Hydrocephalus Q&A
An interview with Dr. David I. Sandberg, Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Houston’s Children’s Memorial Hospital, about the symptoms, causes, outcomes, and treatments for kids with hydrocephalus, commonly known as “water on the brain.”
Baby’s Skull Rebuilt ‘Like a Jigsaw Puzzle’ to Fix Fused Bones
Ryan Burke was born with a misshapen head – a common consequence of natural birth. But when the lopsidedness lingered for three months, his parents got worried.
Neurosurgeons remove hypothalamic hamartoma to combat hyperphagia, unhealthy weight gain
Neurosurgeons at the University of Texas-Houston and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital (Houston, Texas) report on the success they achieved when they removed a hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) from a 10-year-old girl to combat hyperphagia (excessive appetite and compulsive overeating) and consequent unhealthy weight gain.
Stem cell trial a first for pediatric traumatic brain injury
In conjunction with Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, the Medical School has begun enrollment for the first Phase I safety study approved by the Food and Drug Administration to investigate the use of a child’s own umbilical cord blood stem cells…