Category Archives: Neurology & Neurosurgery

Overeating May Double Risk of Memory Loss

February 12th, 2012 - 5:07 pm

Counting calories may do more than just help shrink your waistline. A new study from Mayo Clinic suggests that eating too much may double the risk for memory loss in people age 70 and older. “We observed a dose-response pattern … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Finds Mild Cognitive Impairment is Common, Affects Men Most

January 25th, 2012 - 3:01 pm

Above, Dr. Rosebud Roberts, Mayo Clinic neurologist and epidemiologist, discusses the findings of research study about Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).  The study, “The Incidence of MCI Differs by Subtype and is Higher in Men,” which was published in the Jan. … Continue reading →

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From the Outside In: Mayo Clinic Collaboration Finds Multiple Sclerosis Often Starts in Brain’s Outer Layers

December 5th, 2011 - 3:36 pm

Multiple sclerosis (MS) may progress from the outermost layers of the brain to its deep parts, and isn’t always an “inside-out” process as previously thought, reported a new collaborative study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic. … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Research Improves Diagnosis and Potential Treatment of Neuromyelitis Optica

December 1st, 2011 - 3:31 pm

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified critical properties of neuromyelitis optica, a potentially debilitating neurological disease. The findings could help physicians better care for the thousands of patients around the world with NMO. The paper was published in the journal, Proceedings … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon joins the U.S. Navy

October 17th, 2011 - 4:08 pm

Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon Kendall Lee, M.D., held a ceremony on Saturday, October 15th, in recognition of his commission into the U.S. Navy. “I want to serve the country that I believe in, I think this country has given me so … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Finds Estrogen May Prevent Younger Menopausal Women from Strokes

October 12th, 2011 - 10:19 am

Estrogen may prevent strokes in premature or early menopausal women, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Their findings challenge the conventional wisdom that estrogen is always a risk factor for stroke at all ages. The study was published in the journal Menopause.  … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic neurosugeon honored with noted Drake Lectureship

October 5th, 2011 - 3:15 pm

Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon Fredric Meyer, M.D., presented the Drake Lecture to the 2011 annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The lecture is an important recognition during each annual meeting of neurosurgeons.  This lectureship, which honors Dr. Charles Drake, a … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Gene That Is Most Common Cause of Familial Forms of Frontotemporal Dementia and ALS

September 19th, 2011 - 1:29 pm

Journalists:  For links to video and audio files, see the bottom of this post. Neuroscientists at Mayo Clinic in Florida have found a genetric abnormality they say is the most common cause of two different but related forms of neurodegenerative … Continue reading →

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Good news for rural stroke patients: Telestroke care is cost-effective

September 14th, 2011 - 3:58 pm

In this first-of-its-kind U.S. health economic analysis, researchers have found that using two way audio-video telemedicine to deliver stroke care, also known as telestroke, appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals that don’t have an around-the-clock neurologist, or stroke expert, … Continue reading →

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