Neurosciences Update

Neurosciences Update is a publication for physicians. It highlights current trends and advances in neurology and neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic.

2012 Issues

Vol. 9, No. 3, 2012 (PDF)

• Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease
• Secondary Stroke Prevention: Toward a New Model of Care
• Movement Disorders Laboratory: Diagnosing and Treating Complex Dystonias
• Advancing Parkinson's Disease Research Through the National Brain and Tissue Resource

Vol. 9, No. 2, 2012 (PDF)

• Multiple Sclerosis Mimickers: Recognizing the Underrecognized
• Predicting Outcomes in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Pediatric Epilepsy at Mayo Clinic: Managing Seizures and Related Comorbidities

Vol. 9, No. 1, 2012 (PDF)

• The Mayo Clinic SPORE in Brain Cancer: Attacking Glioblastoma on More Than One Front
• Update on the Measles Virus, a Novel Therapy for Glioblastoma
• Beyond the Petri Dish: The Mayo Clinic Glioblastoma Xenograft Model
• Research Highlights in Neurology and Neurologic Surgery

Vol. 9, Supplement, 2012 (PDF)

• Discoveries in Neuromuscular Disease: Novel Subtypes of Myofibrillar Myopathy
• Surgical Management of Intractable Seizures in Children With Epilepsy
• DBS at Mayo Clinic: Pediatric Practice and Research Update
• Research Highlights in Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery

2011 Issues

Vol. 8, No. 5, 2011 (PDF)

• Patient Selection: A Key Factor in Surgery for Degenerative Spinal Deformity
• Concussion: Determining When the Brain Has Recovered
• Meeting the Challenges of Myasthenia Gravis at Mayo Clinic in Florida
• Research Highlights

Vol. 8, No. 4, 2011 (PDF)

• Chiari Malformation and Syringomyelia: Investigating the Natural History and Predicting Outcomes
• Frontiers of Neuroscience: Molecular Discoveries in CNS Protection and Repair
• Neurostimulation Across Mayo Clinic's Three Sites

Vol. 8, No. 3, 2011 (PDF)

• Pituitary Tumors: Team Approach Advantages
• Early Findings From Mayo Clinic's Population-Based Study on Dementia
• DBS at Mayo Clinic: Pediatric Practice and Research Update
• Endarterectomy vs Stenting: Findings From CREST

Vol. 8, No. 2, 2011 (PDF)

• Schwannomatosis: A Newly Recognized Tumor-Predisposing Condition
• Discoveries in Neuromuscular Disease: Novel Subtypes of Myofibrillar Myopathy
• Novel Microendoscopic Treatment for Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
• Minimally Invasive Surgery for Skull Base Tumors at Mayo Clinic in Florida

Vol. 8, No. 1, 2011 (PDF)

• Surgery for Malignant and Primary Spinal Column Tumors
• Abnormal Bone Fusion: Research and Management of Craniosynostosis at Mayo Clinic
• Mayo Clinic in Florida Designated an NAEC Level 4 Epilepsy Center
• Here, There, and Everywhere: Telemedicine Robot Delivers Stroke Care

2010 Issues

Vol. 7, No. 3, 2010 (PDF)

• Glioblastoma: Surgical Advances and Immunologic Findings
• Supporting Neuronal Growth: Regenerative Neuroscience at Mayo Clinic
• Improving the Maintenance of Cervical Kyphotic Deformity Correction

Vol. 7, No. 2, 2010 (PDF)

• Neuromyelitis Optica: Mayo Clinic Blood Test Supports Clinical Diagnosis
• Treating Trigeminal Nerve Pain
• Redefining Non-Alzheimer's Dementias: New Protein-Based Diagnostic Categories

Vol. 7, No. 1, 2010 (PDF)

• Seeing the Unseen: Revelations from Peripheral Nerve MRI
• Meeting Increased Demand: Clinical Neurophysiology Across Mayo Clinic
• Advances in Seizure Prevention and Prediction
• Neuro-oncology at Mayo Clinic in Arizona: Collaboration and Continuity of Care

2009 Issues

Vol. 6, No. 4, 2009 (PDF)

• Update on Deep Brain Stimulation at Mayo Clinic
• Neuroimaging for Dementia:
  Current and Future Directions for Mayo Clinic
• Aspirin for MS-Related Fatigue
• John Noseworthy Elected President and CEO of Mayo Clinic

Vol. 6, No. 3, 2009 (PDF)

• Collaborative Management of Pediatric Brain Tumor at Mayo Clinic
• Novel Therapies for Glioblastoma
• New Ways of Monitoring and Treating ALS
• Virtual Spine Clinic: Evaluating Patients Before They Arrive

Vol. 6, Supplement 2, 2009 (PDF)
Focus on Cerebrovascular Medicine and Surgery

• Mayo Clinic Intracranial Aneurysm Practice Specializes in Medical, Surgical, and Endovascular Treatments
• Carotid Angioplasty With Stent Placement
• Managing Arteriovenous Malformations
• Secondary Stroke Prevention
  Toward Nurse-Based, Physician-Directed Management to Close the Evidence-Practice Gap in Stroke Care

Vol. 6, No. 2, 2009 (PDF)

• Radiosurgery: An Effective Treatment for Benign Intracranial Tumors
• The Utility of Autonomic Testing
• Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, Brings Intraoperative MRI to the Region

Vol. 6, Supplement, 2009 (PDF)
Focus on Pediatric Neurologic Surgery and Pediatric Clinical Neurology

• Collaborative Management of Pediatric Brain Tumors
• Occipital-Cervical Spine Surgery in Children
• Surgical Management of Intractable Seizures in Children With Epilepsy

Vol. 6, No. 1, 2009 (PDF)

• Management of Cavernous Malformations
• Advances in the Management of Spinal Cord Tumors
• Microstimulators Hold Promise for Some Medically Refractory Headaches
• Inborn Errors of Neurometabolism: Not So Rare and Not So Untreatable

Redefining Non-Alzheimer's Dementias: New Protein-Based Diagnostic Categories