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What Physicians Need to Know About Neuroplastic Surgery

Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Judy Huang discusses the two cohorts of patients who benefit most from neuroplastic surgery and how this new specialty offers single stage operations in brain surgery cases that previously required two procedures.

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Case Presentation: Ganglioglioma Brain Tumor

Alan Cohen, director of Johns Hopkins pediatric neurosurgery, shares the case of a 12-year-old boy who had a generalized seizure that led him to the emergency room. An MRI showed a tumor in the left parietal lobe of the brain.

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Case Presentation: Spinal Epidermoid Tumor

A 6-year-old girl was unable to walk due to pain in her back. After she was taken to Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, imaging showed a large mass filling the spinal canal and pushing out the spinal roots at L4–L5.

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Johns Hopkins Performs Its First Augmented Reality Surgeries in Patients

Johns Hopkins neurosurgeons have performed the institution’s first augmented reality surgeries in living patients.

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Minor Strokes Lead to Global Disruptions in Brain Signaling and Cognitive Dysfunction

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers and colleagues at the University of Maryland have found what is believed to be the first measurable physical evidence of diminished brain processing after a minor stroke.

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Individualized Care Through Translocation Testing

Johns Hopkins is among the few centers in the U.S. that identify tumors’ unique features using on-site fusion tests.