News tagged with neurosurgery
1 conjoined twin talking after separation surgery
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Bangladeshi toddler separated this week from her conjoined twin sister was talking and behaving normally Thursday after waking from a medically induced coma, the head of the surgery team said.
Muscle weakness a common side effect of long stays in intensive care units
Oct 27, 2009 |
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After decades of focusing on the management of respiratory failure, circulatory shock and severe infections that lead to extended stays in hospital intensive care units, critical care researchers are increasingly turning ...
More attention, better treatment for concussions
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The days of a football player getting his bell rung, taking a whiff of smelling salts and getting back on the field are gone.
Surgery provides modest benefit over non-surgical treatment for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome
Sep 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome in patients without an indication of severe nerve damage (denervation) provides better outcomes than non-surgical treatment, the clinical relevance of this difference ...
Treating bone loss in breast cancer survivors
Sep 15, 2009 |
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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.
How accurate are hospital report cards?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 08, 2009 |
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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.
Researchers find previous exercise helps stroke patients recover faster
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 16, 2009 |
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A person who has exercised regularly prior to the onset of a stroke appears to recover more quickly, say researchers from Mayo Clinic in Florida, who led a national study.
Successful neurosurgery with transcranial MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound
Jun 22, 2009 |
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The Magnetic Resonance Center of the University Children's Hospital Zurich has achieved a world first break through in MR-guided, non-invasive neurosurgery. Ten patients have been successfully treated by means ...
University of Cincinnati study finds needle biopsies safe in 'eloquent' areas of brain
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2009 |
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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 ...
Could standard treatment for traumatic brain injury be wrong?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Traumatic brain injury — not heart disease, stroke or cancer — is the number one cause of death and disability in people under 45. Each year, some 1.5 million Americans, including soldiers, athletes, the elderly and children, ...
Vitamin D found in fish boosts brain power
May 21, 2009 |
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Eating fish -- long considered 'brain food' -- may really be good for the old grey matter, as is a healthy dose of sunshine, new research suggests.
Limping rat provides sciatica insights
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 29, 2009 |
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A newly developed animal model for the painful nerve condition known as sciatica should help researchers diagnose and treat it, according to Duke University bioengineers and surgeons.
Epstein-Barr virus may be associated with progression of MS
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the pathogen that causes mononucleosis, appears to play a role in the neurodegeneration that occurs in persons with multiple sclerosis, researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University ...
Diagnosis of 'war-zone disorder' to help stroke victims
Feb 25, 2009 |
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The recovery of some stroke victims, those who suffer brain haemorrhage, could be vastly improved if they were tested and treated for post-traumatic stress disorder, a distressing psychological condition more ...
Childhood trauma has life-long effect on genes and the brain
Feb 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- McGill University and Douglas Institute scientists have discovered that childhood trauma can actually alter your DNA and shape the way your genes work. This confirms in humans earlier findings in rats, that ...
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