NeuroLogic Fall 2010
REWIRING THE BODY'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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Allan Belzberg has successfully treated transverse myelitis patients by rerouting healthy nerves to take over the function of nerves affected by the disease.
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Allan Belzberg has successfully treated transverse myelitis patients by rerouting healthy nerves to take over the function of nerves affected by the disease.
Articles in this Issue
Cover Story
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Allan Belzberg is rewiring healthy nerves to take over the function of damaged ones in patients with transverse myelitis.
Vestibular Schwannomas
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Johns Hopkins neurosurgeons and colleagues in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery work together in the delicate task of resecting vestibular schwannomas.
Endovascular
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Alex Coon is one of the country's few endovascular neurosurgeons, able to access the brain through the body's blood vessels.
Stroke
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Johns Hopkins' new Stroke Prevention Clinic aims to reduce repeat strokes by spending more time with patients who have common risk factors.
Epilepsy
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Johns Hopkins neurologists are reducing epilepsy patient's seizures using a modified form of the Atkins' high-fat, low-carb diet.

