Gliomatosis cerebri (GC) refers to a certain growth pattern of a glial tumor that is widespread and affects multiple sections of the brain. GC is a tumor that begins in the central nervous system (CNS ...

Brain tumor surgeries are particularly challenging due to the difficult trade-off neurosurgeons often face—remove more tumor and risk neurological injury, or preserve function and leave more tumor ...

Patients with neuroglial tumors are ideal epilepsy surgical candidates, with good long-term outcomes observed, according to a study published in Frontiers in Neurology. Attila Rácz, M.D., Ph.D., from ...

The long-term results from the clinical trial saw patients survive well past the usual survival time for these types of ...

Glioma is a tumor of the central nervous system that originates from glial cells, which support neurons in the brain. In the less aggressive, slow-progressing forms, gliomas are often found in ...

Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant embryonal tumor of the central nervous system in the pediatric population, ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become the cornerstone of diagnosis, treatment planning and follow-up in patients with glial tumours. Conventional T1- and T2-weighted sequences delineate tumour ...

Bachelor star Joe Amabile has revealed he has been diagnosed with what appears to be 'an early-stage brain tumor' after he ...

Pediatric gliomas are also known as childhood gliomas. They’re a type of tumor that can develop in a child’s central nervous system (CNS), including their brain or spinal cord. Gliomas are tumors that ...

Researchers report that a single glial cell uses different molecules to communicate with different neurons. Careful clustering of these molecules ensures that the glial cell can conduct a distinct ...