Kypho-IORT (Combining intraoperative radiotherapy with kyphoplasty for treatment of spinal metastases) will test a new combination treatment that delivers radiation directly to the tumour and increases support of the spine.
Silk Road Medical’s 30 day outcomes from the ROADSTER IDE study were presented at the Late Breaking Clinical Trials Session at the 2014 Vascular InterVentional Advances (VIVA) Meeting in Las Vegas, with additional data presented at the VEITHsymposium in New York.
Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are attempting to improve arm movement in stroke patients by using a transcranial magnetic stimulator (TMS) device. By using TMS to reduce brain activity on the uninjured side of the brain, researchers hope that the injured side may have a better chance of recovering.
A non-invasive, portable electrical device tested at the Hermelin Brain Tumor Center at Henry Ford Hospital along with other major medical centres around the USA, has been found to lengthen the lives of some patients suffering from glioblastoma, the most common and deadliest form of brain cancer.
Neurosurgeons at Barrow Neurological Institute have implanted the world’s first scaffolding device into the spinal cord of a patient. Performed last month, the surgery involves inserting a bioresorbable scaffolding implant to act as a bridge across the gap of the injured section of the cord in an attempt to help the spinal cord heal.
A specialised ambulance staffed with a neurologist and equipped with a computed tomographic scanner helped increase the percentage of patients with stroke who received thrombolysis to break down blood clots within the so-called ‘golden hour,’ the 60 minutes from time of symptom onset to treatment when treatment may be most effective, according to a study published online by JAMA Neurology.
Since the first presentation of data at the World Stroke Congress, the MR CLEAN trial has sent a ripple across the entire neurointerventional arena, raising questions about the future of stroke treatment and the fate of similar trials, some of which have already been halted.
Asahi Intecc has received CE certification of neurovascular guide wires: Asahi Chikai 008, Asahi Chikai black, and Asahi Chikai black 18 and is initiating sales in Europe.
Lazarus Effect has announced that the Lazarus Cover accessory device has received CE mark. The Lazarus Cover is a nitinol-mesh cover that surrounds a retriever device and captures material during removal from a blood vessel.
NeuroSigma has announced that the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property has issued a Notice of Allowance for Mexican Patent Application No. MX/a/2012/004051. The patent application is co-owned by NeuroSigma and the Regents of the University of California as a result of research conducted by physicians and scientists at NeuroSigma and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). NeuroSigma is the exclusive licensee of the Regents’ rights to the patent application.
Accuray Incorporated has announced that studies presented at the 15th European Congress of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) in Prague, October 12 – 17, 2014 reinforce the benefits of the CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system for the treatment of neurological diseases such as meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, trigeminal neuralgia, and spinal tumours.
Boston Scientific will present data on key clinical programs at the 18th North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) Meeting, being held in Las Vegas, from the 11-14 December 2014. The company’s data will focus on long-term back pain relief using the Boston Scientific Precision Spectra spinal cord stimulator system and highlight research on stimulation waveforms.
A dynamic new assessment for helping victims of trauma to the brain, including those suffering from progressive conditions such as dementia, has been developed by a clinical neuropsychologist at the University of Leicester, UK.
Eating Mediterranean or DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension)-style diets, regularly engaging in physical activity and keeping blood pressure under control can lower a person’s risk of a first-time stroke, according to updated American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines published in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke.
According to a study published online by JAMA Neurology, traumatic brain injury appears to be associated with an increased risk of dementia in adults 55 years and older.
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