Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·February 11, 2015·2 min readRevolutionary New Probe Zooms in on Cancer CellsResearchers have creates a new intraoperative probe which helps detect brain cancer cells.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 18, 2014·1 min readFirst Real Time MRI Guided Brain Surgery for Parkinson’s in Southern CaliforniaUCSD neurosurgeons are the first in Southern California to use real time 3D MRI guidance to implant a DBS device into a Parkinson's patient.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·December 16, 2014·4 min readNew Technology Advances Eye Tracking as Biomarker for Brain Function and Brain InjuryNew technology has been developed which can assess the location and impact of a brain injury by tracking eye movements.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedNeurology·December 10, 2014·4 min readMyelin Linked to Speedy Recovery of Human Visual System after Tumor RemovalNeuroimaging study shows how the brain heals itself within a few weeks of surgery to remove tumors.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·October 15, 2014·4 min readBrain Surgery Through the CheekResearchers develop a working prototype of a neurosurgical robot which can enter the brain through the cheek and perform delicate hippocampal surgeries for epilepsy patients.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 22, 2014·3 min readMore Common Procedures for Painful Facial Tics Carry High CostsA new study reports the most cost effective procedure to help reduce pain in patients with trigeminal neuralgia is used less often than more costly treatments.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 27, 2014·4 min readNew Guidance System Could Improve Minimally Invasive SurgeryResearchers have developed a new computerized process which could make minimally invasive neurosurgery more accurate and streamlined.Read More
Brain CancerFeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 25, 2014·5 min readTumors ‘Light Up’ With New, Unique Imaging System Using Scorpion Venom Protein and a LaserResearchers have developed a unique and inexpensive device which lights up malignant brain tumors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 12, 2014·3 min readFilling Me SoftlyImplant stiffness is a major cause of foreign body reaction, neuroscience researchers claim.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 19, 2013·5 min readAncient Cranial SurgeryAncient Peruvian healers practiced trepanation, a surgical procedure which involved removing a section of the cranial vault with a hand drill, over 1000 years ago in order to treat a variety of ailments, a new study reports.Read More
EventsNeurology·December 17, 2013·1 min readKeck Medicine of USC to Perform Groundbreaking Surgical Implant for Epilepsy, World’S 1st after FDA ApprovalKeck Medicine announces they will perform a ground breaking surgical implant for epilepsy patients.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 22, 2013·3 min readBrain Surgeons Go with the FlowA new neuroimaging technique allows neurosurgeons to see neural connections prior to surgery, thus preserving and protecting the brain's critical functions when operating.Read More
