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    Today is World Osteoporosis Day! Learn more about the condition and the impact it can have on your health, and find a doctor in your area who treats the condition.
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    The PRESTIGE® Cervical Disc is an artificial disc replacement device designed to maintain motion in the neck at the treated vertebral level. Learn more.
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    There are a variety of products and techniques available today for treating back pain. The spinal therapy that relieves your friend’s symptoms, however, may not be the right one for you. Here are a few things to consider when evaluating your spine surgery options.
MedPage Today Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery Headlines
  • Spine Monitoring Prevents Disability from Surgery
    Spinal cord monitoring during spine or aorta surgery can help prevent disability, according to the authors of a guideline update.
  • Burnout May Drive Surgeons to Drink
    Surgeons may struggle with alcohol use disorders that are potentially related to burnout and depression, survey results suggested.
  • DRAGON Score Foretells tPA Outcomes in Stroke
    A new tool can help predict which stroke patients will most benefit from intravenous alteplase, and which will need additional therapies, researchers found.
  • Stents, Blood Thinners Star at Stroke Meeting
    NEW ORLEANS -- In this International Stroke Conference wrap-up, Larry Goldstein, MD, from Duke University, highlights some of the more exciting and important clinical studies presented here.
  • Stereotactic Surgery Plus tPA Shrinks Clots in Stroke
    NEW ORLEANS -- Reducing the size of an intracerebral hemorrhage through a minimally invasive surgical technique and thrombolytic therapy may help improve clinical outcomes, a phase II trial showed.
  • Stents, Surgery Both Maintain Open Carotids
    NEW ORLEANS -- For patients with carotid stenosis, both stenting and endarterectomy provided durable revascularization through two years, an analysis of the CREST trial showed.
  • Clot Busters OK for 'Wake-Up' Strokes
    NEW ORLEANS -- Patients who wake up with stroke symptoms that weren't present when they fell asleep can safely receive thrombolytic treatment with tissue plasminogen activator, a British study suggested.
  • Focused Radiation May Ease Facial Pain
    Cyberknife radiosurgery may bring at least short-term relief to patients with refractory trigeminal neuralgia, a small case series showed.
  • Lab Notes: Steak and Surgery May Not Mix
    Tops in this week's edition, research in mice suggests that taking protein out of patients' diets a few days before surgery could reduce the risk of complications.
  • Constant Electrical Brain Stimulation Safe in Parkinson's
    Constant-current deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease patients increased symptom control and decreased medication use in Parkinson's disease, a study has found.
  • Giffords Continues 'Remarkable' Recovery
    As part of the Year in Review series, ALLMedPage Today reporters are revisiting major news stories and following up with an analysis of the impact of the original report, as well as subsequent news on the subject. Here's what's happened with U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' recovery from a devastating shooting since we published the first report on her condition nearly a year ago.
  • Positive Signs for Giffords' Recovery
    Our Year in Review series highlights the major medical news stories of 2011. The shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others at an event in January made headlines as the public waited to see if the congresswoman would recover from a devastating injury. Here is the first of our reports on Giffords' condition. In a companion article, you'll find out how she's progressed after nearly a year has gone by.
  • Financial Conflicts Taint 'Ivory Tower'
    The relationship between industry and academia continues to be challenging, but at some point the scale may tip so that balance -- and academic integrity -- are at risk, as John Fauber details in this latest report on money in medicine.
  • Surgery Outcomes Better With Some Fat on the Bones
    Surgical patients with a body mass index at the lower end of the normal range were more likely to die within 30 days of the procedure than those in the moderately overweight range, researchers found.
  • AHA: Blood Type Tied to Stroke Risk
    ORLANDO -- The conventional stroke risks such as hypertension and smoking are well known, but researchers have now found that blood type, particularly the ABO blood group, is also related to the risk of stroke.
Neurosurgery Clinics of North America
Neurosurgery Clinics of North America RSS feed: Current Issue. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America updates you on the latest surgical techniques for patients with spine, brain, and central nervous system conditions; keeps you up to date on the newest advances; and provides a sound basis for choosing treatment options. Each issue focuses on a single topic in neurosurgery and is presented under the direction of a guest editor who is in the forefront of clinical practice and research.
  • Forthcoming Issues
  • Arteriovenous Malformations: Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation
    Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the brain are relatively rare congenital developmental vascular lesions. They may cause hemorrhagic stroke, epilepsy, chronic headache, or focal neurologic deficits, and the incidence of asymptomatic AVMs is increasing due to widespread availability of noninvasive imaging methods. Since the most severe complication of an AVM is hemorrhagic stroke, most epidemiologic studies have concentrated on the hemorrhage risk and its risk factors. In this article, the authors discuss the epidemiology, presenting symptoms, and hemorrhage risk associated with brain AVMs.
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