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"My goal is to provide patients with a special service to help them with their voices," says Otolaryngologist Joel H. Blumin, MD. "I have an inherent respect for voice and for what it means to a person's identity."
Harry T. Whelan, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin Professor of Neurology and Director of Hyperbaric Medicine, is incorporating NASA technology into cancer treatments and therapies.
"Whatever sleep does for the brain, it probably does for the body too." Carol Everson, PhD, discusses her studies in sleep deprivation and its effects on human health.
"About 20% of children with sickle cell disease will have some form of stroke by the time they are teenagers," says John Paul Scott, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and a specialist in blood disorders.
Humans possess a great deal of brain reserve, says Piero G. Antuono, MD. This gives us the ability to maintain good cognitive function even as disease breaks down delicate tissues and vessels.
How to transition young adults with pediatric-onset disabilities to the world of adult health care is an important topic that is being more widely recognized, says William P. Waring III, MS, MD.
When stressful situations go unresolved, the body is kept in a constant state of activation, causing deterioration and reducing the body's ability to repair and defend itself. Biofeedback teaches patients to modify these responses.
One of the goals of those who treat spina bifida patients is to improve their functionality and independence, says Bruce A. Kaufman, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin Professor of Neurosurgery and Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery, and Medical Director of Neurosurgery at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.
Many factors can contribute to tension and sadness during the holidays, including fatigue, unrealistic expectations, increased stress and unresolved family issues.
"Memory in many ways defines us," says Piero G. Antuono, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin Professor of Neurology. Dr. Antuono is the Director of the Froedtert & the Medical College Memory Disorders Program.
Although it's not fatal, trigeminal neuralgia is widely considered one of the most painful conditions in medical practice; the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke says the pain can be incapacitating.
As early as infancy, a baby with autism might be unresponsive to people or focus intently on one item to the exclusion of others for long periods of time.
In the past, there were no objective measurements used to diagnose obsessive-compulsive disorder and there were no medications to assist patients. Things have changed.
"Time is absolutely critical during a stroke," says Michel T. Torbey, MD, MPH. Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability in the United States, and a stroke-related death occurs every three minutes.
Medical College research indicates that most mild-to-moderate sports related concussions are recovered from fully, with minimal likelihood of permanent brain damage unless another concussion occurs before symptoms from the first have gone away.
Researchers have learned that when lesions form in the brain, the brain compensates by finding other pathways to perform functions that once originated in the diseased parts, says Julie A. Bobholz, PhD.
Clinical experience over the past decade of VNS use has confirmed its place as a useful adjunctive therapy to medications for people who experience seizures that do not respond to other available options.
No human cases of WNV have been reported in Wisconsin yet this year, but 21, with one death, occurred in 2006 and the Milwaukee Health Department identified 90 pools of mosquitoes carrying the virus.
"Traumatic Brain Injury is more common than most people think," says Dr. Mark Klingbeil. While some patients go on to make a full recovery, more than five million Americans currently live with disabilities due to TBI.
"Each specific scenario requires its own study to show whether the stent is better or the pills are better, and nothing supersedes clinical judgment by an experienced cardiologist for the heart and an experienced neurologist for the brain."
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