Cigarette smoking has been shown to increase the risk of vasospasm following a subarachnoid hemorhhage (SAH), according to a study published in the September 1998 issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) will hold its 66th Annual Meeting April 25 - 30, 1998 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The meeting will bring together more than 5,000 neurosurgeons, neurological residents, neuroscience nurses, clinical specialists, physician assistants and allied health professionals.
A surgical procedure performed to remove the fatty build-up in the carotid arteries leading to the brain has proven to reduce the risk of stroke. Stenosis, or blockage, in the carotid artery narrows the pathway for blood to travel to the brain. This build up can break off and block the flow of blood to the brain completely, causing a stroke and the ensuing brain damage.
For the first time in medical history, researchers have transplanted fetal brain cells from pigs into humans to treat a degenerative disease of the brain. Fetal pig cells have been transplanted into several patients who suffer from Parkinson's Disease. Results of this research will be presented at the Annual Meeting of The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) on Monday, April 27, 1998 in Philadelphia.
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