Dr. Patrick J Codd MD
Neurosurgeon
Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit Street Boston MA, 02114About
Dr. Patrick Codd practices Neurological Surgery in Boston, MA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Codd prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Seckel syndrome and moyamoya.
- Novel pressure-sensing skin for detecting impending tissue damage during neuroendoscopy.
- Motor developmental delay in a healthy 11-month-old infant.
- Rapid growth of an infectious intracranial aneurysm with catastrophic intracranial hemorrhage.
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement for POEMS syndrome.
- Initial Experience with High-Definition Camera-On-a-Chip Flexible Endoscopy for Intraventricular Neurosurgery.
- Pigmented Lesions of the Nervous System and the Neural Crest: Lessons From Embryology.
- Ablation of porcine ligamentum flavum with Ho:YAG, q-switched Ho:YAG, and quadrupled Nd:YAG lasers.
- Masson's tumor of the pineal region: case report.
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