Items Tagged ‘brain stem’
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Bret Michaels Suffers Brain Bleed. Dr. Solomon Helps Us Understand What That Means.
The Associated Press reports that rocker turned reality-TV star, Bret Michaels, was rushed to an undisclosed hospital with a severe headache last Thursday evening where he was diagnosed with a hemorrhage at the base of his brainstem. The Washington Post said Sunday that he was still in critical...
Posted on Apr 26, 2010 by Department Author In Aneurysms, Arteriovenous Malformations, Blog, Cerebrovascular, Cerebrovascular Blog, Dr. Solomon, General Neurosurgery -
Medical First: Boy's Brainstem Saved by a Nose
A young boy with a rare case of Type One Chiari Malformation (CMI) was the first to undergo a new minimally invasive spine surgery through his nose. Dr. Richard Anderson from the Pediatric Center and his colleagues presented this case at the annual Pediatric Neurosurgery Section meeting...
Posted on Jan 19, 2010 by Department Author In Blog, Chiari Malformations, Pediatric Neurosurgery Blog, Pediatrics