Les Mlakar has practiced law in Pennsylvania for more than 55 years, mostly municipal and estate work. For the much of his career, he wasn’t the type of lawyer who stayed behind closed… Read more
Category: neurosurgery
Fencing Response Not Predictive of Worse Concussion Recovery, Pitt Study Shows
A clinical sign called “fencing response” was not associated with worse neurological symptoms or longer recovery following a concussion in professional American football players, University… Read more
Pitt Brain Tumor Expert Awarded Prestigious Research Grant
A University of Pittsburgh expert in aggressive brain tumors is one of five scientists awarded a prestigious 2022 Distinguished Scientist Award from the Sontag Foundation.… Read more
Pitt and CMU Scientists Create Headband that Measures Brain Pressure in Seconds
A routine part of health care, whether a regular checkup or an emergency, includes examining the body’s vital signs. The heart, lungs and circulatory system… Read more
New Technology Promises to Restore Movement in Paralyzed Arms
In a paper published today in Nature Communications, Dr. Marco Capogrosso, assistant professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School… Read more