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Dr Justin McArthur

• Read Justin McArthur's "State of the Department Address" for the Department of Neurology. 2009

Dr Benjamin Carson

• "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story" wins $100,000 Epiphany Prize for Most Inspiring TV Program. 02/25/2010
• “Gifted Hands” the television film about pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson nominated for Best Picture Made for Television by the Critics Choice Awards. 01/15/2010
• Dr. Ben Carson talks to Maryland Family about fatherhood in light of his childhood experiences. 06/01/2009
• Watch Dr Benjamin Carson perform brain surgery on a young patient to remove a brain tumor. From US News and World Report. 06/06/2008

Dr Daniel Hanley

• In US News and World Report, neurologist Daniel Hanley discusses a new treatment protocol for intracerebral hemorrhage which dramatically improves bleeding stroke outcomes. 05/14/2008

Dr Beth Murinson

• Dr. Beth Murinson is interviewed for ABC's newshow "20/20" in a story about a rare neurological condition known as Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS). 08/08/2009

Dr Jon Weingart

• Neurosurgeon Jon Weingart explains the most common types of brain tumors, treatments and cutting edge research that may help in their treatment.

Brain Tumor

• Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center opens new brain tumor center location for patient consultations in Rockville, Maryland. 02/23/2010

Epilepsy

• Hopkins hemispherectomy/epilepsy patient to appear on NBC’s Today Show. 03/02/2010
• Lacosamide validated as promising therapy for uncontrolled partial-onset seizures 02/25/2010
• Modified Atkins Diet Can Reduce Epileptic Seizures in Adults 01/28/2008

Memory Disorders

• HIV Dementia — Biomarkers of brain damage in HIV infection. 03/01/2010

Multiple Sclerosis

• A short-term, very-high dose regimen of the immune-suppressing drug cyclophosphamide seems to slow progression of multiple sclerosis (MS).
• A clinical trial conducted by Dr. Douglas Kerr and his team reveals a new immunosuppressant treatment for MS with great promise. Click here to read the press release. 06/10/2008

Neurofibromatosis

• Dr. Jaishri Blakeley receives 2009 "Make a Difference Award" 10/14/2009

Pediatric Neurosurgery

• Fixing Babies' Heads (from Ivanhoe Broadcast News)
  "We have many infants who go into the surgery and never require a transfusion whatsoever,” Edward Ahn, a pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Md., said. “They come in the morning of surgery and leave the next day without ever receiving anything." 03/05/2010
• Doctors Use New Way Of Fixing Babies' Heads. 03/01/2010
• Read about a young child who recieved treatment for a slow-growing tumor within her spinal cord, an intramedullary astrocytoma here at Johns Hopkins. 09/28/2005

Sleep Center

• More Daylight, Less Sleep?
  It's tough to adjust to daylight savings time and still get the rest you need. In Sunday's Medical Alert, Dr. Rachel Salas offers recommendations that may help you rest easier. 03/14/2010

Stroke

• A multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins doctors has fine-tuned the dosage and timing for administering clot-busting tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to patients with strokes caused by bleeding within the brain. 05/14/2008

Transverse Myelitis

• Johns Hopkins Researchers Discover Key Protein Linked To Transverse Myelitis and Multiple Sclerosis 06/20/2006
• Hear Doug Kerr and Cody Unser discuss Transverse Myelitis and stem cell research on the CBS Early Show. 08/01/2005