Author Archive

If you have symptoms that suggest a brain tumor, your doctor will give you a physical exam and ask about your personal and family health history.

People with brain tumors have several treatment options. The options are surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Many people get a combination of treatments.

How are brain tumors diagnosed?

You may have one or more of the following tests:

Neurologic exam: Your doctor checks your vision, hearing, alertness, muscle strength, coordination, and reflexes. Your doctor also examines your eyes to look

Pineoblastoma is a rare, aggressive type of cancer that begins in the cells of the brain’s pineal gland. Your pineal gland, located in the center of your brain, produces a hormone (melatonin) that plays a role in your natural sleep-wake cycle. Pineoblastoma can occur at any age, but it tends to occur most often in young children. Pineoblastoma may cause headaches, sleepiness and subtle changes in the way the eyes move. Pineoblastoma can be very difficult to treat. It can spread within the brain and the

Epilepsy surgery is a procedure that removes or alters an area of your brain where seizures originate. Epilepsy surgery is most effective when seizures always originate in a single location in the brain. Epilepsy surgery is not the first line of treatment but is considered when at least two anti-seizure medications have failed to control seizures. A number of pre-surgical assessments are necessary to determine whether you’re eligible for epilepsy surgery and how the procedure is performed.

Causes of epilepsy surgery

Epilepsy surgery may be an

Vagus nerve stimulation involves the use of a device to stimulate the vagus nerve with electrical impulses. An implantable vagus nerve stimulator is currently FDA-approved to treat epilepsy and depression. There’s one vagus nerve on each side of your body, running from your brainstem through your neck to your chest and abdomen. In conventional vagus nerve stimulation, a device is surgically implanted under the skin on your chest, and a wire is threaded under your skin connecting the device to the left vagus nerve. When activated,

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!