Gene Therapy Counters AADC Deficiency
A Duke team has successfully inserted a modified gene into a child’s putamen, a part of the basal ganglia in the brain, to stimulate production of the missing key neurotransmitter dopamine.
Boy Is Seizure-Free After Complex Epilepsy Surgery
Nathaniel Clauss was diagnosed with epilepsy at age eight, after a seizure caused him to fall at his school in Washington, D.C.
Alexa Bramall Joins Duke Neurosurgery Faculty
Alexa Bramall, MD, PhD, has been named assistant professor in the Duke Department of Neurosurgery, effective May 1, 2023.
Seventeen-Year Survivor of Glioblastoma Talks About the Experimental Treatment at Duke That Saved Her Life
Seventeen years ago, Sandra Hillburn’s daughter brought her to a doctor in NYC. The doctor thought Hillburn was having a stroke, and sent her for a CAT scan.
Spine Faculty Win Grant for Machine Learning Project
Duke Neurosurgery faculty members Muhammad Abd-El-Barr, MD, PhD, and
New Research Program Focuses on Omics to Better Understand Brain Tumors
A research program established recently at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke will characterize and analyze the interrelated “omics” fields (genomics, trans
Duke Neurosurgery Ranks at the Top for NIH Funding
Duke University School of Medicine was awarded more than $527 million in federal funding from the National I