News tagged with neurosurgeons


Indian medics reconstruct baby's swollen head

Indian doctors said Wednesday they have successfully carried out a first round of reconstructive surgery on the skull of a baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her head to nearly double in size.

Surgery created May 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Indian medics conduct 'perfect' op on baby's swollen head (Update)

Doctors carried out life-saving surgery Wednesday on an Indian baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her head to swell to nearly double its size, in a case that aroused sympathy worldwide.

Surgery created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lawsuit filed after surgeon allegedly operates on wrong side of patient's brain

A medical malpractice lawsuit was filed Friday against SSM Health Care-St. Louis and a neurosurgeon for allegedly operating on the wrong side of a woman's skull and brain.

Other created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Doctors begin draining fluid from Indian baby's swollen head (Update)

Indian doctors on Friday began draining excess fluid from the head of a baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her skull to swell to nearly double its size, a neurosurgeon told AFP.

Other created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA approves Phase II of stem cell trial for ALS

For nearly two years, University of Michigan neurologist Eva Feldman, M.D., Ph.D. has led the nation's first clinical trial of stem cell injections in patients with the deadly degenerative disease known as amyotrophic lateral ...

Medical research created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Joy as hospital offers help to baby with swollen head (Update)

The parents of an 18-month girl in India whose head has swollen to more than double its normal size reacted with joy on Monday after a top private hospital offered to fly her to New Delhi for tests.

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Indian court rules against surgery on conjoined twins

India's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled out any immediate surgery to separate 17-year-old twin sisters joined at the head, citing the need for more expert medical opinion.

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Getting a grip on hand function: Researchers discover spinal cord circuit that controls our ability to grasp

Dalhousie neurosurgeon and scientist Dr. Rob Brownstone and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Tuan Bui have identified the spinal cord circuit that controls the hand's ability to grasp. This breakthrough finding opens ...

Neuroscience created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Success in patients with major depression: For the first time, physicians stimulated patients' medial forebrain bundles

Researchers from the Bonn University Hospital implanted pacemaker electrodes into the medial forebrain bundle in the brains of patients suffering from major depression with amazing results: In six out of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 5

New study aims to prevent sports-related brain injury in youngsters

(Medical Xpress)—Ice hockey accounts for nearly half of all traumatic brain injuries among children and youth participating in organized sports who required a trip to an emergency department, according to a new study out ...

Health created Mar 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Details of gene pathways suggest fine-tuning drugs for child brain tumors

Pediatric researchers, investigating the biology of brain tumors in children, are finding that crucial differences in how the same gene is mutated may call for different treatments. A new study offers glimpses into how scientists ...

Cancer created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New nanotechnology research study turns brain tumors blue

(Medical Xpress)—In an article published this week in the journal Drug Delivery and Translational Research, researchers from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology have reported the de ...

Cancer created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Brain stent offers alternative to shunt for fixing potentially blinding vein narrowing

A team of interventional neuroradiologists and neurosurgeons at Johns Hopkins reports wide success with a new procedure to treat pseudotumor cerebri, a rare but potentially blinding condition marked by excessive pressure ...

Ophthalmology created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low incidence of venous insufficiency in MS

Results of a study using several imaging methods showed that CCSVI (chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency) occurs at a low rate in both people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and non-MS volunteers, contrary to some previous ...

Neuroscience created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Parkinson's brain rhythms suggest better way to treat disease with deep brain stimulation

A team of scientists and clinicians at UC San Francisco has discovered how to detect abnormal brain rhythms associated with Parkinson's by implanting electrodes within the brains of people with the disease.

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast