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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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Taurine May Predict Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Outcomes
Predicting aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage is challenging due to the lack of a biometric marker. Using metabolomic profiling, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers identify taurine as a potential biomarker for predicting stroke in patients.
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Incidence of Malignant Brain and Spinal Tumors Varies Substantially by World Region
According to the first study of the global burden of malignant brain and spinal tumors, there is substantial variation between regions, with the greatest incidence estimated in Europe and North America and the lowest in Africa and Southeast Asia.
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Biochemical Control Now Possible in Nearly All Patients with Acromegaly
In a study that spanned nearly 40 years of follow-up at Mass General, 93% of patients with acromegaly achieved normalization of normal insulin-like growth factor 1.
Neurosurgery contributors
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Aman B. Patel, MD
Director of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Co-Director of the Neuroendovascular Program
Recent Article
Taurine May Predict Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Outcomes
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Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD
Chief, Neurosurgery Service
Recent Article
Multimodal Approach to Unruptured Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations Tops ARUBA Outcomes
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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
Incidence of Malignant Brain and Spinal Tumors Varies Substantially by World Region
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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
Novel Implantation Technique May Enhance Outcomes of Intracerebral Cell Therapy
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John H. Shin, MD
Director, Metastatic Spine Oncology and Spinal Deformity Surgery (Mass General Cancer Center), Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
Recent Article
Improving Patient Safety in Spine Surgeries
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Lawrence Borges, MD
Director, Neurosurgical Spine Center
Recent Article
Treating Intradural Spinal Tumors
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William E. Butler, MD
Neurosurgeon
Recent Article
Recurrent Basilar Tip Pseudoaneurysm Treated Successfully with Flow Diversion
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William T. Curry, MD
Co-Director, Mass General Neuroscience , Director of Neurosurgical Oncology
Recent Article
New Approach to CAR T-Cell Therapy for Glioblastoma Aims to Circumvent Antigen Escape
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Ziv Williams, MD
Associate Professor in Neurosurgery
Recent Article
Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Has Important Role in Subjective Decision-making
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