News tagged with neurosurgery

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Repeated surgeries appear to extend life of patients with deadliest of brain cancers

People who undergo repeated surgeries to remove glioblastomas—the most aggressive and deadliest type of brain tumors—may survive longer than those who have just a one-time operation, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

Surgery created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Post-bleed hydrocephalus risk up in low-income preemies

(HealthDay)—Preterm neonates born to low-income parents have a disproportionately high risk of developing posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH) that requires multiple surgeries and extensive follow-up, according ...

Pediatrics created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Preemies from low-income families at high risk for dangerous brain bleeds

Babies born prematurely to low-income parents have a disproportionately high risk for developing dangerous brain bleeds that require multiple surgeries and extensive follow-up, according to a small Johns Hopkins Children's ...

Pediatrics created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Criteria used to diagnose sports head injuries found to be inconsistent

In recent years it has become clear that athletes who experience repeated impacts to the head may be at risk of potentially serious neurological and psychiatric problems. But a study of sports programs at three major universities, ...

Neuroscience created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Concussion spectrum in college athletes wearing helmets: 'Not so simple,' say researchers

Much has been written in recent years about the short- and long-term consequences of concussions sustained in sports, combat, and accidents. However, there appear to be no steadfast rules guiding the definition of concussion. ...

Neuroscience created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No 'july phenomenon' for neurosurgery patients

For patients undergoing neurosurgery at teaching hospitals, there's no "July phenomenon" of increased death and complication rates when new residents start their training, reports a study in the September issue of Neurosurgery, offi ...

Surgery created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients at teaching hospitals don't fare worse with trainee doctors, research shows

(Medical Xpress)—A University of Florida physician and colleagues have "mythbusted" a notion long held in medical circles: patients at teaching hospitals fare worse in July when new medical graduates start their residency ...

Surgery created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Quitting smoking cuts elevated subarachnoid hemorrhage risk

(HealthDay)—Cigarette smoking increases the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in a dose-responsive manner, and cessation correlates with a reduction in SAH risk, according to a study published online ...

Neuroscience created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smokers more than double their risk of burst aneurysm

Smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day doubles the risk of a potentially fatal brain bleed as a result of a burst aneurysm, finds research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chronic stress linked to high risk of stroke

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Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Survival statistics show hard fight when malignant brain tumors appear at multiple sites

LOS ANGELES (Embargoed until 10 a.m. EDT on Aug. 24, 2012) – When aggressive, malignant tumors appear in more than one location in the brain, patient survival tends to be significantly shorter than when the disease starts ...

Neuroscience created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

In epileptic seizures, researchers see the neurology of consciousness

(Medical Xpress) -- Yale researchers studying epileptic seizures have shed new light on the neurological origins of consciousness.

Neuroscience created Aug 15, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pregnancy ups bleed risk from abnormal brain blood vessels

(HealthDay) -- Pregnant women are at higher risk of bleeding in the brain from vessel abnormalities known as arteriovenous malformations, a new study indicates.

Neuroscience created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Front-most part of the cortex involved in making short-term predictions about what will happen next

Researchers at the University of Iowa, together with colleagues from the California Institute of Technology and New York University, have discovered how a part of the brain helps predict future events from ...

Neuroscience created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

In vitro fertilization linked to multiple sclerosis relapse

(HealthDay) -- Women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) are at greater risk of relapse after treatment, particularly if they receive gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) ...

Neuroscience created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0