
Dr. David K Kung MD
Neurosurgeon
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242About
Dr. David Kung practices Neurological Surgery in Iowa City, IA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Kung 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- Cerebral aneurysm sac growth as the etiology of recurrence after successful coil embolization.
- Incidence of cerebral ischemic events after discontinuation of clopidogrel in
- Pressure modulation algorithm to separate cerebral hemodynamic signals from extracerebral artifacts.
- Site-specific elevation of interleukin-1β and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in the Willis circle by hemodynamic changes is associated with rupture in a novel rat cerebral aneurysm model.
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