Postmortem analysis of five subjects with Parkinson's disease 9–14 years after transplantation
of fetal midbrain cell suspensions revealed surviving grafts that included dopamine and …

We report the first post-mortem analysis of two patients with Parkinson's disease who received
fetal midbrain transplants as a cell suspension in the striatum, and in one case also in the …

✓ The main neural transplantation strategy in Parkinson disease (PD) has been focused on
reinnervating the striatum. The clinical results reported in patients who receive transplants …

To determine the long-term health and function of transplanted dopamine neurons in
Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, the expression of dopamine transporters (DATs) and …

… Ivar Mendez was the senior investigator for this study. All of the authors contributed to the
study conception and design, critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content, …

Background:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is used increasingly worldwide for the treatment
of Parkinson's disease, dystonia, tremor and pain. As with any implanted system, however, …

Object Oxidative stress leading to lipid peroxidation is a major cause of secondary injury
following spinal cord injury (SCI). The objectives of this study were to determine the duration of …

The cost of providing health care in northern Canada is higher than the rest of Canada.
Telehealth has the potential to reduce health care expenditures. Yet this is still underutilised in …

✓ The authors have studied the ability of glial cell line—derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF)
to promote survival of human fetal dopaminergic tissue after a storage period of 6 days and …

OBJECTIVE: To test the feasibility of long-distance telementoring in neurosurgery by
providing subspecialized expertise in real time to another neurosurgeon performing a surgical …