Neurosciences Update

Neurosciences Update is a publication for physicians. It highlights current trends and advances in neurology and neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic.

2017 Issues

Vol. 14, No. 2, 2017 (PDF)

  • Moyamoya Disease: New Approaches in Arizona
  • EMG: Innovation and Quality Nationwide
  • Posterior Fossa Parenchymal Biopsy: Yield and Safety
  • Intraneural Perineuriomas: Common Cause Identified

Vol. 14, No. 1, 2017 (PDF)

  • Nationwide Expertise in Complex Spinal Surgery
  • Novel Biomarker for a Treatable Meningoencephalomyelitis
  • Subthreshold Cortical Stimulation for Epilepsy
  • Expertise for Complex Tumor Surgery in Florida

2016 Issues

Vol. 13, No. 5, 2016 (PDF)

  • Targeted DNA Sequencing for Neurological Conditions
  • DBS for Movement Disorders
  • Strategy to Prevent Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy
  • Applying Nanotechnology to Brain Tumors

Vol. 13, No. 4, 2016 (PDF)
Focus on Pediatric Neurosciences

  • Finding New Treatments for High-Grade Pediatric Brain Tumors
  • Clinical Trials of Cannabidiol for Epilepsy
  • Elucidating Lysosomal Diseases
  • Complex Craniocervical Junction Anomalies

Vol. 13, No. 3, 2016 (PDF)

  • Proton Beam Therapy in Minnesota and Arizona
  • Lateral and Percutaneous Interbody Fusions
  • NMO: Defining the Spectrum, Discovering New Treatments
  • Heart Brain Clinic: Team Approach to Stroke

Vol. 13, No. 2, 2016 (PDF)

  • The Next Generation of Epilepsy Treatment
  • Acoustic Neuroma: Treatment and Quality of Life
  • Intraoperative Monitoring: Cooperation to Improve Outcomes
  • Severe Spinal Deformity Correction

Vol. 13, No. 1, 2016 (PDF)

  • Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
  • Glioma: New Classification and the Search for Treatment
  • 3-D Printing for Endovascular Surgery
  • Comprehensive Stroke Center in Minnesota

2015 Issues

Vol. 12, No. 4, 2015 (PDF)

  • Sports-Related Concussion: Managing Long-Term Effects
  • Surgery and ICU: Collaborating for the Best Outcomes
  • Autoimmune Dementia: Defining a Treatable Disorder
  • DBS for OCD and Tourette Syndrome

Vol. 12, No. 3, 2015 (PDF)

  • Regenerative Medicine: Opening the Door to Innovations
  • Seeking Strategies to Halt MS Progression
  • Monitoring Seizures in Critically Ill Children
  • Asleep DBS in Florida

Vol. 12, No. 2, 2015 (PDF)

  • ALS: Genetic Discoveries, Hope for Treatment
  • Complexities of Low CSF Volume Headache
  • Awake Brain Surgery in Arizona
  • Spinal Surgery: Joining Neurologic and Orthopedic Expertise

Vol. 12, No. 1, 2015 (PDF)

  • Responsive Neurostimulation for Epilepsy
  • Spinal Vascular Malformations
  • Autoimmune GI Dysmotility: A New Direction
  • Laser Ablation of Brain Lesions