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Former NFL stars son tackles nerve disorder with help from U-M doctors
(12/04/06) When former NFL great Lomas Browns son Trey was born with brachial plexus palsy, a condition that affects the nerves passing from the neck to the arm, the family sought help from a unique multidisciplinary clinic at the University of Michigan. Today, Trey can use his arm for everyday activities, and is even able to throw a football in the yard with his dad.
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Scientists coax nerve fibers to re-grow after spinal cord injury
(07/18/06) Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School and Johns Hopkins University have developed a treatment that helps animals with traumatic spinal cord injuries grow new nerve fibers.
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Brain surgery without the surgery?
(07/03/06) Doctors can do more than ever to find and fix the problems that cause many strokes before a stroke ever happens. And they can do it without ever having to open up the skull. Its brain surgery without the surgery, also called minimally invasive, and according to U-M doctors, its allowing many patients to reduce their risk of a stroke, including those who wouldnt be able to withstand a brain operation.
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Karin Muraszko named Neurosurgery chair
(11/18/04) The University of Michigan Medical School has appointed pediatric neurosurgeon Karin Muraszko, M.D., chair of the Neurosurgery Department. Muraszko, who joined the U-M faculty in 1990, will be the first woman in the country to chair an academic neurosurgery department.
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Remarkable surgery removes huge tumor from behind youth’s face
(12/01/03) Surgeons at UMHS are using a technique to remove tumors at the base of the skull without lifting the brain – thereby limiting the risk of brain damage, but also preventing any noticeable scars or damage to the patient’s sense of smell. With this technique, called cranial base surgery, doctors make an incision across the top of the head, peel the face down and cut through the bones of the forehead, cheek and jaw to access the tumor without touching the brain.
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New in-roads to mapping the human brain
(03/01/02) U-M physicians are using three-dimensional images of the brain and a technique called awake brain mapping to operate with greater confidence to successfully remove brain tumors.
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Brain bypass an option for otherwise inoperable, potentially fatal conditions
(05/07/01) U-M part of nationwide trial to test effectiveness of brain bypass surgery in preventing stroke.
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A message from one who knows:
(01/15/01) U-M neurosurgeon who fixes spine birth defects like her own urges women to take folic acid to protect their future children from such problems.
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