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Precision Cranial Reconstruction Using Custom 3D-Printed Skull Prosthesis
MUSC neurosurgeon Nathan Rowland, M.D., Ph.D., shares technical details and sample footage of a unique cranial reconstruction case.
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Treating Trigeminal Neuralgia with Microvascular Decompression
Sunil Patel, M.D., the chair of neurosurgery at MUSC, discusses trigeminal neuralgia, a rare condition that causes intense pain in the face when no painful stimuli are present, and its surgical treatment.
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Endoscopic Endonasal Resection of Pituitary Tumors
Alexander Vandergrift, M.D., a neurosurgeon at MUSC, describes removing a nonfunctioning pituitary tumor from a patient through endonasal resection using an endoscope.
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Deep Brain Stimulation Using a Frameless Platform
Nathan C. Rowland, M.D., Ph.D., a neurosurgeon and assistant professor at MUSC, utilizes a novel, customized frameless platform to perform deep brain stimulation on a patient with essential tremor.
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Spinal Cord Repair for Myelomeningocele
Ramin M. Eskandari, M.D., walks through the spinal cord repair surgery for a patient with Myelomeningocele, starting with detethering the spinal cord and laminoplasty and ending with the resection of the epidermoid cyst.
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, is a non-invasive form of brain stimulation, which uses magnetism to cause changes in the brain. Colleen Hanlon, Ph.D., discusses its use in MUSC clinical trials for the treatment of addiction.
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Surgeons Aim to Improve Stroke Patient Care With Cutting-edge Collaboration Technology
As stroke is the 5th leading cause of death in the U.S. according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, physicians are constantly looking for new treatment options and protocol changes.
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Putting the Brakes on Heroin Relapse
Neuroscientists from MUSC report in Science Advances that star-shaped brain cells known as astrocytes can “turn off” neurons involved in relapse to heroin use.
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Adapting Existing Clinical Trial Infrastructure to Address Opioid Overdose Seen in the ED
In 2020, nearly 92,000 Americans died due to a drug overdose, and three-quarters of those deaths involved an opioid, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Uncovering the Mystery of the Pineal Cyst
Neurosurgeons build world’s largest case series of pineal cyst resections and launch tissue bank
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Timing Smoking Cessation Attempts With Hormone Levels Could Improve Success
Using a less invasive approach to analyze the effect of progesterone on attempts to quit smoking
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Patients Find Their Center at MUSC Ketamine Clinic Centerspace
By using drugs with psychedelic properties, physicians offer promising treatment option for patients with depression
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