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Epilepsy Surgery: Vagus Nerve Stimulation

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Last updated: June 26, 2024
The vagus nerve is one of the cranial nerves that originates in the brain and is part of the autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary body functions. The nerve begins at the brainstem and passes through the neck, traveling to the chest and abdomen. It is responsible for regulating the functions of internal organs. Specifically, it is involved in motor functions in […]
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Claire Snyman’s Patient Story

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  • Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD, FAANS
  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore
Last updated: June 26, 2024
Patient: Claire Snyman, 36, Colloid Cyst In 2009, Claire Snyman began to notice she was having difficulty with her short-term memory. Things that she normally had no problem remembering became harder to recall. On May 14, 2010, at the age of 34, she woke to the room spinning. Claire was experiencing her first vertigo attack. Two […]
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Cerebrovascular Imaging

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  • Michael Gigliotti, MDPenn State College of Medicine at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Penn.
  • Scott Simon, MD, FAANSPenn State College of Medicine at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Penn.
Last updated: June 26, 2024
The majority of cerebrovascular problems can be identified through diagnostic imaging tests. These allow neurosurgeons to view arteries and vessels in and around the brain and brain tissue itself. While technical progress has provided safe, fast, and more accurate diagnosis, it has also led to a wide variety of cerebrovascular imaging techniques from which one […]
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Cerebrovascular Disease

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  • AANS
Last updated: June 21, 2024
The word cerebrovascular is made up of two parts – "cerebro" which refers to the large part of the brain, and "vascular" which means arteries and veins.
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Hydrocephalus

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  • Lawrence M. Shuer, MD, FAANS
  • Rut Thakkar
Last updated: June 26, 2024
Hydrocephalus is a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up within the fluid-containing cavities or ventricles of the brain.