In a major achievement, neurosurgeons were able to remove a lesion from a man's brain through a tube inserted into a hole that was smaller than a dime.
Gavin Britz, MBBCh, MPH, FAANS, chairman of neurosurgery at Houston Methodist Neurological Institute, used a minimally-invasive technique to remove a vascular lesion from deep within Ryan Vincent's brain, the first to use this technique in the region.
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Brain tumors are the abnormal growth of brain cells that may be benign or metastatic. Brain tumors account for about 2.4% of all the tumor diagnosesandare most challenging due to their critically delicate location.
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Traditionally, vascular lesions or brain tumors that are located deep within the brain can cause damage just by surgical removal.
Britz said that with this new approach, they can navigate through millions of important brain fibers and tracts to access deep areas of the brain where these benign tumors or hemorrhages are located with minimal injury to normal brain, asserting that the 44-year-old patient's surgery took less than an hour.
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Houston Methodist neurosurgeons Britz and David Baskin, M.D., director of the Kenneth R. Peak Brain and Pituitary Tumor Center, are using this "six-pillar approach" that encompasses the latest technology in minimally-invasive surgeries-mapping of the brain; navigating the brain like a GPS system; safely accessing the brain and tumor/lesion; using high-end optics for visualization; successfully removing the tumor without disrupting tissues around it; and directed therapy using tissue collected for evaluation that can then be used for personalized treatments.
Source: ANI
Brain Exercises to Improve Memory
An active brain can certainly help in improving memory by strengthening the connections between neural impulses in brain.
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Houston Methodist neurosurgeons Britz and David Baskin, M.D., director of the Kenneth R. Peak Brain and Pituitary Tumor Center, are using this "six-pillar approach" that encompasses the latest technology in minimally-invasive surgeries-mapping of the brain; navigating the brain like a GPS system; safely accessing the brain and tumor/lesion; using high-end optics for visualization; successfully removing the tumor without disrupting tissues around it; and directed therapy using tissue collected for evaluation that can then be used for personalized treatments.
Source: ANI
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It is a myth that the brain quits generating new cells once you reach adulthood. They are regenerating all the time.
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 Head InjuryHead injury or traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of disability among children and young adults that leads to varying degrees of physical and mental stability. Fortunately, it is also one of the preventable brain disorder. | Advertisement
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