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January 2005 • XXI

Special Issue: Neurology & Neurosurgery

		An Interview with John MacDonald. The newest member of the Kennedy Krieger Institute, one of the key physicians who treated the late Christopher Reeve, talks about his approach to spinal cord recovery and what the future may hold for his field.

		Olivi Goes Boldly with Brainstem Biopsy. The neurosurgeon has performed over two dozen brainstem biopsies, a dangerous procedure but the method of choice for identifying and grading life-threatening tumors.

		Brainstem Tumors: Always Room for Jallo Stem Cells Jump First Hurdle A Knife That Does More Than Cut Hopkins' New MS Center

DEPARTMENTS

>	FROM THE CEO • What We Don't Know
>	PHYSICIAN & PATIENT SERVICES • Kennedy Krieger: Hope for Children with Complex Disabilities
>	SPINE RECONSTRUCTION • Artificial May Be Better: Trials Begin for New Disc
>	NERVE REPAIR / PARKINSON'S DISEASE • First-time Surgical Approach Saves a Leg • Brain Stimulation Lets Parkinson's Disease Patients Live a Life
>	EPILEPSY • A Judicious Jolt for Seizures • Surgery: When Is the Best Time? • Looking Through the Keyhole
>	KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER SERVICES • Communication Across Borders: The GlobalAccess Lectures
>	RESEARCH UPDATE Research Update
>	HOPKINS DOCTORS CIRCLE THE GLOBE • McNiece Appointed Director of Division of Biomedical Sciences, Johns Hopkins in Singapore • Australia, Hopkins Hepatologists Participate in Forum • Tsunami Relief Efforts
>	TECHNOLOGY • A Treasure Chest of Brain Imaging