Blog Topic: Neurosurgery

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  Changing the Standard of Care for Epilepsy Monitoring at Penn Medicine

  January 24, 2024

  Penn neurologists and neurosurgeons are using minimally invasive intracranial monitoring for epilepsy seizure assessment and are exploring long-term subcutaneous EEG to diagnose epilepsy and plan treatment.

  Neurology Neurosurgery
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  The Latest in Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders

  November 17, 2023

  Penn Medicine neurosurgeons are using and advancing deep brain stimulation for movement disorders, including dystonia, ET, and Parkinson’s.

  Neurology Neurosurgery
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  Penn Neurology Expands the Use of Rescue Medication for Seizures

  October 20, 2023

  As rescue medications for seizures advance, neurologists push for continued innovation and a broader epilepsy rescue medication protocol.

  Neurology Neurosurgery
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  Managing Motor Fluctuations in Parkinson's Disease With Medication Pumps

  August 30, 2023

  As Parkinson's disease advances, patients experience the on/off phenomenon (motor fluctuations and dyskinesia). Learn how Duopa and infusion therapies can help.

  Neurology Neurosurgery
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  A Collaboration that Began in the Operating Room Could Revolutionize the Treatment of Skull Base Tumors

  November 03, 2022

  A collaboration between Penn Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has and will continue to dramatically reshape treatment for skull base tumors in adults and children alike.

  Otorhinolaryngology ENT Neurosurgery
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  Available Now for CME Credit: Fall 2021 Neurosciences CME Video Series

  February 09, 2022

  Clinicians who missed Penn Neurosurgery and Neurology’s CME webinar series, this past fall, now have access to view the complete series for credit.

  Surgery Neurology Neurosurgery
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  At Penn Medicine, an Impactful Transformation in Cancer Leadership

  December 03, 2021

  Meet five new physician leaders at the forefront of cancer care at Penn Medicine.

  Urology Surgery Neurosurgery
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  The Invisible Made Visible—TumorGlow® Fluorescence-Guided Surgery

  August 01, 2020

  TumorGlow uses fluorescent indocyanine green dye (ICG) to reveal tumors and malignant tissue under infrared light.

  Precision Medicine Surgery Neurosurgery
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  Penn Neurosurgery and Penn Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Welcome New Leadership

  July 25, 2020

  Daniel Yoshor, MD, is the new Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, and Darren B. Schneider, MD, is the new Chief of Penn Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, at Penn Medicine.

  Neurosurgery Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Surgery
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  En Bloc Resection of a Rare Cervical Chordoma Tumor

  April 16, 2019

  A collaborative, first-of-its-kind surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania helped a young patient overcome a dangerous cervical spinal tumor.

  Otorhinolaryngology ENT Surgery Neurosurgery