...
UC study: New devices less effective in thwarting brain aneurysm recurrence
A retrospective analysis of 100 patients suffering from a ruptured brain aneurysm has found that expensive new coiling devices are no more effective than bare platinum coils at preventing aneurysms from recurring. view more (2008-02-22)
... and is director of endovascular neurosurgery and associate professor of neurosurgery at UC.
The findings are being presented at the International Stroke ... Conference this week in New Orleans.
An intracranial aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge or blister on an artery in the brain. Aneurysms with thin necks, known as saccular aneurysms, are often treated with a clip. During a craniotomy, a procedure ...
Combined radiation seed, chemotherapy wafer implants show promise in treating cancerous brain tumors
In the battle against malignant brain tumors, dual implantation of radioactive seeds and chemotherapy wafers following surgery showed promising results in a study led by specialists at the Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and University Hospital. view more (2008-01-18)
... issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery, revealed that patients treated with simultaneous implantation of radioactive seeds ... Mayfield Clinic and professor of neurosurgery at UC. "Glioblastoma is an aggressive, highly malignant tumor with ... unclear boundaries. Because of its diffuse nature, surgeons are unable to remove it completely, and it regrows in the majority of patients. Our aim is to find a ... |
