Multiple Sclerosis: 6 Lifestyle Pillars for Brain Health | Dr. Barbara Giesser
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune neurological disorder that affects the central nervous system, specifically the brain and spinal cord. MS is managed by disease modifying therapies (DMT...
26 Aug 9min
78. Revolutionizing Brain Tumor Surgery with Minimally Invasive Techniques with Daniel Kelly, MD
The world of brain surgery has changed dramatically over the past generation. Surgeons are able to remove many tumors and other problems from the brain, often using new approaches that have much short...
19 Aug 52min
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS): The All-Important Pre-Operative Phase
Walavan Sivakumar, MD, explains how Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is used at PNI to help patients with brain tumors through the neurosurgical process. ERAS unfolds in three phases, and Dr. Si...
12 Aug 5min
Dopamine Neuron Cell Replacement Therapy for Parkinson's Disease with Melita Petrossian, MD
Parkinson's disease begins with the quiet loss of the brain cells that make dopamine, and dopamine is what carries your movement, your mood and the drive that gets you through the day. As those cells ...
5 Aug 5min
77. The Little Gland with a Very Big Job with Garni Barkhoudarian, MD
For a tiny organ, the pituitary gland carries outsized responsibilities in the human body. The size of a pea, the so-called “master gland” produces vital hormones that regulate many important bodily f...
15 Jul 58min
Spotlight Replay - Episode 23: Scanning the Eye for Signs of Multiple Sclerosis | Dr. Barbara Giesser and Dr. Howard Krauss
July is Healthy Vision Month, and the National Eye Institute—part of the National Institutes of Health—reminds us to take care of our eyes, by eating a healthy diet and exercising, and also by underst...
1 Jul 39min
76. Getting the Right Diagnosis for Facial Paralysis with Dr. Amit Kochhar
Every medical treatment needs to start with a diagnosis, but sometimes that diagnosis proves elusive. Sometimes it may appear that a person has one thing needing treatment, and after that treatment do...
17 Jun 33min
Spotlight Replay - Episode 56: Dr. Michael Yong on Seasonal Allergies
If you suffer from seasonal allergies, you probably kept a close eye on the pollen count this spring—and you may have felt those all-too-familiar symptoms that affect one in five people: Congestion, s...
10 Jun 39min
