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New Brain Death Practice Guidelines Aim to Build Public’s Trust
Prominent medical and philosophical literature, several legal cases questioning a hospital’s or physician’s diagnosis, and the national headlines these cases captured have created doubts about the validity of brain death.
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Laser surgery offers hope for those living with epilepsy and brain cancer
For patients with intractable epilepsy or complex brain tumors, surgery can reduce symptoms and improve quality of life. However, traditional open craniotomy, in which part of the skull is removed, is not always a safe option for patients with deep-seated tumors or those with advanced disease. It also may carry an increased risk of side effects. But a minimally invasive option, laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), provides patients an alternative.
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UTSW joins effort to create early screening for dementia
Ten U.S. health systems selected to develop programs to detect Alzheimer’s, other cognitive impairments
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Mood disorders drive feelings of cognitive decline in former college athletes
UT Southwestern study finds emotional health outweighs concussion history in shaping perceptions of impairment
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UTSW Research: COVID-19’s effects, brain-computer interfaces, and more
Studies investigate virus’s low risk for people with MS, a lifeline for paralysis patients, brain protein receptors, and mRNA links to cancer
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Lifesaving spinal fusion repairs toddler’s atlanto-occipital dislocation (AOD)
Her two children were transported to Children’s Medical Center Dallas, a Level 1 trauma center where UT Southwestern pediatric neurosurgeon Bruno Braga, M.D., would not only save her son’s life but also give him a chance to once again become king of the playground.
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‘Good’ cholesterol may protect against brain atrophy, dementia
UTSW study shows small-particle HDL is linked to greater gray matter volume in middle-aged adults
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Program enhances stroke care at nearly 3,000 U.S. hospitals
Study led by UT Southwestern shows AHA’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke initiative improves outcomes for millions
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Challenging surgery removes dangerous, rare tumor from man’s spine
Charles Lavender’s surgery in April 2023 to remove a cervical intradural traumatic neuroma from his neck lasted 11 hours. The tumor, pressing dangerously on his spinal cord, was exceedingly rare, based on its location, pathology, and the patient’s history.
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A young neurologist diagnosed with ALS is inspiring a call to action
Ever since he was a boy, Michael Ibarra was fascinated by the human brain – its complexities, its secrets. Now, at age 32, he is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at UT Southwestern, and he has come face to face with one of the most complex and deadly medical mysteries in his field, ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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From Flashlights to Pupillometry: The New Standard in Brain Health Assessment
Diagnosing critical conditions like major strokes or serious concussions with precision and ease – using modern highly reliable noninvasive methods – is the norm at UT Southwestern. Any doctor would embrace a painless, accurate, and timely approach, especially in emergency situations. However, despite the proven efficacy of pupillometry, many medical professionals still rely on an unreliable method of using flashlights to assess pupils, a practice that has persisted for decades.
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From Clinic to the Lab and Back: The Resident’s Journey to Physician-Scientist
For aspiring physician-scientists, the Department of Neurology’s residency program offers a research-focused environment designed to cultivate independent careers in both wet-bench and dry-bench research. Led by Evan Noch, M.D., Ph.D., Elan Louis, M.D., M.Sc., Vikram Shakkottai, M.D., Ph.D., and Steven Vernino, M.D., Ph.D., our research track is designed to prepare eligible neurology residents for a career in research while simultaneously bestowing superior clinical training.