News tagged with neurosurgeon
For stroke prevention, large medical centers may have the edge
Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of unruptured brain aneurysms, outcomes have remained stagnant over the last 10 years. This can be explained by the dramatic proliferation of minimally invasive endoscopic coiling ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Eva Peron may have had secret lobotomy: researchers
Eva Peron, the glamorous first lady of Argentina in the 1940s and 50s, may have been given a secret lobotomy shortly before her death at age 33, scientific researchers said in a new report.
Dec 23, 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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Procedure can be simple fix for painful back condition
A minimally invasive spine procedure that takes about as much time as a tonsillectomy is an excellent option for some patients who suffer from a painful lower back condition, according to Christopher McPherson, MD, an assistant ...
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Giffords awake, communicates after skull surgery
(AP) -- A day after surgery to repair her skull, Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' doctor has dubbed her "gorgeous Gabby," encouraged by how she looks and is communicating after an operation considered a major ...
May 19, 2011 |
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Giffords: A poignant presence, but out of view
(AP) -- It's a sight many Americans would surely love to see: a recovering Rep. Gabrielle Giffords watching as her astronaut husband blasts off into space.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 29, 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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Brain bypass surgery sparks restoration of lost brain tissue
Neurosurgeons at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre, Toronto Western Hospital, have for the first time, initiated the restoration of lost brain tissue through brain bypass surgery in patients where blood flow to the brain is ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Study finds brain regions go offline at different intervals
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study shows that, rather than being an "all or nothing" phenomenon, regions of the human brain go silent at different times through the night, losing their ability to communicate during certain phases ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 14, 2011 |
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UCSF neurosurgeons test new device for placing brain implants
A new MRI device that guides surgeons as they implant electrodes into the brains of people with Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders could change the way this surgery, called deep brain stimulation, is performed ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 13, 2011 |
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A new method to localize the epileptic focus in severe epilepsy
The first two stereo-EEG explorations in Finland were carried out by neurosurgeons of the Epilepsy surgery team in Helsinki University Central Hospital this spring. The method reinforces other examination methods already ...
Mar 30, 2011 |
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How brain surgery saved the life of a patient preparing to die
John Moran was 27 years old when he underwent a long-shot brain surgery for what appeared to be a malignant tumor that would almost certainly be fatal.
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Methodist neurosurgeon first in world to implant next generation device for deep brain stimulation therapy
A 65-year-old woman with Parkinson's disease became the first patient in the United States to receive a new device for deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Brain injuries rise sharply in minor hockey after bodychecking rules relaxed: study
Minor league hockey players in the Atom division are more than 10 times likely to suffer a brain injury since bodychecking was first allowed among the 9 and 10-year-olds, says a study led by St. Michael's Hospital neurosurgeon ...
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Giffords makes 'leaps and bounds' in recovery
(AP) -- She can talk, even saying short sentences. With some help, she can walk. She also knows that she was shot.
Mar 12, 2011 |
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Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery (or neurological surgery) is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.
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