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More important is the substance behind the
statistics. For example, our Lou Ruvo Center for
Brain Health did not exist in 2006. Today, this
center is engaged in diagnosis, treatment and
research on neurocognitive disorders at all stages
of life, from traumatic brain injuries that tend to
occur in youth to Alzheimer’s disease in the
later years. New clinics for movement disorder
patients and multiple sclerosis patients have
been established at the center’s Las Vegas site.
Here is a look at our most promising pursuits:
• Confronting concussion The Neurological
Institute’s Center for Spine Health, Center for
Brain Health, Department of Neurological Surgery
and Spine Research Laboratory, in conjunction
with the Lerner Research Institute and Cleveland
Clinic Sports Health, are among the entities most
heavily involved in an enterprise-wide investigation
of the traumatic euromechanics of concussion
and subconcussive injury.
• Expanding options for epilepsy patients
Epilepsy Center neurosurgeons are pioneering
image-guided robotic placement of stereotactic
depth electrodes, an approach that could
eventually supersede current surgical techniques
for invasive brain mapping.
Michael T. Modic, MD, FACR
Chairman, Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute
Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute Year in Review 3
• Saving lives after aneurysm Our Cerebrovascular
Center can now provide endovascular treatment
for large or giant wide-necked intracranial
aneurysms. The Pipeline ® Embolization Device
fills an unmet need, offering new hope to a
subset of aneurysm patients with very high
morbidity and mortality rates.
Our research section provides an overview of
notable laboratory-based and translational
investigations from neuroscientists in the
Lerner Research Institute and clinical studies
from their collaborators throughout the institute.
I appreciate this opportunity to update you on
our progress. Regardless of whether we have
partnered in the past, the Neurological Institute
stands ready to support you in delivering the
highest-quality care to your patients.