Tag: neurosurgery
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“Looking back… there were loads of symptoms I brushed off.”
Catrin George-Carey was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour in March 2022. Now back at work following successful surgery, she’s highlighting the brain tumour symptoms that she initially brushed off – so that others don’t do so!
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A neurosurgeon’s view
Trainee neurosurgeon at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Yasir Chowdhury, shines a light on day-to-day life in one of the most complex and dangerous areas of surgery and shares his hopes for finding a cure for brain tumours
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Revolutionary new smart-needle could transform neurosurgery
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have developed a novel piece of technology that acts as a tiny flashlight, allowing surgeons to see into the brain. This machinery could transform neurosurgery for both patients and doctors.
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UK firm and King’s College London behind new robot-assisted brain surgery
Stroud-based manufacturing company Renishaw, have installed revolutionary technology at King’s College London that dramatically improves accuracy and patient outcomes.
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French neurosurgeons use Virtual Reality to map brain tumour during surgery
On 27 January, a brain tumour patient at Angers hospital wore a Virtual Reality (VR) headset during an awake craniotomy to allow neurosurgeons to ‘map’ his brain tumour as it was being removed.