Micro and Nanoparticle Treatments for Alzheimers and Parkinsons
Growth factors are encapsulated so that they can inserted into micro and nano-capsules and implanted in the brain by means of craniotomy (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - October 20, 2014 Category: Disability Tags: Nanomedicine Source Type: news
Mother with inoperable brain tumour given just months to live 'could now survive another 15 years' after undergoing radical surgery in the US
Laura Fischer-Beards, from the West Midlands, underwent a treatment called 'awake craniotomy with mapping'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Paradoxical HerniationParadoxical Herniation
What was the cause of this patient's acute change in mental status four months after undergoing a craniotomy? Applied Radiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radiology Journal Article Source Type: news
UCLA brain-pacemaker patient to play guitar in public for first time since live-tweeted surgery
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Brad Carter, a Los Angeles man who captured international attention when he strummed his guitar during a live-tweeted UCLA surgery to implant a pacemaker in his brain, will appear at a UCLA press conference to discuss with his surgeon how undergoing the procedure has changed his life. He will also play guitar in public for the first time since the May 23 surgery.
Carter chose to undergo the surgery to halt what is known as benign essential tremor, a neurological disorder that made his hands shake when he moved them. He was the 500th Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center patient to undergo the...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - July 5, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Craniotomy or Decompressive Craniectomy for ICH?Craniotomy or Decompressive Craniectomy for ICH?
Do large decompressive craniectomies offer improved clinical outcomes over craniotomies after surgical evacuation of supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage? Neurosurgical Focus (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Even With Brain Mapping, Damage To Inner Brain Structures Can Occur During Conscious Brain Surgery
Injury to the subcortical structures of the inner brain is a major contributor to worsening neurological abnormalities after "awake craniotomy" for brain tumors, reports a study in the February issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. During a procedure intended to protect critical functional areas in the outer brain (cortex), damage to subcortical areas - which may be detectable on MRI scans - is a major risk factor for persistent neurological deficits... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Subcortical damage is 'primary cause' of neurological deficits after 'awake craniotomy'
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Injury to the subcortical structures of the inner brain is a major contributor to worsening neurological abnormalities after "awake craniotomy" for brain tumors, reports a study in the February issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Age alone should not discourage the use of craniotomy in elderly
Seicean A. Cancer. 2012:doi:10.1002/cncr.27851. (Source: HemOncToday.com)
Source: HemOncToday.com - January 7, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
