Neurology And Neurosurgery – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts
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Can a new test help those at risk to develop ALS? Elizabeth Tracey reports
A new test may identify ALS up to a decade before symptoms appear, research by Alex Pantelyat, a movement disorders expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has shown. Pantelyat say…
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Looking retrospectively at blood samples allows researchers to spot ALS, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Testing hundreds of blood samples collected years ago allowed researchers at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere to create a panel of proteins that point to the develop of ALS, or Lou Gehr…
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A new blood test may spot ALS years before symptoms emerge, Elizabeth Tracey reports
ALS is a diagnosis no one wants to hear. Also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, the condition robs a person of the ability to control their muscles, and eventually their breathing. No…
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Can a new test of cerebrospinal fluid be used for many diseases of the brain and spinal cord? Elizabeth Tracey…
Testing a fluid known as cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, found surrounding the brain and spinal cord, reveals a lot about brain tumors and the immune response to them. Johns Hopkins n…
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Cerebrospinal fluid may hold the keys to brain cancer identification and treatment, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Tumor components and immune response indicators can be found in cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, when someone has a brain tumor, in a new test developed by Chetan Bettagowda, director…
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What does your immune response have to do with brain tumors? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Your immune system has everything to do with how your body responds to cancer, and brain tumors are no exception. A new test aims to assess that along with characterizing the tumor…
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Cerebrospinal fluid can tell lots about brain tumors, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Your brain and spinal cord are floating in something called cerebrospinal fluid, or CSF, and when brain tumors develop they shed cells and cellular components into this fluid. A ne…
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Can assessments of brain cancers be done with cerebrospinal fluid? Elizabeth Tracey reports
When someone is thought to have a brain tumor procedures to make the diagnosis may be risky or invasive, so a new test developed by Chetan Bettegowda, director of the department of…
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A new study shows shunting works for normal pressure hydrocephalus, Elizabeth Tracey reports
As people age, many will develop problems with walking, cognition, and urination. Yet while some may point to dementia as the cause, a build up of fluid in the brain known as norma…
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Fluid buildup in the brain treated with a shunt improves symptoms, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Problems walking, urinary issues, cognitive impairment…these are all symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus, where fluid builds up in the brain, and is fairly common with aging.…
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What kinds of music help people with conditions like Parkinson’s best? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Individually prescribed music may become part of your treatment if you have a disorder like Parkinson’s disease or a host of other conditions. The therapy is underway at the Johns…
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Can music help people with movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Strategies to help people with movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease abound, and now individually prescribed music has been added to the mix. Alex Pantelyat, a neurologist an…
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If you have a stroke, expect your doctors to be vigilant in finding out why, Elizabeth Tracey reports
When someone of any age has a stroke, it’s really important to find out the cause or causes. That’s according to Johns Hopkins stroke expert Michele Johansen. Johansen: Why, as str…
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Can the increasing rate of stroke among younger people be brought under control? Elizabeth Tracey reports
While it’s not really known why rates of stroke are increasing in those in the 18 to 50 year old age group, some factors are understood. Michele Johansen, a stroke expert at Johns…
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Consequences of stroke in younger people are different than those older individuals experience, Elizabeth Trac…
When a stroke takes place in a person younger than fifty, not only may the usual deficits be present, but a host of others. Johns Hopkins stroke expert Michele Johansen describes w…
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When a younger person has a stroke, many life experiences may be interrupted, Elizabeth Tracey reports
While in the US strokes are generally declining, one group in whom they are increasing is younger people. Michele Johansen, a stroke expert at Johns Hopkins, explains. Johansen: In…
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Strokes remain a major cause of death and disability and are rising among younger people, Elizabeth Tracey rep…
A look at the number of strokes people experience worldwide demonstrates just what a big problem they are, with more people in the 18 to 50 year old cohort now having strokes domes…
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How can we provide rehabilitation to those who’ve had a stroke in a cost-effective way? Elizabeth Tracey repor…
Intensive and personalized physical rehabilitation one to two months after a stroke helps people recover better, a recent study showed, but getting such services paid for remains a…
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How much rehabilitation therapy does someone who’s had a stroke need? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Intensive physical therapy delivered to people one to two months after having a stroke and having already received usual rehabilitative services further improved their functioning,…
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Is there a benefit to longer term rehabilitation for stroke patients? Elizabeth Tracey reports
People who’d had a stroke, got standard rehabilitation followed by more intensive physical therapy saw better recovery, if they got the additional therapy in the first two months a…