News tagged with brain aneurysm

Experimental drug reduces 'second stroke' after aneurysm rupture

An experimental drug, clazosentan, reduced the risk of blood vessel spasm in patients with a brain aneurysm, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Arizona coma patient now speaking, walking

(AP) -- It will be a special Christmas for the family of a 21-year-old University of Arizona student who was nearly taken off life support but is now recovering after waking up from a coma.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The Medical Minute: Pipes in the brain as treatment for aneurysms

Brain aneurysms are balloon-like out-pouchings that can develop off of brain arteries. Like balloons, these out-pouchings can burst causing a devastating type of stroke as blood leaks in and around the brain. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Neurosurgeons champion brain bypass in select patients

A microsurgical procedure that has lost some ground to advances in endovascular therapy still plays a critical role in the management of selected neurovascular disorders, according to a University Hospitals Case Medical Center ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers devise new technology to monitor brain aneurysms

University of British Columbia researchers have developed new technology for monitoring brain aneurysms – an approach that is potentially less invasive and more accurate than current methods, and one that is simple enough ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adding a stent during minimally invasive surgery to repair aneurysms prevents recurrence

The addition of a simple stent can help prevent potentially lethal blood vessel bulges in the brain from recurring after they are repaired in a minimally invasive "coiling" procedure, according to new research by Johns Hopkins ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ASU bioengineers will expand work to solve cardiovascular health challenges

Biomedical research at Arizona State University will be boosted with support from the American Heart Association for the work of three bioengineers.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New device offers revolutionary treatment for difficult-to-Treat brain aneurysms

Physicians at Rush University Medical Center are offering a new and effective treatment to patients suffering from complex brain aneurysms. The recently FDA-approved technology called the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED ...

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created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The Medical Minute: Stroke awareness

A stroke is sudden brain injury caused by a sudden vascular (blood vessel) compromise. There are two major types of strokes. An ischemic stroke occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain is blocked by clot or other debris. ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created May 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers determine region of the brain necessary for making decisions about economic value

Neuroeconomic research at the University of Pennsylvania has conclusively identified a part of the brain that is necessary for making everyday decisions about value. Previous functional magnetic imaging studies, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drinking coffee, having sex are triggers that raise rupture risks for brain aneurysm

From drinking coffee to having sex to blowing your nose, you could temporarily raise your risk of rupturing a brain aneurysm — and suffering a stroke, according to a study published in Stroke: Journal of the American He ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created May 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

FDA approval of brain aneurysm device gives Jefferson neurosurgeons another life-saving tool

The recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a brain aneurysm device has opened the door for neurosurgeons at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience (JHN) to offer advanced treatment to patients suffering from ...

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created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

SLU neurosurgeon pushes brain bypass to new heights

On the cover of a recent edition of the journal 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 profes ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Treating complex brain aneurysms without open surgery

A new device to treat brain aneurysms with stents improves access to the blood vessels allowing endovascular neurosurgeons to offer the minimally invasive technique to patients with complex cases. Dr. Demetrius Lopes, an ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UNC surgeons pioneer new approach to aneurysms: Go through the nose

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dr. Anand V. Germanwala and Dr. Adam M. Zanation have published a paper describing a surgery they performed that is believed to be the first reported clipping of a ruptured brain aneurysm through a patient's ...

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created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0