Signs and Symptoms of Pituitary Tumors
Article originally published in the Summer 2019 Connections quarterly newsletter. Advanced imaging is catching more pituitary tumors than ever before. Often these tumors — once thought to...
Category: Neurosurgery
Signs and Symptoms of Pituitary Tumors
Article originally published in the Summer 2019 Connections quarterly newsletter. Advanced imaging is catching more pituitary tumors than ever before. Often these tumors — once thought to...
Neurosurgery Residents: Welcome Class of 2026!
The OHSU Department of Neurological Surgery is proud and delighted to introduce the incoming Neurosurgery Residency Class of 2026. After another exciting Match Day, the department is thrilled to...
A strong neuroscience program is about to get stronger—meet leaders and researchers at the forefront
Today, neuroscience at OHSU is poised for dramatic growth, driven by emerging areas of research strength in the fields of neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration and a planned investment of at...
April Spotlight: Neuroradiology and the fMRI exam
April is host to Neurodiagnostic Week, a time to honor and celebrate the contributions of our neurodiagnostic professionals. Our Neuroradiology department is an integral part of the diagnostic...
Parkinson’s patient worried about DBS surgery — but not about the team at OHSU
Marilee Thompson worried about having surgery to treat her Parkinson’s disease. She knew the risks of deep brain stimulation surgery were low, she said, but “somebody makes up the...
Neuroscience research news you may have missed
Because so many people have neurological disorders, research to prevent, treat or cure them is essential. Here at the OHSU Brain Institute, we bring doctors, laboratory scientists, and...
Deep brain stimulation surgery: Eugene patient shares his story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pUkBRkzw0o Parkinson’s disease nearly overwhelmed Colin Halstead’s life. He needed two canes to walk. He took 27 pills a day. His voice was hard to...
Considering deep brain stimulation? OHSU maps treatment step by step
Many people with Parkinson’s disease or essential tremor reach a day when medication just doesn’t cut it anymore. Sometimes the medication doesn’t provide the relief it once did. Or...
7 facts about deep brain stimulation ─ and why it might not be as scary as you think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKC3LmCB2FcThere’s no getting around it. Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, requires brain surgery. And that ─ understandably ─ makes people nervous. But DBS might...
FAQs on deep brain stimulation: What is it? What does OHSU offer?
If you or a loved one has Parkinson’s disease or essential tremor, you may have heard of deep brain stimulation. But what is it? How does it help? And how is it done here at OHSU? Here are...