We were delighted to award three research grants on intracranial hypotension in 2018.
The projects and principal investigators are listed below. We look forward to sharing progress reports on these research projects when available. Thanks to these investigators for their tireless efforts in making a difference! #spinalCSFleak #becauseyourduramaters
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Principal Investigator: Peter G. Kranz, MD
Institution: Duke University Medical Center
Project: Clinical Outcomes Following Surgical Obliteration of Cerebrospinal Fluid Venous Fistula in Patients with Intracranial Hypotension: A Prospective Study
Date of Award: March 2018
This research will be presented by co-investigator Timothy Wang at the Spine Summit 2019 – 35th Annual Meeting of the Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves on March 14-17, 2019 in Miami, Florida.
The abstract will be published online in Neurosurgical Focus following the presentation.
We will share more details when available.
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Principal Investigator: Kerry Knievel, DO
Co-investigator: Lea Alhilali, MD
Institution: Barrow Neurological Institute
Project: Quantitative Analysis of Thecal Sac Volume and Morphology as a Diagnostic Tool in Intracranial Hypotension
Date of Award: November 2018
We will share a progress report when available.
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Principal Investigator: Peter G. Kranz, MD
Institution: Duke University Medical Center
Project: Imaging Differentiation of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension and Chiari I Malformation
Date of Award: November 2018
We will share a progress report when available.
Our many donors and the Tyrrell Foundation are gratefully acknowledged in helping to fund these research grant awards.