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NeuroLogic Spring 2013

Articles in This Issue

Cover

  • A Fond Farewell
    Patti Vining, Ben Carson and Carol James have been part of Johns Hopkins' neurology department for decades.

Pediatric Neurology

  • Treating Headaches in the Youngest Patients
    Johns Hopkins' Pediatric Headache Clinic is one of the few centers in the country that specifically treats headaches in children.

Spine Surgery

  • Curing Chordomas
    Chordoma tumors are rare and often exceptionally difficult to treat.

Stroke

  • Doing No Harm for Ischemic Stroke
    Tissue plamogen activator (tPA) has been a lifesaver for thouands of ischmic storke patients, but only a minority of patients qualify using current guidelines. A team of Johns Hopkins doctors has developed a way to help solve this conundrum.

Imaging

  • Taking a New Look with Intraoperative MRI
    How imaging during the most delicate of surgeries is helping teams perform more accurate operations.