#58: Neurology’s Cutting Edge, Installment #4
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Surgery and trauma-related issues for neurology professionals, installment #5.
Publication Date: Feb 23rd, 2007.
Show Notes: Carotid stenting versus carotid endarterectomy: from a large meta analysis we now have the first statistically significant difference ever seen in the serious adverse events after treatment with these two surgical alternatives.
Gamma Knife for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: the radiosurgery was performed on 30 patients. Essentially 70% of the patients were seizure free at 2 years.
In memoriam: Dr. Hugo W. Moser died on Jan. 20, 2007. His landmark study was on the preventive effects of Lorenzo’s Oil, profiled in the popular film of the same name, starring Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte.
Links:
- www.cms.hhs.gov: You can submit your comments regarding Center for Medicare Services proposed expanded coverage of carotid stenting. Deadline for submissions: Mar 3rd, 2007.
- www.myelin.org: Foundation started by Lorenzo Odone’s family. Focused on finding the solution for remyelination.
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