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Nerve Transfer Boosts Recovery After Brachial Plexus Injury
For patients with brachial plexus injuries, a Mass General neurosurgeon is innovating nerve transfers that can restore function to paralyzed arms.
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How Liquid Biopsy Could Improve Brain Tumor Treatment and Diagnoses
Mass General doctors are developing a liquid biopsy for brain tumors to reduce the need for invasive tissue biopsies.
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Surviving Gliomas Through Antibodies and Vaccination
Immunotherapy for glioma is under active investigation, but tumor-associated immunosuppression is a major obstacle. A Mass General team studied an investigational monoclonal antibody in mice with glioma, alone and in combination with tumor cell vaccination.
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Location of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease Patients Affects Postoperative Voice Quality
In patients with Parkinson's disease who underwent deep brain stimulation, improvements in perceptual, acoustic and aerodynamic voice measures were likely if electrodes were placed in the anterior sensorimotor region of the left subthalamic nucleus.
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Magnetic Stimulation of Visual Cortex Creates More Focal Neural Activity
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have demonstrated in vivo that magnetically stimulating the cortex with an implanted micro-coil creates more spatially confined neural activity than electric stimulation does, suggesting a way to improve on conventional cortical prostheses.
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Using MRI to Deliver Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
Massachusetts General Hospital is launching a trial of a therapeutic enzyme for Parkinson's disease using intraoperative MRI for more accurate drug delivery in the brain.
Neurosurgery contributors
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Aman B. Patel, MD
Director of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Co-Director of the Neuroendovascular Program
Recent Article
Stroke-Risk, COVID-19 and When to Seek Emergency Care
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Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD
Chief, Neurosurgery Service
Recent Article
Gene Fusions Detected in Plasma of Glioblastoma Patients, Suggesting New Approach to Liquid Biopsy
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Brian V. Nahed, MD, MSc
Neurosurgical Oncology / Brain Tumor Surgeon / Mass General Brain Tumor Center, Neurosurgical Spinal Disorders, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Associate Director Mass General Neurosurgery ProgramRecent Article
Circulating Blood Counts Predict Response, Survival in Recurrent Glioblastoma Treated with Bevacizumab
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Daniel P. Cahill, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Recent Article
Novel Combination Therapy Highly Effective Against IDH-mutant Glioma
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James D. Rabinov, MD
Neurosurgeon
Recent Article
Multimodal Approach to Unruptured Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations Tops ARUBA Outcomes
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Jean V. Coumans, MD
Neurosurgeon
Recent Article
Sacral Slope Measurement Helpful for Determining if Fusion Surgery Needed for Spondylolisthesis
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Jeffrey S. Schweitzer, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Recent Article
Patient-derived Dopamine Neurons Show Promise in Parkinson's Treatment
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John H. Shin, MD
Director, Spinal Deformity and Spine Oncology (Mass General Cancer Center), Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
Recent Article
Novel Technique Reconstructs Lumbar Spine After Spondylectomy of Malignant Tumor
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Lawrence Borges, MD
Director, Neurosurgical Spine Center
Recent Article
Treating Intradural Spinal Tumors
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Pamela S. Jones, MD
Neurosurgeon
Recent Article
Liquid Biopsy Using Fluorescent Extracellular Vesicles Shows Promise for Diagnosis of Glioma
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William E. Butler, MD
Neurosurgeon
Recent Article
Dynamic Mapping of the Corticospinal Tract for Surgeries Beyond Tumor Resection
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William T. Curry, MD
Co-Director, Mass General Neuroscience , Director of Neurosurgical Oncology
Recent Article
Endonasal Surgery Using High-Speed Drill Puts Health Care Team at Risk of COVID-19
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Ziv Williams, MD
Associate Professor in Neurosurgery
Recent Article
Spine Surgeon Specialty Does Not Influence Short-term Outcomes of Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
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