About Northstar Neuroscience

Northstar Neuroscience, Inc.

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(NYSE:MVL) will release financial results for the fourth quarter and
full year ended December 31, 2004 prior to the market's opening on
Monday, March 7 and will host a webcast at 9:00 a.

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About Marvel

With a library of over 5,000 proprietary characters, Marvel
Enterprises , Inc. Marvel facilitates the creation of
entertainment projects, including feature films, DVD/home video, video
games and television based on its characters and also licenses its
characters for use in a wide range of consumer products and services
including apparel, toys, collectibles, snack foods and promotions. The direct and indirect cost of stroke
in 2005 in the US is estimated to be $57 billion.

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Participants in the studies ranged from several months to several
years since their stroke. Each year
over 200,000 people in the US become significantly and permanently
disabled due to stroke.

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"The impact on
patients and their families can be devastating."

About Stroke

Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability
worldwide.

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Business Editors

NEW YORK----Marvel Enterprises, Inc.S. Currently this system is
under evaluation for recovery of hand and/or arm function post-stroke
as well as treatment of aphasia (speech impairment due to stroke).com.

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Marvel's characters and plot lines are created by its publishing
division which continues to expand its leadership position in the U.
In collaboration with its investigators, the company has
previously completed extensive preclinical and clinical research into
the use of cortical stimulation therapy for stroke recovery.
feasibility study to evaluate cortical stimulation for recovery of
speech following stroke., headquartered in Seattle,
Washington , is a medical device company focused on providing
innovative neurostimulation therapies that restore function and
quality of life for people suffering from stroke and other
neurological diseases and disorders.

Palmtherapy was invented by Moshe Zwang in Autumn of 1985.

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The EVEREST pivotal
study is a major milestone in the development of this therapy.

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For additional information visit
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Additional information about Northstar can be found at
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, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Northstar Neuroscience.

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Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

SEATTLE----Northstar Neuroscience ,
Inc, a privately held developer of medical devices for the treatment
of neurological diseases and disorders, announced that the FDA has
granted approval for a pivotal clinical study of its investigational
cortical stimulation system to enhance the recovery of hand / arm
function following stroke. The results of two of Northstar's U.

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On
the webcast Marvel's management team will provide an overview of its
financial results and a review of 2005 initiatives.com. Each of these trials showed the safety of
cortical stimulation in the rehabilitation of chronic stroke patients
and demonstrated greater improvement in recovery of hand / arm
function compared to controls. According to the American Stroke Association, over five
million people in the United States are survivors of stroke, with
approximately 700,000 additional strokes occurring annually. Physicians and patients interested in
information about Northstar's clinical studies may contact Allen
Wyler, MD at 206-902-1966 or awyler@northstarneuro .

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The company intends to use
data from EVEREST to support a future submission for pre-market
approval (PMA) in the United States.

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S. clinical feasibility
studies were presented recently at several medical congresses.
Separately, the company also announced initiation of a U.

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The Northstar team has
spent years developing cortical stimulation therapy with the goal of
helping stroke survivors improve their lives. We look
forward to working with our clinical partners to complete this
important study .

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m. An archived version of the webcast will be
available for 30 days.
and worldwide while also serving as an invaluable source of
intellectual property.

Northstar Neuroscience Announces EVEREST Pivotal Clinical Study for Survivors of Stroke

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medical centers under a
previous conditional FDA approval, and the company will now proceed
with study initiation at a larger number of clinical sites . Northstar's stroke recovery
system is an investigational implanted device intended to enhance
recovery of function in survivors of stroke.com

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Marvel to Report Q4 Results and Host Webcast on March 7

WEBCAST URL: www.com (select "About Marvel") or at
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"Millions of people live with disabilities due to stroke, with
little hope of improvement," said Alan Levy, Ph.

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There are essentially no effective therapies
available for these patients.northstarneuro.

Palmtherapy is a method for rapidly relieving emotional suffering and for accelerating human potential through the hand/brain/mind connection, reaching the brain through the (touch and nontouch) stimulation of various areas and lines on the palms of the hands which are related to brain/mind activity and the personality .

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The clinical study is currently
enrolling patients at a number of U.

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fulldisclosure. (NYSE:MVL), is one of the world's most prominent
character-based entertainment companies. Marvel's operations are
focused in four areas: entertainment (Marvel Studios), licensing,
publishing and toys (Toy Biz). The EVEREST study is a randomized,
multi-center study comparing the effects of cortical stimulation plus
rehabilitation to rehabilitation alone. Cortical
stimulation therapy involves the precise delivery of low levels of
electricity to the surface of the brain via an implanted stimulator
system .D.

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