Neurosurgery & Trauma
News Roundup
New and Noteworthy Information—October 2017
Vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published online ahead of print September 13 in Neurology...
Conference Coverage
Subtle hearing loss after concussion could impair learning
Researchers assessed children with normal hearing after a concussion and found deficits in auditory processing that might not be apparent – and...
News Roundup
New and Noteworthy Information—September 2017
Less than half of patients with stroke discharged from the hospital receive a prescription for statins, and the likelihood of a prescription...
From the Journals
Small study advances noninvasive ICP monitoring
A new device noninvasively measures intracranial pressure in patients with traumatic brain injury or subarachnoid hemorrhage.
News Roundup
New and Noteworthy Information—August 2017
Commercial brain training with Lumosity has no effect on decision making or cognitive function beyond practice effects on training tasks,
From the Journals
VIDEO: Further CTE correlation found in deceased American football players
The largest CTE cohort study to date tackles the question of CTE’s correlation to football
From the Journals
Algorithm-based trunk support system shows potential for recovery of walking ability
An artificial intelligence-derived algorithm is proving to be a step in the right direction for gait rehab after stroke or spinal cord injury.
News Roundup
New and Noteworthy Information—July 2017
Device Helps Patients Move Paralyzed Hands After StrokePatients with stroke who learn to use their minds to open and close a device fitted over...
FDA/CDC
New approval lights up gliomas to aid resection
Gleolan received FDA approval on June 7.
News Roundup
New and Noteworthy Information—June 2017
Biomarkers may predict which patients with Parkinson’s disease will have significant cognitive deficits within the first three years after...
News Roundup
New and Noteworthy Information—May 2017
The Biomarkers for Infant Brain Injury Score can identify infants with acute intracranial hemorrhage, according to a study published online ahead...