Nicholas Brandmeir

Stereotactic and functional neurosurgeon practicing at West Virginia University

[ACESociety @ACESocietyorg]

25 days until the Annual ACE Society Meeting!

Join us for cutting-edge CSF science, emerging research, and novel treatments.

✅ Registration is open
📝 Abstract submission open
🎓 CME available

Register now:
https://t.co/6pOKFSHIWd

[Movement Disorders Clinical Practice @MDCP_Journal]

Eyelid opening apraxia post STN DBS- retrospective review by @DrSyamKrishnan1 et al. Learning points: Risk factors=old age, FOG, non-tremor dominant; Changes in levodopa dosing neither causative, nor therapeutically helpful; Some respond to botulinum toxin https://t.co/LpwtzoHoWG

[WVU Neurosurgery @WVUNeurosurg]

The Virtual Visiting Professor Lecture Series continues on Friday, Feb. 19, at 9 AM (ET) with Kelly B. Mahaney, MD, Stanford University. She will be presenting "Role of Iron in Development of Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus."
#Neurosurgery #Neurosurgeryresidents #VirtualLearning

[WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute @WVURNI]

Help give hope to the many families with children affected by epilepsy. https://t.co/6zmMlhe5Iz

Join the #WVUDayofGiving on March 3.

[WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute @WVURNI]

Did you catch us on @GMA ? They featured our innovative DBS clinical trial to treat opioid use addiction. #WVUMedicine #BreakingBarriers #DBS #addiction #opioidcrisis

[Brad Evan Zacharia @BradZachariaMD]

Great chief and now colleague @jdavanzomd you will be missed. We know you’ll crush it at Allegheny Health Network @AHNtoday. @PennStHershey #PSUNeurosurgery

[Swarna Rajagopalan MD, MS, FCCM, FNCS @SwarnaRMD]

Great paper offering insights on EEG changes that precede raised ICP, first authored by a former colleague Zubeida Sheikh #icp #neuroicu #eeg @JClinNeurophys

[Swarna Rajagopalan MD, MS, FCCM, FNCS @SwarnaRMD]

Interesting study using MMM in aSAH patients showing lower Pbto2 response with FiO2 challenge associated with higher ischemic cerebral lactate

[Justin R. Mascitelli, MD, FAANS @jmascite]

Interesting article in March Neurosurgery about decompressive hemicraniectomy following malignant MCA infarction. Outcomes not influenced by timing of surgery using the 48 hr cutoff.

https://t.co/MewbhUivI7

@NeurosurgeryCNS

[Nicholas Brandmeir @NBrandmeir]

Very cool. I think DBS has an important role to play in the treatment of refractory substance abuse and addiction.

[Skeptical Scalpel @Skepticscalpel]

Study of 34K pts: Surgical jackets & bouffants are neither beneficial nor cost-effective in preventing SSIs. Institutions should evaluate their data to determine whether recommendations by outside governing organizations are beneficial and cost-effective. https://t.co/guoxzQGETH

[Nicholas Brandmeir @NBrandmeir]

So proud of Cheryl's success and dedication to helping her patients and to improving care in our state.

@WVUMedicine @DoctorAliRezai

WVU physical therapist accepted into prestigious faculty training program https://t.co/6eDW51SqzS via @WVUHealth

[Ali Rezai, MD @DoctorAliRezai]

We're #BreakingBarriers in Morgantown today! Thanks to all who have come to explore the latest breakthroughs in combatting public health challenges and optimizing brain health at the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Inaugural Summit. #WVURNI

[Nicholas Brandmeir @NBrandmeir]

Great summit and fantastic speakers put together by #wvurni!
#wvubrain #wvu

@WVUMedicine @DoctorAliRezai @claymarsh

[Dr. Nick Christelis @PainSpecialistN]

Widespread body pain predicts more opioid use and poorer outcomes after surgery #ASM19KL fascinating statistics from @drchadb

[Matija Milosevic @MatijaM_PhD]

Cervical spinal cord stimulation may improve motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease "...motor benefits appeared quickly after the beginning of burst cervical SCS, in contrast to long latency improvements induced by tonic cervical SCS" https://t.co/SHfCeQFwTd
#PD
#neuromodulation

[WVU School of Medicine @WVUMedSchool]

Do you suffer from migraines? 💫 If so, you aren’t alone—approximately 200,000 West Virginians do too. The state doesn’t have nearly enough headache specialists, but WVU neurologist David Watson is hoping to bring in more of his colleagues. https://t.co/vocRmehHZc

[Nicholas Brandmeir @NBrandmeir]

Congratulations Samer Zammar on your work on improving care for our patients and on being awarded the Robert Florin award at #Aans2019. @AANSNeuro @samer_zammar @pennstat

[Nicholas Brandmeir @NBrandmeir]

So proud to be a part of such a great institute and so grateful to have the opportunity to present my work at #Aans2019. @AANSNeuro @claymarsh @DoctorAliRezai @WVUMedicine