Category: Neurology And Neurosurgery
November 26, 2015 – Brain Tumor Monitoring
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Anchor lead: Can new techniques allow better monitoring of brain tumors? Elizabeth Tracey reports All cells shed DNA into blood and bodily fluids when they break open, a fact that’s being exploited in discerning whether cancers have returned or metastasized. …
November 4, 2015 – Watch Benefit
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Anchor lead: Apple’s leap into health care may help people with epilepsy, Elizabeth Tracey reports Can using an Apple watch to monitor epileptic seizures help people with the condition manage them better? That’s the hope of Nathan Crone, one principal …
November 3, 2015 – EpiWatch
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Anchor lead: The Apple watch may help people with epilepsy, Elizabeth Tracey reports The Apple watch is more than a status symbol, a new study underway at Johns Hopkins proves. It is a critical tool underpinning efforts to understand seizures …
October 20, 2015 – Early Strokes
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Anchor lead: Looking at eye movements to discern stroke may lead the way to early intervention, Elizabeth Tracey reports Looking at eye movements to diagnose stroke may enable doctors to institute treatment strategies early and avoid an even bigger stroke, …
October 19, 2015 – Missed Strokes
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Anchor lead: Can eye movements help doctors avoid missing strokes? Elizabeth Tracey reports A new device that examines eye movements may be key in helping doctors identify people who are having a stroke but don’t have typical symptoms. David Newman-Toker, …
October 15, 2015 – Meningiomas
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Meningiomas are a common type of brain tumor that may be related to obesity, a recent study discussed in the inaugural production of Brain Matters, a monthly podcast series with Jon Weingart, a neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins, concludes. Program notes: …