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Jaideep Kapur

Jaideep Kapur, MBBS, PhD, Finds Ways to Improve Status Epilepticus Treatment

Researchers are building on groundbreaking work published in 2019 that set the standard for treating patients who fail first-line therapy.

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Researching Ways to Reduce Secondary Injury After Large Strokes

Can We Reduce Permanent Disability & Death After Severe Brain Injury?

Researchers are studying ways to prevent massive waves of brain activity from causing secondary injuries after large strokes.

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Thomas Floyd, MD, Develops Device to Improve Monitoring of Impaired Brain Blood Flow and Oxygenation That May Lead to Progressive Brain Injury - Research - Medicine in Motion News

Thomas Floyd, MD, Develops Device to Improve Monitoring of Impaired Brain Blood Flow and Oxygenation That May Lead to Progressive Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury, stroke, and cardiac arrest are frequently complicated by impaired blood flow and oxygenation, which may lead to progressive brain injury. Current devices, designed to measure tissue oxygenation, are severely limited in their s...

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Get to Know Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD — Chair of the Department of Neurology - Medicine in Motion News

Get to Know Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD — Chair of the Department of Neurology

The UVA School of Medicine appointed Xuemei Huang, MD, PhD, a distinguished leader, clinician, educator, and scientist, as chair of the Department of Neurology on August 1, 2024. Dr. Huang came to UVA from the Penn State College of Medicine, where sh...

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Newsweek Ranks UVA Health University Medical Center Among America’s Best Specialized Hospitals

Newsweek Ranks UVA Health University Medical Center Among America’s Best Specialized Hospitals

Seven specialties at UVA Health University Medical Center and UVA Health Children’s are ranked among the top 50 nationally by Newsweek.

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