Dr. Matthew B Potts MD
Neurosurgeon
505 Parnassus Ave # M-779 San Francisco CA, 94143About
Dr. Matthew Potts practices Neurological Surgery in San Francisco, CA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Potts 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- Alterations in hippocampal neurogenesis following traumatic brain injury in mice.
- Injury severity determines Purkinje cell loss and microglial activation in the cerebellum after cortical contusion injury.
- Glutathione peroxidase activity modulates recovery in the injured immature brain.
- Models of traumatic cerebellar injury.
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