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UrduUniversity Hospitals was awarded $7 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients Presenting beyond 24 Hours of Last-Known-Well. Amrou Sarraj, MD, FAHA, FSVIN, director of Stroke Center and Stroke Systems at the UH Neurological Institute, will lead the study, which aims to provide deterministic evidence of clinical benefit due to addition of endovascular thrombectomy to standard medical care in this population.
Tag: Neurology and Neurosurgery
Cedars-Sinai Experts at Annual Epilepsy Meeting
Experts from the departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, as well as Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s, are attending the American Epilepsy Society 2024 Annual Meeting Dec. 6-10 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Reflections on the life and career of Dr. Juhn Wada (1924-2023)
Juhn Atsushi Wada was a Japanese–Canadian neurologist known for research on epilepsy and brain asymmetry, including the development of the Wada test to assess hemispheric dominance of language function. He became a pioneer in the utilization of the kindling model of epilepsy, which permitted controlled studies of the development of epilepsy in the laboratory.
Cedars-Sinai Again Ranked in Top Tier of U.S. Hospitals
Cedars-Sinai has been named to the Honor Roll for the ninth consecutive year in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals 2024-25” rankings.
Medical experts available: Social Media challenges, signs of stroke, and National Women’s Health Week
Ochsner Health has medical experts on standby to discuss Social Media challenges and advice for parents, signs of stroke, and the importance of wellness exams and screenings in honor of National Women’s Health Week. Advice for parents on social media…
Ochsner Health Receives Transformational Gift to Build State-of-the-Art Neuroscience Center
New Neuroscience Center breaking ground in early 2023
U.S. News & World Report Again Names University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Among Nation’s Best Hospitals for 2022-2023
Announcement of annual hospital ranking from US News & World Report, which recognized University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center as a Best Hospital for 2022-2023. UH Cleveland Medical Center ranked in four of 15 adult specialties, and is ranked third among all hospitals in Ohio.
UC San Diego Health Ranks #1 Regionally by U.S. News & World Report
UC San Diego Health top ranked in 10 medical and surgical specialties, among the nation’s best.
Podcast: Life as a medical student with epilepsy
We talk with a third-year medical student, a neurology researcher, an avid rock climber, and a young man with epilepsy who had a responsive neurostimulator (RNS) implanted last year. The catch: They’re all the same person.
Cedars-Sinai Neuroscientists Awarded Prestigious NIH Grant
Ueli Rutishauser, PhD, professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Biomedical Sciences at Cedars-Sinai, has dedicated his career to understanding how new memories are formed and stored in the brain. His latest work, involving the recording of patients’ single neurons, landed him and a multidisciplinary team of scientists a five-year, $8 million total research grant.