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4 TALES OF NEUROSURGERY &
A PIANO CONCERT BY DR. SPETZLER...
Plus 2 books written by Survivors for Survivors!
Robert F. Spetzler M.D.
Director, Barrow Neurological Institute

J.N. Harber Chairman of Neurological Surgery

Professor Section of Neurosurgery
University of Arizona
TALES OF NEUROSURGERY:
A pregnant mother..a baby..faith of a husband.. .plus... Cardiac Standstill: cooling the patient to 15 degrees Centigrade!
Lou Grubb Anurism
The young Heros - kids who are confronted with significant medical problems!
2 Patients...confronted with enormous decisions before their surgery...wrote these books to help others!
A 1 MINUTE PIANO CONCERT BY DR. SPETZLER

BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE'S GRAND CANYON
RIM-RIM-HIKE

Organized by Dr. Spetzler

250 Photo-Slideshow
A documentary dedicated to
Lauren Kaye:
HEROS
OF THE SSBTR WALKATHON
 Produced by Stan Swartz
"BEHIND THE SCENES: The Making of "HEROS"

401 Photo-Slideshow
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Talks About Our Good Kids & the Walkathon
 
Adrienne C. Scheck, Ph.D.
Senior Staff Scientist
Neuro-Oncology and Neurosurgery Research

Barrow Neurological Institute of SJHMC
"WHAT MAKES SOME BRAIN-TUMOR CELLS SO RESISTANT TO TREATMENT"
Lanette McLamb Veres
"I made the Tragedy of my Brain Tumor into a Triumph."
" OUR DAD DIED OF A BRAIN TUMOR...Here' how we honored him...."
" I DIDN'T LET A GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME TUMOR STOP ME FROM BECOMING A DOCTOR THIS YEAR "
"SHE'S OUR LITTLE MIRACLE GIRL!"
"LOGAN HAS RAISED THE MOST MONEY - 2ND YEAR IN A ROW "
"20 SECONDS OF INSPIRATION FROM CONNOR...A SURVIVOR AND A HERO!"
"I AM A 17 YEAR BRAIN TUMOR SURVIVOR AND I WANT TO HELP OTHERS!"

"DR. SPETZLER SAVED MY LIFE
I want to give some back."
- Lou Grubb

LOU GRUBB FRIENDS FORE GOLF DINNER/DANCE
APRIL 21st 2005
FILMED INTERVIEW WITH
DR. JOAN RANKIN SHAPIRO
& DR. ADRIENNE SCHECK AT THE SSBTR CHECK CEREMONY
20 Photo-Slideshow
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Thursday

 

Modafinil for the treatment of diminished responsiveness in a patient recovering from brain surgery

Modafinil appeared to be beneficial for improving wakefulness and responsiveness in a patient with central nervous system trauma in the post-operative state.MORE

Wednesday

 

Results of a Survey of Neurosurgical Practice Patterns Regarding the Prophylactic use of Anti-Epilepsy Drugs in Patients with Brain Tumors

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Molecularly Targeted Therapy for Pediatric Brain Tumors

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Considerations on the Role of Chemotherapy and Modern Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Childhood Low Grade Glioma

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The treatment of high grade gliomas and diffuse intrinsic pontine tumors of childhood and adolescence: a historical - and futuristic - perspective

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Phase I trial of temozolomide plus o6-benzylguanine for patients with recurrent or progressive malignant glioma

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The National Brain Tumor Foundation and the Brain Tumor Society are teaming up to provide a web conference on rehabilitation for brain tumor patients.

This conference arose out of the questions and concerns of the patients and family members we hear from on a daily basis.

The conference will be comprised of three, one hour, presentations. Presentations will run 45 minutes and will be followed by a ten minute question/answer exchange.

All conferences will be held from 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.

  • October 18, Christina Meyers, of MD Anderson, will present on Neuropsychology.
  • November 8, Mimi Block, M.S., CCC-SLP and Joy B. Fried, M.A., CCC-SLP, of the University of Michigan, will present on Speech Therapy.
  • December 6, Mark Huang, MD, and Kim Brennan, PT, of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, will present on Physical Therapy.
For more information, go to: http://www.braintumor.org/about/whats_new/documents/rehabwebconferenceflyer2005.pdf.

Individuals that are interested in attending can register by sending their name, mailing address and phone number to rehabconference@yahoo.com. Registration can also be completed by calling the National Brain Tumor Foundation at 800.934.2873 or the Brain Tumor Society at 800.770.8287. Dial-in instructions and details specific to each presentation will be provided after registration has been completed.