Items Tagged ‘Dr. Solomon’
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New Study finds Little Risk and Much Benefit in "Gluing" Blood Vessels Before Surgery
A Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) is a rare tangle of blood vessels in the brain that carries a high risk of hemorrhaging. Brain surgeons have found that "gluing" or blocking off the blood supply to these malformations before surgery cuts down on blood loss and patients do better....
Posted on Jan 28, 2010 by Department Author In Arteriovenous Malformations, Blog, Cerebrovascular Blog, Dr. Solomon, Endovascular Blog, Gamma Knife Blog, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Uncategorized -
Results from first IML: Aneurysm Coiling v. Clipping Still a Toss up
Two years ago at their annual meeting the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) introduced Integrated Medical Learning (IML), a great new way to make the most of having so many neurosurgeons in the same place at the same time. According to the CNS website, "Integrated Medical Learning® allows...
Posted on Dec 23, 2009 by Department Author In Aneurysms, Blog, Cerebrovascular Blog