Category: Neurology And Neurosurgery

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Anchor lead:  Keeping hydrated may be important in stroke outcomes, Elizabeth Tracey reports People who were dehydrated and had a stroke fared worse both right afterward and a few months later, than those who weren’t dehydrated, a Johns Hopkins study …

June 28, 2016 – Drinking More Read more »

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Anchor lead: People who are dehydrated at the time they have a stroke may have worse outcomes, Elizabeth Tracey reports Dehydration may cause strokes to be more severe as well as result in more severe consequences of a stroke down …

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Anchor lead: Brain electrodes can help move a prosthetic arm, Elizabeth Tracey reports Electrodes implanted into the brain have helped Nathan Crone and colleagues at Johns Hopkins identify precise areas where movement begins, even down to the individual fingers on …

March 24, 2016 – Arm Movement Read more »

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Anchor lead:  A new innovation allows functional areas of the brain to be mapped at the bedside, Elizabeth Tracey reports When people have epilepsy they sometimes must have a part of their brain removed.  Now a new technique developed by …

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