COVER FE ATURE
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY, P.C., PROVIDES
WORLD-CLASS CARE FOR CHILDREN FACING
BRAIN SURGERY 06
John A . Grant, MD, FACS, BCh, MB, neurosurgeon and
Director of Pediatric Brain Tumors with the Long Island
Brain Tumor Center at Neurologica l Surgery, P.C., discusses
symptoms and treatments for pediatric brain tumors
and ma lformations.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
DEGENER ATIVE DISE ASE
TRENDING UP: ADDRESSING THE RISING
PREVALENCE OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE 16
Researchers project a doubling of the worldwide incidence of
Parkinson's over approximately the next two decades.
STUDY ADDS TO EVIDENCE LINKING TRAUMATIC
BRAIN INJURY TO DEMENTIA RISK 18
The association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and
dementia risk streng thens markedly as a person experiences
more TBIs.
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ON THE COVER
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DEPARTMENTS
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 05
FINANCE 11
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 12
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 14
LOCAL NEWS 20
UPCOMING CME EVENTS 22
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