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AVM Bleeding in a Young Brain: Angiography as Part of the Solution
This five-minute video reviews the warning signs for arteriovenous malformations, discusses treatment goals for AVMs in the very young, and offers images that illuminate both the condition itself and keys to successful surgical resection.
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Look Beyond Symptoms: When to Test for Pituitary Tumors
Tumors of the body’s “master gland” cause various symptoms – headaches, depression, sexual dysfunction, vision loss – that doctors often attribute to other conditions. UCSF endocrinology and neurosurgery specialists discuss keys to identifying ...
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Spinal Exams in the Brave New World of Telemedicine
The recently expanded use of telemedicine has revealed it to be an efficient tool for making assessments and getting patients appropriate care.
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Neuro-Oncology Support Presentations
Educational lectures that are tailored for people with brain tumors or their caregivers
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First “Neuroprosthesis” Restores Words and Mobility to Man with Paralysis
Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed the first “neuroprosthesis” that has enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences, translating signals from his brain to the vocal tract directly into words that appear ...
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It is now possible to detect residual tumor cells during surgery within minutes, a groundbreaking advancement in the surgical treatment of tumors.
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Novel Sequencing Test to Uncover Mystery Causes of Brain Inflammation Now Available at UCSF
Physicians seeking a cause for tough-to-diagnose cases of encephalitis or meningitis have a new tool in their arsenal, thanks to scientists at UC San Francisco’s Center for Next-Gen Precision Diagnostics.
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New Complex Neurology Program Focuses on Hard-to-Diagnose Cases
In an effort to find answers to some of the most daunting neurological puzzles frustrating patients and clinicians alike, UC San Francisco has opened the Jan and Maria Manetti Shrem UCSF Neurology Complex Diagnosis Clinic, an innovative ...
Neurosurgery
The UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences brings together world-class researchers with top-ranked physicians to solve some of the most complex challenges in the human body. The specialists in our Department of Neurological Surgery provide a broad spectrum of care – from comprehensive evaluations and treatment planning to surgery and rehabilitation – for conditions ranging from brain tumors to nerve disorders.
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CME Events
Neurosurgery Update in the Wine Country
July 29- 31, 2021
Napa, CA
Pituitary Disorders: Advances in Diagnosis and Management
August 14-15, 2021
Virtual, San Francisco, CA
11th Annual Spinal Surgery Bioskills Lab: Techniques and Advances
November 5- 6, 2021
Las Vegas, NV
Neurotrauma Neurosurgery
December 6, 2021
Hybrid, San Francisco, CA
