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The Value of Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor: Safety, Precision, Sustained Results
The most common movement disorder, essential tremor often doesn’t respond to meds and depresses quality of life. As neurosurgeon Doris Wang, MD, PhD, explains in this short, information-packed presentation, focused ultrasound can bring ...
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 ...
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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Radial Artery Access to Treat a Complex Aneurysm: A UCSF Case Study
UCSF neurosurgeons have extensive experience using the radial artery as an access site for neurointerventional procedures. “Radial artery access results in less blood loss, fewer complications and shorter length of stay, as opposed to ...
Positive Patient Outcomes With Minimally Invasive Skull Base Surgery: UCSF Case Studies
The following case studies describe how Ezequiel (Eze) Goldschmidt, MD, PhD, and the UCSF Brain Tumor Center team used the EEA to successfully remove different types of tumors, including a pituitary adenoma, a craniopharyngioma, an epidermoid ...
Deep Brain Stimulation for Medication-Resistant Dystonia: A UCSF Case Study
A 10-year-old boy developed left-foot inversion, which made it difficult for him to walk. He subsequently developed a tremor in his right arm, and then his neck and trunk began to twist. He was seen by several practitioners but did not ...
Endoscopic Removal of a Giant Pituitary Adenoma: A UCSF Case Study
A patient’s giant pituitary adenoma was successfully removed at UC San Francisco via endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, a technique that offers exceptional visualization.
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