Items Tagged ‘skull’
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Anderson Speaks to Colleagues about the Pediatric Spine
Dr. Richard Anderson from the Pediatric Neurosurgery Center was a faculty member as well as a panelist in two sessions at the recent American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) meeting. The first was a didactic and hands-on review of problems located where the top of the spine meets the...
Posted on Jun 1, 2010 by Department Author In News, Pediatric Neurosurgery News, Spine -
Concussion
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...
