Items Tagged ‘5297’
October 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Mark Gilbertson 2.0 – Putting the Pieces Together Again
By SMHNadmin 
After a terrible accident left him barely alive and in need of major reconstruction, Mark Gilbertson found the right team at Mayo Clinic to help piece things back together again. He shares his story below. My name is Mark Gilbertson, and here’s my story. I am originally from Brainerd, Minn. I joined the Air […]
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Tags: 3888, 5146, 5297, 5308, 5335, dental implants, Dr. Eric Moore, Dr. Kevin Arce, jaw surgery, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, otorhinolaryngology
December 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
When Cecilia Van Gorp began losing movement and strength in her limbs, doctors thought she had Lou Gehrig’s disease. A trip to Mayo Clinic revealed multifocal motor neuropathy.
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Tags: 5292, 5297, 5335, Cecilia Van Gorp, Dr. Brian Crum, Mayo Clinic, Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
December 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Deep Brain Stimulation Gets Police Detective Back on the Job
Jeffrey Hughes is one of the first patients in the U.S. to undergo deep brain stimulation for his chronic headaches — and he is happy he had the courage to make that choice.
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Tags: 1757, 3872, 5292, 5297, 5335, cluster headaches, David Black M.D., Deep Brain Stimulation, Jeffery Hughes, Mayo Clinic
December 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Teamwork helps nurse find relief from rare tumor
When doctors discovered a large tumor wrapped around Wendy Cook’s sciatic nerve and extending into her pelvis, she turned to Mayo Clinic for help.
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Tags: 4705, 5228, 5292, 5297, 5335, 5396, Mayo Clinic, nerve tumors, Neurofibromatosis, Wendy Cook
December 22, 2012 · 1 Comment
Artist and teacher Cynthia Amendt sees her teaching — and her health — reach new levels through participation in a clinical trial.
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Tags: 1136, 2868, 5279, 5292, 5297, 5335, brain tumor, Cynthia Amendt, glioblastoma, Jan Buckner M.D., Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Cancer Research
December 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Surgery and an investigational drug give brain tumor patient much more than anyone expected.
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Tags: 1136, 2868, 5297, 5335, Andy Walch, brain tumor, Fred Meyer M.D., glioblastoma, Joon Uhm, Mayo Clinic
December 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Toddler diagnosed with aggressive brain tumor
When a brain tumor unexpectedly appeared in 20-month-old Jayden Gonzalez, Mayo Clinic doctors responded quickly to remove the tumor and restore his health.
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Tags: 1136, 2868, 2871, 3723, 5236, 5292, 5297, 5304, 5306, 5335, Jayden Gonzalez, Mayo Clinic
December 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Rare brain tumor couldn’t stop her
A rare brain tumor couldn’t stop Laurie Beach from enjoying the life she dreamed of.
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Tags: 1136, 2868, 3723, 5237, 5266, 5279, 5292, 5297, 5315, 5335, brain tumor, germ cell cancer
December 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Myasthenia gravis – Early detection and right treatment
Early detection and the right medication help Jim Miller live a normal life. That’s the outlook for most patients who have myasthenia gravis, say Mayo neurologists.
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Tags: 2332, 5292, 5297, 5335, 5418, Dr. Brian Crum, James Miller, Mayo Clinic, myasthenia gravis, Neurology & Neurosurgery
December 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Christmas Miracle: Woman sings opera with new teeth and jaw
By MakalaArce 
After this opera singer noticed something on her chin and asked her dentist to take an x-ray, they found an ossifying fibroma that had taken over all of her lower jaw. Susan Taborn needed to have her entire lower jaw and most of her bottom teeth removed. Mayo Clinic doctors and surgeons used her fibula […]
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Tags: "ossifying fibroma", "Susan Taborn", 5297, 5335, artery, dentist, fibula, jaw, leg, Mayo Clinic, opera, sing