NEUROtransmitter Magazine 2010

Read NEUROtransmitter magazine to learn about new developments, research and trends at Santa Barbara Neuroscience Institute.

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Fall/Winter 2010

Neurotransmitter Fall_Winter 2010In 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

Neurotransmitter Summer 2010In 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

Neurotransmitter Spring 2010In 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

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