Archive by category 'News' We recently had 4th year medical student Antony Adelman from Bond University placed with BrizBrain and Spine for a 4 week clinical rotation and he kindly provided us with a testimonial of his experience. We wish him the best of luck in his futureRead more…
Dr David Walker was featured in Today Tonight’s special ‘New Brain Tumour Hope’ showing the use of the breakthough drug Gliolan at the Wesley Hospital with brain tumour patient Jamie Smith. This special aired on Thursday May 10th, 2012. TodayRead more…
$10 million Asia-Pacific Centre set to make Brisbane a world leader in brain research A new multi-million dollar Asia-Pacific Centre for Neuromodulation (APCN) in Brisbane is poised to become a world leader in research to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatmentRead more…
Dr Terry Coyne has recently joined the Board of the Asian-Australasian Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. He currently sits on the Board of the World Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, and with his continual research into Deep Brain StimulationRead more…
A 71 year old lady presented with bilateral lower limb pain and progressive weakness and difficulty with independent ambulation. An MRI had been arranged prior to neurosurgical review. What is the diagnosis? The final diagnosis of dural arterio-venous fistula orRead more…
A 60-year-old truck driver presented with progressive paraparesis. He described over two years of progressive symptoms with increasing numbness from the nipples down. He also described burning dysaesthesia and increasing difficulty walking. He described more recent onset of bladder incontinence asRead more…
BrizBrain and Spine are actively involved in mentoring and training the surgeons of tomorrow and enjoy close links with the Medical Schools of the University of Queensland, Bond University, Griffith Universty and James Cook University. Between January and March 2012,Read more…
BrizBrain and Spine announces the arrival of Research Fellow, Dr Stephen Byrne. Dr Byrne graduated from the University of Aberdeen and has worked in Adelaide, New Zealand and London prior to joining the team. Dr Byrne will be undertaking his ResearchRead more…
Surgery is often only the first step on a patient’s road to recovery. Spinal patients are often discharged with a set of instructions and guidelines from the hospital physiotherapists, but will require ongoing supervision to maximise their recovery. BrizBrain andRead more…
At BrizBrain & Spine, we often get the opportunity to provide experience for medical students and in December, we welcomed first year medical student, Nick Candy from James Cook University in Townsville, for two weeks of work placement. In his timeRead more…
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