If you have ever seen someone in an intensive care unit (ICU), you have seen a lot of wires and monitors. When the patient has a brain injury there are even more. Electrodes are placed all over their head to monitor brain waves. This is called Scalp Electroencephalography (EEG) and doctors...

TV news magazine Inside Edition recently aired the story of Washington Redskins Cheerleader Desiree Jennings, who reportedly came down with dystonia after a flu shot. Some controversy has developed over whether she in fact has a true case of dystonia. (see Fox News interview)

Dr. Neil Feldstein went to New Orleans last week to share his expertise in two sessions on Chiari I malformations at the annual Congress of Neurological Surgeons meeting. The Chiari I malformation is a congenital disorder in which the lower part of the brain is displaced into the cervical spinal...

We've posted a video of Dr. Solomon, Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery, discussing risk factors and treatment for brain aneurysm on Youtube.

Dr. Jeffrey Bruce, Director of the Bartoli Brain Tumor Research Laboratory, focuses his efforts on three principal areas of brain tumor research: mechanisms of tumorigenesis, novel therapeutic approaches to glial-derived neoplasms, and the immune response to brain tumors. Studies are conducted in...

Dr. Robert Solomon, the Chairman and Director of Service in the Department of Neurosurgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, discusses risk factors for inter-cranial aneurysms (brain aneurysms); the chances that a detected aneurysm might rupture; and the methods of treatment.

The brain floats within the skull, surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid, which cushions it from the light bounces of everyday movement and the fluid may not be able to absorb the force of a sudden hard blow or a quick stop. A violent jar or shock to the head can cause a concussion, a type of...

What is a brain tumor? A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain. The tumor can either originate in the brain itself, or come from another part of the body and travel to the brain (metastasize). Brain tumors may be classified as either benign (non-cancerous) or malignant...

Dr. Lustgarten founded and directs the Central New Jersey practice based in West Long Branch and at Monmouth Medical Center, Riverview Medical Center, and Jersey Shore University Medical Center. His interests include brain and pituitary tumors, image-guided surgery, spinal and disc surgery including...