Neurosurgery & Trauma
News Roundup
New and Noteworthy Information—February 2018
The NeuroPace RNS System may enable clinicians to identify when patients are at highest risk for seizures, thus allowing patients to plan around...
From the Journals
C7 nerve transfer shows promising results for spastic arm paralysis
“Exciting” results require “clarification and confirmation.”
News Roundup
New and Noteworthy Information—January 2018
Transition to statutory retirement is associated with a decrease in sleep difficulties, especially waking up too early in the morning and...
Conference Coverage
Head injury linked to amyloid deposition decades later
SAN DIEGO – Increased amyloid deposition found in the frontal cortex but not other areas associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
News Roundup
New and Noteworthy Information—December 2017
Impaired glucose metabolism due to reduced glycolytic flux may be intrinsic to Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis, according to a study published...
Conference Coverage
Delay predicting outcome in comatose cardiac arrest
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Three days after arrest is too soon to reliably prognosticate.
News Roundup
New and Noteworthy Information—November 2017
Can a Fatty Diet Increase Relapse Risk in Children With MS?In children with multiple sclerosis (MS), high energy intake from fat, especially...
Conference Coverage
Pre-injury statin use found to benefit survival following TBI
SAN DIEGO – A randomized, controlled trial is needed next to rule out other causes of death and learn of any long-term, psychosocial benefit to...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Measuring, treating brain hypoxia looks promising for TBI
A new trial is in the works to definitively answer whether knowing both intracranial pressure and brain oxygenation can improve neurologic...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Sildenafil improves cerebrovascular reactivity in chronic TBI
Sildenafil may be a useful therapy for TBI because it can correct deficits in cerebrovascular reactivity.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Rethinking deep brain stimulation for depression
Positive long-term, open-label trial results are prompting investigators to think how they might adapt approaches to future research.