Neurosciences Update

A quarterly publication for physicians of brief medical education reports from neurologists and neurosurgeons at Mayo Clinic.

2009 Issues

Vol. 6, no. 3, 2009 (PDF)

• Collaborative Management of Pediatric Brain Tumor at Mayo Clinic
• Novel Therapies for Glioblastoma
• New Ways of Monitoring and Treating ALS
• Virtual Spine Clinic
  Evaluating Patients Before They Arrive

Vol. 6, supplement 2, 2009 (PDF)
Focus on Cerebrovascular Medicine and Surgery

• Mayo Clinic Intracranial Aneurysm Practice Specializes in Medical, Surgical, and Endovascular Treatments
• Carotid Angioplasty With Stent Placement
• Managing Arteriovenous Malformations
• Secondary Stroke Prevention
  Toward Nurse-Based, Physician-Directed Management to Close the Evidence-Practice Gap in Stroke Care

Vol. 6, no. 2, 2009 (PDF)

• Radiosurgery: An Effective Treatment for Benign Intracranial Tumors
• The Utility of Autonomic Testing
• Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, Brings Intraoperative MRI to the Region
• CME Opportunities

Vol. 6, supplement 2009 (PDF)
Focus on Pediatric Neurologic Surgery and Pediatric Clinical Neurology

• Collaborative Management of Pediatric Brain Tumors
• Occipital-Cervical Spine Surgery in Children
• Surgical Management of Intractable Seizures in Children With Epilepsy
• CME Opportunities

Vol. 6, no. 1, 2009 (PDF)

• Management of Cavernous Malformations
• Advances in the Management of Spinal Cord Tumors
• Microstimulators Hold Promise for Some Medically Refractory Headaches
• Inborn Errors of Neurometabolism: Not So Rare and Not So Untreatable

2008 Issues

Vol. 5, no. 4, 2008 (PDF)

• Battling Glioblastomas
• Neurointerventionalist Neurosurgeons Join Mayo Clinic
• Research Highlights
• Intractable Seizures in Children: Surgical Management at Mayo Clinic

Vol. 5, no. 3, 2008 (PDF)

• Advances in Denervation Surgery for Torticollis
• Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease: How Early and by What Means?
• A Proposed Randomized Clinical Trial for Small Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms
• 3-Dimensional Image Guidance to Improve Surgical Outcomes

Vol. 5, no. 2, 2008 (PDF)

• Management Options for Primary Hyperhidrosis
• Neurocritical Care: Expanding the Practice at Mayo Clinic
• Three for One: Neurology Residency Training at Mayo Clinic
• Continuing Medical Education Opportunities

Vol. 5, no. 1, 2008 (PDF)

• Craniofacial Resection for Skull Base Tumors
• Surgical Management of Acromegaly
• Chronic Neuropathic Pain: Management Through Neurostimulation
• High Spatial Resolution and Expanded Frequencies: The Search for Ictogenesis

2007 Issues

Vol. 4, no. 4, 2007 (PDF)

• Inpatient Video-EEG Epilepsy Monitoring: Key Diagnostic Tool for Intractable Recurrent Seizures and Unconfirmed Seizure Diagnosis
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Noninvasive Option
• Parkinson Disease: Pathways to Prevention

Vol. 4, no. 3, 2007 (PDF)

• The Science and Art of EMG Testing
• Repairing the Nervous System: Remyelination and Multiple Sclerosis
• Mayo Clinic Stroke Programs: Providing Acute Care in the Community and Beyond

Vol. 4, no. 2, 2007 (PDF)

• Deep Brain Stimulation: Program Expansion
• Integrated Approach to Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
• Radiculoplexus Neuropathies: Nerve Biopsy Studies Suggest Treatment Options
• Neuro-oncology Provides Access to System-wide Patient Care and National Clinical Trials

Vol. 4, no. 1, 2007 (PDF)

• Neurofibromatosis: A Clinic Without Walls at Mayo Clinic Rochester
• Stroke Genetics: The Keys to Prevention
• Management Challenges in Myasthesnia Gravis