November 2020

NEUROSCIENCES

NEUROLOGICAL MANAGEMENT OF VON HIPPEL-LINDAU DISEASE

Featuring: Rimas V. Lukas, MD

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Better Edge podcast, Rimas V. Lukas, MD, discusses the pathophysiology of Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) and its nervous system manifestations. Dr. Lukas walks us through the clinical diagnostic criteria, the therapeutic management of CNS hemangioblastomas and endolymphatic sac tumors and how recent advances have increased our understanding of pathologies of VHL. Dr. Lukas tells us about the VHL clinic at Northwestern Medicine, what makes it unique and what he and his colleagues are doing to advance the understanding and treatment of VHL.
Rimas V. Lukas, MD, associate professor in the Division of Neurology (Neuro-oncology) at Northwestern Medicine.

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