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Long-Term Study Reports Deep Brain Stimulation Effective for Most Common Hereditary Dystonia
Charlottesville :: VA :: USA | 2 hours ago
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Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Description In what is believed to be the largest follow-up record of patients with the most common form of hereditary dystonia a movement disorder that can cause crippling muscle
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An outcome review cannot pick and choose its findings -- or can it?
Columbia :: SC :: USA | 2 days ago
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In the last two days, I have written two posts about articles in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery which, in my mind, raised ethical questions in the presentation of clinical data. The topic was surgery undertaken to to repair a condition called
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Covidien Pipeline Embolization Device Proving Effective for Giant Aneurysms
San Ramon :: CA :: USA | 2 days ago
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Covidien is touting results published in this month's journal Radiology of a U.S. clinical trial of its Pipeline embolization device. The trial, which involved 108 patients with large and giant wide-necked intracranial aneurysms, had as its primary
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Weight Loss Trend
Berlin :: PA :: USA | 7 days ago
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The first use of deep brain stimulation to the brain's so-called feeding center the lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) was associated with a weight loss trend in morbidly obese patients whose stimulation was tuned to increase metabolism with novel
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New website keeps loved ones informed during surgery
New York City :: NY :: USA | 7 days ago
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Published June 12, 2013 FoxNews.com Just mentioning the word surgery can send chills down a person's spine. Whether it's a simple appendectomy or a more complicated procedure, going under the knife can be frightening for both patients and families
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Researchers Develop Special Foams to Plug and Heal Aneurysms
El Granada :: CA :: USA | 8 days ago
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Vascular aneurysms are typically treated by clipping them or implanting platinum coils or stents within to reduce pressure on the walls of the vessel and reduce the likelihood of a rupture. However, clipping is invasive and coils have their own set
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Baby's brain aneurysm halted - by superglue
Kansas City :: MO :: USA | 9 days ago
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Doctors are crediting surgical superglue for saving the life of a 20-day-old girl in Kansas...Shortly after returning home from the hospital, however, her parents noticed something was wrong with their newest addition.
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Fixing back problems doesn't always require surgery
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 9 days ago
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Jason Pierre Paul (JPP) was reported to have a herniated disc in his back and underwent surgery this week...I too have been a Giant fan since I was a small child and was just as concerned as you, as are many fans throughout the country, I'm sure...I
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St. Jude Invests in Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain Management
Alexandria :: VA :: USA | 10 days ago
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Jude Invests in Spinal Cord Stimulation for Pain Management Normal neural activity results from a balance of electrical and chemical signals that are vulnerable to disruption by trauma to the nervous system. Similar to the way a cardiac pacemaker
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'INCREDIBLY LUCKY': Superglue Saves Kansas Baby From Rare Aneurysm
Kansas City :: MO :: USA | 11 days ago
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Kan. Doctors at the University of Kansas Hospital have saved an infant with a rare, life-threatening condition by using surgical superglue. The patient, 3-week-old Ashlyn Julian, of Olathe, had undergone an MRI that revealed an olive-size aneurysm
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