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Mems and Neurosurgery

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BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology

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Neurosurgery is the branch of medicine that concerns itself with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disorders affecting the nervous system, both centrally and peripherally. The central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord (Figure 6.1). It is not capable of full regeneration after injury, which is in striking contrast to the peripheral nervous system. The brain and spinal cord are the higher processing centers that regulate and control the peripheral nervous system. The latter is directly responsible for movement, speech, and action. Thus, it is the neurosurgeon’s charge to restore and preserve these functions. The neurosurgeon surgically tackles such entities as head trauma, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, degenerative spine disease, aneurysms, tumors, and congenital malformations of the brain, skull, and spine.

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  1. Co-Director, BioMEMS Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Cleveland ClinicFoundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, ND20, Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

    Shuvo Roy

  2. Director, Spine Research Laboratory, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S80, Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

    Lisa A. Ferrara & Aaron J. Fleischman

  3. Chairman, Spine Institute, Vice-Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S80, Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

    Edward C. Benzel

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX

    Mauro Ferrari Ph.D. (Professor, Brown Institute of Molecular Medicine Chairman, Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, Professor of Bioengineering, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, President,the Texas Alliance for NanoHealth) (Professor, Brown Institute of Molecular Medicine Chairman, Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, Professor of Bioengineering, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, President,the Texas Alliance for NanoHealth)

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    Mauro Ferrari Ph.D. (Professor, Brown Institute of Molecular Medicine Chairman, Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, Professor of Bioengineering, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, President,the Texas Alliance for NanoHealth) (Professor, Brown Institute of Molecular Medicine Chairman, Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, Professor of Bioengineering, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, President,the Texas Alliance for NanoHealth)

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    Mauro Ferrari Ph.D. (Professor, Brown Institute of Molecular Medicine Chairman, Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, Professor of Bioengineering, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, President,the Texas Alliance for NanoHealth) (Professor, Brown Institute of Molecular Medicine Chairman, Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, Professor of Bioengineering, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, President,the Texas Alliance for NanoHealth)

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    Mauro Ferrari Ph.D. (Professor, Brown Institute of Molecular Medicine Chairman, Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, Professor of Bioengineering, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, President,the Texas Alliance for NanoHealth) (Professor, Brown Institute of Molecular Medicine Chairman, Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, Professor of Bioengineering, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, President,the Texas Alliance for NanoHealth)

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    Mauro Ferrari Ph.D. (Professor, Brown Institute of Molecular Medicine Chairman, Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, Professor of Bioengineering, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, President,the Texas Alliance for NanoHealth) (Professor, Brown Institute of Molecular Medicine Chairman, Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, Professor of Bioengineering, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, President,the Texas Alliance for NanoHealth)

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Roy, S., Ferrara, L.A., Fleischman, A.J., Benzel, E.C. (2006). Mems and Neurosurgery. In: Ferrari, M., Desai, T., Bhatia, S. (eds) BioMEMS and Biomedical Nanotechnology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-25844-7_6

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