Doctors are Using Advanced New Devices to Treat Stroke Patients
Dr. Andrew Ringer, endovascular neurosurgeon at the UC Comprehensive Stroke Center, explains how doctors are using an elegant new generation of clot-retrieval devices to help patients who suffer blockages in large blood vessels. Media: WCPO.com Watch/read the segment >
Stroke Survivor to Walk in Heart Mini
Terri Kersey, who suffered a stroke in Africa while raising money for charity, will be walking in the “Steps for Stroke” event in the upcoming American Heart Association’s Heart Mini. Media: Local 12 WKRC-TV Watch the segment >
Can Medical Marijuana Combat Epilepsy? Cincinnati Scientists Seek Answer
Separate clinical trials to determine whether medical marijuana can help ward off seizures in people with epilepsy will begin soon at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Michael Privitera, MD, Medical Director of the Epilepsy Center at the UC Neuroscience Institute, will be the lead investigator. Media: Cincinnati Business Courier Read […]
New Tool for Medication-Resistant Epilepsy
The Epilepsy Center at the UC Neuroscience Institute is now offering a device the government recently approved to ease the crippling seizures of epilepsy, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. The Responsive Neuro Stimulator puts electrodes on the surface of a patient’s brain over the focus of a seizure, then connects the electrodes to a tiny computer […]
Memorial Gift Will Help ALS Clinic Serve Patients’ Complex Needs
Tim Brown with his late wife and soul mate, Linda Link Brown. Harry “Tim” Brown honored his wife and soul mate during her final years by stepping firmly into the role of primary caregiver. He installed chair lifts and wheelchair ramps, rearranged the house, administered medication and nutrition through a feeding tube, and treated his […]
High-Intensity Interval Training Benefits Long-term Stroke Rehabilitation, Study Suggests
CONTACT: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—High-intensity interval training is a promising rehabilitation strategy for stroke survivors who are still continuing their recovery six months or more after their stroke and may be superior to the current guidelines of moderate-intensity continuous exercise, new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows. The research was presented […]
Analysis Shows Benefits of Endovascular Therapy for Severe, Large-Vessel Stroke
Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—A pooled analysis of two recent clinical trials involving the use of devices to treat stroke-causing blood clots indicates that patients with the most severe strokes stand to benefit the most, new research presented by a University of Cincinnati (UC) neurologist indicates. The research was presented Thursday, Feb. 12, […]
Progesterone Does Not Improve Outcome After Traumatic Brain Injury
Jordan Bonomo, MD, a member of the Neurotrauma Center at the UC Neuroscience Institute. Photo by UC Academic Health Center Communications Services. Contact: Richard Puff (513) 558-0448 [email protected] CINCINNATI—Clinical trial results suggest that progesterone may not significantly improve outcomes in patients who have suffered a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. University of Cincinnati Medical […]
Dr. Rhonna Shatz: Building a New Approach to Brain Health
Rhonna Shatz, DO, right, with Jennifer Molano, MD, both of the UC Memory Disorders Center, at a community event. Photo by Cindy Starr. Toolbox in hand, Rhonna Shatz, DO, has arrived as the new Medical Director and the Sandy and Bob Heimann Chair in Research and Education of Alzheimer’s Disease at the UC Memory Disorders […]
Study: Perceptions of Drug’s Cost May Affect How Much Patients Benefit
Alberto Espay, MD, MSc, on the UC Academic Health Center campus. Photo by Cindy Starr. Contact: Keith Herrell (513) 558-4559 [email protected] CINCINNATI—People’s perceptions of the cost of a drug may affect how much they benefit from the drug, even when they are receiving only a placebo, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati […]