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
Feb 01, 2012 |
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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.
Dec 23, 2011 |
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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. ...
Dec 09, 2011 |
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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
Nov 07, 2011 |
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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 ...
Nov 04, 2011 |
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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
Jul 26, 2011 |
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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
Jun 28, 2011 |
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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 ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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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
May 30, 2011 |
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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
May 18, 2011 |
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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
May 05, 2011 |
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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 ...
Apr 18, 2011 |
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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
Apr 15, 2011 |
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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 ...
Jan 19, 2011 |
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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 ...
Jan 13, 2011 |
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