Philip Henkin

If you've been diagnosed with brain cancer and are concerned about how long you have to live, know that you're not alone in your feelings. Survival times for infiltrative tumors like glioblastoma are pretty short. The percentage is low, at around 5%. For the past half-century, this figure hasn't changed at all. The Glioblastoma Foundation, however, is trying to enhance survival rates for those diagnosed with the disease. Glioma patients have recently seen an increase in median survival time. Based on a meta-analysis of 63 population-based studies with 22 primary analyses, current survival rates are 18.1 percent after two years, 11.1 percent at three years, and 4.0 percent at five years. It's a big step forward, but the findings don't point to what exactly caused the change. Multiple factors are connected to longer life expectancy in those with this condition. For instance, a high score on the Karnofsky performance scale, or being younger than 45 years old, is assoc...

 Procedures involving the nervous system constitute the backbone of neurosurgery. Spinal stenosis surgery , craniotomies, and spinal cord decompression are all examples of such interventions. This article provides further information about the subject. Intraoperative brain imaging is only one of the cutting-edge methods that we examine after reading this article. Which resources will help you decide which treatment option is best for your condition? Chiari malformation cannot be cured by this operation, however, it may provide some symptomatic relief. Surgery to relieve pressure on the Chiari malformation may also help with syringomyelia. While it can't repair the spinal cord, it can help with things like migraines, neck discomfort, insomnia, and memory loss. Muscle numbness and weakness may also be alleviated. However, individuals with CSF accumulation may have complications from surgical Chiari decompression procedures. Hydrocephalus is a transient condition that might affect cer...