NEUROtransmitter Magazine 2010
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Fall/Winter 2010
In this Issue:
-In-Flight Stroke Care
-Innovations in the Treatment of Brain Metastases, by George Cheng, MD, PhD, Radiation Oncologist
-Clinical Considerations for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, by Charles J. Curatalo, MD, neurologist, neurophysiologist and sleep medicine specialist at Santa Barbara Neuroscience Institute at Cottage Health System
-The Nation’s First ‘Cognitive Shop’ Right Here in Santa Barbara, by Kenneth S. Kosik, MD, Co-Director, Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
-Microdialysis in the Neurointensive Care Unit: neurochemical monitoring in the Severely injured brain
-The 2010 Symposium: Successful and Stimulating
-Surgical and Non-Surgical Options for Syringomyelia, by E. Scott Conner, MD, Neurosurgeon
Summer 2010 Edition
In this Issue:
-Non-Invasive Optimal Vessel Analysis at Santa Barbara Neuroscience Institute, by Sean Snodgress, MD, Neuroradiologist
-Schwannoma Case Study: Radiosurgery for the Treatment of Cranial Nerve Lesion, by Thomas Weisenburger, MD, Radiation Oncologist
-Chiari Malformation: Improving Diagnoses, by Richard Chung, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon, reviews patient cases in his office in Santa Barbara
-UCSB: Neuroscience by the Beach, by Anna Davison, senior writer, College of Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
-Neurocritical Care: The Benefits of Specialization
-TOS: A Diagnosis of Exclusion
-PFO Closure: Testing the Efficacy of New Technology
Spring 2010 Edition
In this Issue:
-Saving the Brain 2009 Highlights
-Versatile Platform for Image-Guided Radiosurgery, Thomas Weisenburger, MD, FACR, Radiation Oncologist; Medical Director, Cancer Center of Santa Barbara
-Lessons Learned on the Journey to Primary Stroke Center Certification, Phil Delio, MD, Stroke Neurologist
-Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) CASE Study, by Alois Zauner, MD, Neurosurgeon and Neurointerventionalist
-Diffusion Tensor Imaging as a Pre- and Intra-Operative Tool, by Sean Snodgress, MD, Neuroradiologist
-Bio-Image Informatics: Better Tools for Neurology and Neurological Research, by Anna Davison, Senior Writer, UC Santa Barbara Engineering
-Treatment Strategies for Intramedullary Tumors, by Thomas H. Jones, MD, Neurosurgeon and Medical Director, Santa Barbara Neuroscience Institute
-Breakthroughs in Rehabilitation