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American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 2017 Annual Meeting

April 22 - 26, 2017; Los Angeles, California

April 22 - 26, 2017 Los Angeles, California

Conference News

AAN Laser Thermal Therapy Effective for Brain Tumors, Epilepsy
Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2017
AANS Higher Ranks of Neurosurgery Still Male Dominated
Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2017
AANS Tool May Predict Surgical Outcome in Unruptured Aneurysm
Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2017
AANS Kyphoplasty for Vertebral Fractures Reduces Pain, Opioid Use
Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2017
AANS Preop Opioid Use Linked to Worse Spine Surgery Outcomes
Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2017
AANS Spine Injuries Lower, Not Higher, With Motorcycle Helmet
Medscape Medical News, May 4, 2017

AANS Multidisciplinary Review Reduces Unnecessary Lumbar Surgeries
Medscape Medical News, May 4, 2017
AANS White Cell Count May Predict Ischemia After SAH
Medscape Medical News, May 4, 2017
AANS Outcomes Better, Not Worse, in Overlapping Neurosurgeries
Medscape Medical News, April 28, 2017
AANS Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Safe in Early Pituitary Tumor
Medscape Medical News, April 28, 2017
AANS Platelet Function Testing Important With Pipeline Embolization
Medscape Medical News, April 26, 2017

Popular News from AANS 2016

Adjuvant Whole-Brain Radiotherapy: End of an Era? Updated data from the N0574 study confirm no improvement in overall survival but greater cognitive deterioration with adjunct whole-brain radiotherapy in patients with one to three brain metastases.
Medscape Medical News, May 3, 2016
Ultrasound Thalamotomy Benefits Essential Tremor The investigational treatment of focused ultrasound shows significant improvement over sham treatment at 3 months, with sustained improvement at 12 months.
Medscape Medical News, May 5, 2016
Vaccine Boosts Glioblastoma Survival A novel combination of cytomegalovirus-targeted dendritic cell vaccine and tetanus preconditioning shows a significant increase in survival and improved immune response in glioblastoma.
Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2016

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