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High school football players hitting the field in the future will hopefully take some extra precautions to protect their brains. Over 250,000 football players, approximately 15 percent, suffer a concussion each season.

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Every day, 94 people in the United States die as a result of gun shot wounds, including 12 people under the age of 20. Gun safety lock distribution programs have become a crisis response reaction to the growing number of firearm-related injuries, such as traumatic brain injuries.

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Results of a research study conducted on refractory angina pain control through use of spinal cord stimulation will be presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of The American Association of Neurological Surgeons on Tuesday, April 27, 1999.

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Autologous macrophage therapy for the regeneration of neurons damaged by physical trauma is expected to help individuals with debilitating motor dysfunction return to increasingly normal lives, according to results in preclinical animal studies to be reported at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, on November 1, 1999.

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The results of an experimental study examining the efficacy of Gamma Knife irradiation to control obesity will be presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, October 30 - November 4, 1999 in Boston.

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For the first time, a procedure is available to regenerate the damaged phrenic nerve, which cues the diaphragm to move the lungs. A presentation on the procedure will be presented at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons 49th Annual Meeting, October 30 - November 4, 1999 in Boston.

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The NASA Smart Probe, intended for eventual use in a surgical robot to support astronauts on long space missions, is being developed to increase the safety, accuracy, and efficiency of neurosurgical operations, such as brain tumor surgery.

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Skiers and snowboarders may lower their risk of head injury by simply wearing a helmet, according to a recent study examining 495 patients treated at a mountain-area trauma center for head injuries resulting from skiing and snowboarding accidents. Results of the study will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Oct. 30 - Nov. 4 in Boston.

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Gamma knife radiosurgery is a novel approach to the treatment of pituitary tumors and key to preventing future tumor growth, according to a study examining the safety and efficacy of radiosurgery as a treatment for pituitary tumors.

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Neurosurgeons recently discovered that Robotic-Assisted Microsurgery has the capability of both improving the manual dexterity of neurosurgeons and microsurgical outcomes for patients.