Upstate, Binghamton combine strengths for research on hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is marked by a fluid build-up in the brain that can cause damage to brain tissues and impact brain function. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - February 8, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
Shunted Infantile Hydrocephalus Linked to Early Puberty in Girls
(MedPage Today) -- Girls who received a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for infantile hydrocephalus had an increased risk of early puberty, particularly those with myelomeningocele and repeated shunt revisions, a population-based cohort study showed... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - January 29, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Annalise.ai launches new AI triage tool
Annalise.ai has launched Annalise Triage, a software program designed to help prioritize worklists and expedite CT and chest x-ray diagnoses for patients with urgent conditions. The software is indicated for detecting 12 CT and x-ray findings, including obstructive hydrocephalus, for which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently designated the software as a breakthrough device, Annalise.ai said.Annalise Triage is now readily available for use across the U.S., the company said. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 1, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Suzanne Somers Cause Of Death Revealed On Official Certificate, Multiple Issues Cited
Suzanne Somers’ cause of death was breast cancer with metastasis to the brain, according to her death certificate. News site The Blast reported a biopsy was done to confirm the revelation, but no autopsy was carried out. Other underlying conditions found included hypertension and hydrocephalus.…#suzannesomers #blast #threescompany #desertmemorialpark #cathedralcity #palmsprings (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
6 Stories Show the Human Toll of Poland ’ s Strict Abortion Laws
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Krzysztof Sowinski has cried every day since his wife Marta, who was five months pregnant, died of sepsis in 2022; he believes doctors put Marta’s life in danger by not giving them the option to terminate the pregnancy while the fetus’ heart was still beating. Janusz Kucharski also lost his partner Justyna to sepsis in the fifth month of a pregnancy. She left behind two boys.
It is likely, reproductive-rights advocates say, that these women would be alive if not for Poland’s increasingly restrictive abort...
Source: TIME: Health - October 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna Pamula Tags: Uncategorized abortion Source Type: news
Windows Installed in Skulls Help Doctors Study Damaged Brains
Some neurosurgeons are testing an acrylic prosthesis that lets them peer into patients ’ heads with ultrasound. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata Tags: Skull (Body Part) Prostheses Brain Ultrasonic Imaging and Sonograms Surgery and Surgeons Brain Cancer Hydrocephalus Therapy and Rehabilitation Marr, Tucker Hager, Jared Source Type: news
Researchers uncover bacteria behind widespread newborn deaths in Uganda
Three studies identified a bacterial strain responsible for hydrocephalus in babies following infection, paving the way for treatments to prevent the condition. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - July 13, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Researchers uncover bacterium behind widespread newborn deaths in Uganda
Three studies identified a bacterial strain responsible for hydrocephalus in babies following infection, paving the way for treatments to prevent the condition. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - July 13, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Danny Bonaduce Says He ’s Getting Brain Surgery Following Neurological Disorder Diagnosis
Danny Bonaduce revealed that he’s set to undergo brain surgery after being recently diagnosed with a neurological disorder. During an interview with TMZ, posted online Friday, The Partridge Family star said he was diagnosed in March with hydrocephalus – a build-up of fluid in the cavities deep…#dannybonaduce #tmz #partridgefamily #seattle #kzok (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Danny Bonaduce will have brain surgery for a neurological disorder:'I can't walk'
'The Partridge Family' actor Danny Bonaduce said he saw '100 doctors' before he was diagnosed with hydrocephalus. He will soon undergo brain surgery. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - June 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Del Rosario Source Type: news
Danny Bonaduce will have brain surgery for a neurological disorder: 'I can't walk '
'The Partridge Family' actor Danny Bonaduce said he saw '100 doctors' before he was diagnosed with hydrocephalus. He will soon undergo brain surgery. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - June 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Del Rosario Source Type: news
Study finds crucial link between immune system and acquired hydrocephalus
Yale researchers uncover underlying factors that contribute to certain cases of fluid buildup in the brain ’s cavities, a finding that could transform treatment. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 17, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
CereVasc Appoints Dr. Adel Malek Chief Medical Officer
BOSTON, March 28, 2023 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- CereVasc, Inc., a privately held, clinical-stage, medical device company developing novel, minimally invasive treatments for neurological diseases, names Adel Malek, MD PhD as the company... Devices, Neurosurgery, Personnel CereVasc , eShunt System, hydrocephalus (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - March 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Real world validation of activity recognition algorithm and development of novel behavioral biomarkers of falls in aged control and movement disorder patients - Nouriani A, Jonason A, Sabal LT, Hanson JT, Jean JN, Lisko T, Reid E, Moua Y, Rozeboom S, Neverman K, Stowe C, Rajamani R, McGovern RA.
The use of wearable sensors in movement disorder patients such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is becoming more widespread, but most studies are limited to characterizing general aspects of mobility using smartphones. Th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
What Are Presentations of Neurocysticercosis?
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Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic CNS infection world-wide. It is caused by the larval stage of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. It is endemic in Southeast Asia including the Indian Subcontinent, sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. It is becoming more common in other areas of the world because of immigration and the overall ease of travel.
The basic Taenia lifecycle is that humans eat un- or undercooked pork (pigs are the intermediate host) that is invested with the larvae called cysterici. The adult tapeworm forms in the human gastrointestinal tract and eggs are produced. Humans are the de...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 20, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
