New Horizons in Refractory Epilepsy Therapy
The Epilepsy Treatment Program at Cedars-Sinai works with patients to diagnose refractory epilepsy and to determine a treatment approach that fits patient’s needs and goals.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Apr 12, 2022
Seeing the Light: Neuroendoscopy Revolutionizes Skull Base Sur...
Pituitary tumors and other growths are among many conditions that require skull base surgery, which is being revolutionized by neuroendoscopy, a minimally invasive technique that b...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 03, 2021
How Effective Are Brain Stents in Treating Stroke?
A national study led by Cedars-Sinai provides further support that a stenting system for opening blocked brain arteries has a low rate of complications and may be as good or better...
Discoveries / Nov 01, 2021
Equitable Stroke Care
Cedars-Sinai is identifying and addressing stroke disparities through research by physicians dedicated to achieving better care for people of color.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Sep 13, 2021
Endoscopic Innovation in Skull Base Tumor Removal
Rather than operating at the skull base via an invasive craniotomy, Mamelak and the expert neurosurgery team at Cedars-Sinai are leading the way on innovative methods to resect a s...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Aug 27, 2021
Expert Team Uses Latest Tech to Advance Spinal Fusion
With the highest volume of spine cases in Los Angeles County, Cedars-Sinai is equipped with innovative, best-in-class technological tools and supported by deeply experienced and sp...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Aug 27, 2021
Laser Ablation Offers Hope for Tumor, Epilepsy Patients
At Cedars-Sinai, laser ablation can be life-changing for patients suffering from mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. The procedure can also address radiation necrosis and provide therap...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Aug 27, 2021
Perspectives from a Brain Tumor Survivor
After strange symptoms sent him to urgent care, Desmond, then 35, underwent a flurry of emergency tests and appointments before a surgeon told him there was nothing he could do to ...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Aug 02, 2021
Advances in Surgery for Stroke Prevention
Two recent studies led by Dr. Michael Alexander, director of the Neurovascular Center and Endovascular Neurosurgery, show that stents implanted in arteries in the brain can reduce ...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / May 03, 2021
Better Brain Surgery
In 2016, the Butte Lab at Cedars-Sinai began testing a very fast laser system that could distinguish between tumors and normal tissue to make brain surgery more precise.
Discoveries / Feb 11, 2020
Back on Top of the Mountain
Mark Odle reached the peak of his law enforcement career. Then an epilepsy diagnosis brought him to a low point in his life. Today, he's free of seizures and independent.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Oct 07, 2019
Women in Neurosurgery
Three female residents forge futures in the historically male-dominated specialty of neurosurgery.
Discoveries / Aug 01, 2019
Never Too Young to Have a Stroke: Dan Ortiz's Story
"This isn't something I expected to happen at 33, but this experience has helped me reframe what's important in life."
Cedars-Sinai Blog / May 23, 2019
CSF Leak Patient Won't Wait for a Cure to Be Happy
Brianna Cardenas spent 3 years looking for the cause of mysterious neck pain.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Nov 18, 2018
Brain Tumor Patient Rachel Brandt Tackles the NYC Marathon
Rachel Brandt was a healthy 27-year-old who was planning her wedding when an unusual headache sent her to the ER. Rachel's surgeon, Dr. Adam Mamelak, co-director of the Pituitary C...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Oct 31, 2018
