There are many things we find important to the world of healthcare and neuromonitoring. Here we post helpful information for our patients, hospitals, and surgeons.
August 05, 2019
More young people are having strokes, according to statistics from the National Stroke Association. Hospitalization rates for young stroke suffere...
August 05, 2019
Most people think hip replacements are just for older people. Well, they used to be, but not so much now. Today, younger people are facing hip repl...
By Admin on August 05, 2019
Low cholesterol is supposed to be a good thing, right?
Unless it's too low, according to a new study published July 2 in the journal Neurology.
The study, performed by researchers at Penn State University, has added more evidence to the idea of a link between low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and an increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage. Intracerebral hemorrhage, or ICH, is caused by bleeding within the brain tissue itself and can be life-threatening. During an ICH, the brain is deprived of critical oxygen and blood supply, leaving sufferers at risk of brain damage.
August 05, 2019
Ever bend over to reach something and suddenly experience lower back pain? Is it just the pain of getting older or being out of shape, or is it som...
July 31, 2019
Researchers at Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia, have joined a clinical study to test a new device designed to give lumbar fusion patients more motion after spinal surgery.
Marshall is one of just 30 health care organizations in the United States to test this particular device system. The system is a mechanical device that is designed to restore the spine's motion in all directions after spinal fusion procedures.
July 29, 2019
Faisal R Jahangiri, MD, CNIM, D.ABNM, FASNM Introduction: Sensory and motor functions are at risk during spine surgeries. This case report de...
By Charlie Patric on July 15, 2019
A 27-year-old law student went in for an eye exam and ended up having brain surgery. Find out how neuromonitoring can help keep patients safe during brain surgery and other procedures by calling AXIS Neuromonitoring in Richardson, Texas, at 888-344-2947.
July 15, 2019
The Seattle Mariners' Ryon Healy, regularly billed as the team's top first baseman, has a new assignment: the injured reserve list. And, he's e...
July 15, 2019
A 2-year-old girl from Scotland is now the youngest person in the world to undergo a brain surgery procedure that could reduce the symptoms of ch...
July 15, 2019
When you see your local optometrist for your annual eye exam, you probably expect your appointment to go something like this: Look at the chart w...