Tag Archives: Neurology & Neurosurgery

Hurt and Healing

April 27th, 2011 - 10:56 am

By: Andrea Miller Birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, graduation gifts…we’re set in a society that longs after gifts.  I have learned, however, that the most important gift one can receive is a clean bill of health.  I have not had the … Continue reading →

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Christina George's Mayo Clinic Story – How the Ketogenic Diet Stopped Her Seizures

June 15th, 2010 - 6:00 am

Larry and Paulette George had never seen a seizure before when their 7 month old daughter, Christina, began having more than 100 seizures a day. They tried medication after medication, but the seizures wouldn’t stop. Paulette’s sister had heard something … Continue reading →

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ESCP (Edie's Spinal Cord Problem)

April 20th, 2010 - 6:00 am

I don’t even know how to begin to tell this story, but I know I have to write down what has happened in my life over the past few years. It has been a roller coaster ride with new situations … Continue reading →

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CBS News Features Mayo Patient with Niemann-Pick Disease Type C

March 3rd, 2009 - 8:59 am

Earlier this week, CBS Evening News featured the story of Mayo Clinic patient Dillon Papier and his family. Six-year-old Dillon has Niemann-Pick disease type C, a  rare inherited disease that affects approximately 1 in 150,000 people. Niemann-Pick disease type C … Continue reading →

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