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Category Archives: Neuroscience
The American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN) Celebrates 45th Annual Educational Meeting
Calls on Practitioners to Explore the Specialty’s Critical Information to Improve Patient Care Official AANN Journal Introduces iPad App Edition to Aid Practitioners with Fast, Convenient Access to the Research Philadelphia PA (March 7, 2013) – The American Association of … Continue reading
New ‘Pipeline’ Device Offers New Option for Difficult-to-Treat Aneurysms
But Postmarketing Data Raise Some Cautions over Risks, Reports Neurosurgery Philadelphia, Pa. (December 3, 2012) – A new technology called the Pipeline embolization device (PED) shows encouraging results in patients with certain types of difficult-to-treat brain aneurysms, reports the December … Continue reading
LWW and Amirsys Publish “Osborn’s Brain,” the Much-Anticipated New Neuroradiology Text By World-Renowned Author Ann Osborn
“Osborn’s Brain” poised to become the new gold standard of neuroradiology PHILADELPHIA (Nov. 27, 2012) — Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, together with Amirsys Publishing, Inc., today announced publication of Osborn’s Brain: Imaging, Pathology, and … Continue reading
Amyloid Imaging Helps in Evaluating Possible Alzheimer Disease, Reports Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders
Scans Using Florbetapir, an Amyloid Tracer, Can Guide Treatment and Further Testing Philadelphia, Pa. (November 27, 2012) – A test to detect brain amyloid deposits associated with Alzheimer disease (AD) provides doctors with useful information on treatment and further testing … Continue reading
Call to Establish ‘Centers of Excellence’ for Pituitary Diseases
Preliminary Proposal Suggests New Designation for Centers Offering Specialized Treatment, Training, and Research Philadelphia, Pa. (November 20, 2012) – The time has come to develop a pituitary “centers of excellence” (CoE) designation for hospitals with high-level surgical skills and other … Continue reading
Rare Brain Blood Vessel Disease Carries Higher Risks in Females
Study in Neurosurgery Looks at Sex Differences in Moyamoya Disease Philadelphia, Pa. (September 10, 2012) – Women and girls are at increased risk of adverse outcomes after surgical treatment for moyamoya disease, an uncommon but serious disease of the brain … Continue reading
High-Definition Fiber Tractography Is Major Advance in Brain Imaging
New Technique Lets Researchers Track Nerve Fibers of Living Brain in High Resolution, Reports Philadelphia, Pa. (August 20, 2012) – A technique called high-definition fiber tractography (HDFT) provides a powerful new tool for tracing the course of nerve fiber connections … Continue reading
High Risk of Bleeding from Brain Blood Vessel Abnormalities during Pregnancy
Experts Outline Recommended Approach for Pregnant Women with Arteriovenous Malformations Philadelphia, Pa. (August 7, 2012) – A new study supports what neurosurgeons have long suspected—that pregnancy is an important risk factor for bleeding from arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in the brain, … Continue reading
Ketamine Doesn’t Enhance Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy
Some Other Anesthetics May Interfere with Ketamine’s Rapid Antidepressant Effect Philadelphia, Pa. (July 26, 2012) – The anesthetic agent ketamine has a fast-acting antidepressant effect, but that doesn’t improve the response to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for severe depression, according to … Continue reading
Brain Researchers Start Mapping the Human ‘Connectome’
Unprecedented Project Aims to Discover How Brain Functional Networks Are Connected Philadelphia, Pa. (July 2, 2012) – A research effort called the Human Connectome Project is seeking to explore, define, and map the functional connections of the human brain. An … Continue reading