The Latest from Dr. Charles L. Rosen

Dr. Charles L. Rosen, Neurosurgeon in Morgantown, WV, discusses fall sports and consussions. Something parents are concerned about are concussions in children. Two sports in particular:  soccer and football, obviously football even more so. I hate the word...

Playing in the summertime, obviously, something that all of us enjoy or most of us enjoy is the pool and the thing that I'm super concerned about that I really focus on is the catastrophic spinal cord injuries we see–and this typically happens from one or...

The human brain has hundreds of intricate structures and billions of connections. Moreover, there are more than 100 different types of malignancies. “The issues you’ll have before and after surgery depend on where the tumor is in the brain and what kind of...

Female athletes suffer concussions at a “significantly higher” rate than their male counterparts, according to a 2017 study by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. There is one such case that I would like to use as an example of this disturbing...

Reconstructive surgery involves the restoration of a wound or defect that was created by ablative surgery or trauma. The three main goals of reconstructive surgery are to protect vital structures, restore function and restore form. Protect vital structures...

Brain tumors are usually divided into three types: intrinsic (grow from the brain), extrinsic (grow from around the brain), or metastatic (come from other areas of the body and implant in the brain). Intrinsic tumors Intrinsic tumors, otherwise known as...

At one point in time, almost every single person has experienced a headache, and, as Arnold said, “It’s not a brain tumor.” Most people, as a consequence of stress, diet, lack of rest, tobacco, alcohol, etc., will experience a headache or three. Simple...