by superuser | Jan 11, 2021 | Epilepsy
When Zayan first told me that he has epilepsy, I didn’t believe him. “You mean seizures, right?” I was embarrassed at how much I didn’t know. Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain that triggers recurrent seizures. It can be caused by different conditions that affect a...
by superuser | Jan 11, 2021 | Hydrocephalus
I just finished watching the Hydrocephalus Association’s celebration of the WALK to End Hydrocephalus and it just hit me that…wow, suffering really isn’t a competition. I have had seven brain surgeries in sixteen and a half years and I know people who have had...
by superuser | Jan 11, 2021 | Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is a condition that primarily impacts infants and adults over the age of 60. The term “hydrocephalus” is derived from two Greek words: “hydro” meaning water and “cephalus” meaning head. The condition is often referred to as “water on the brain”, but...
by superuser | Jan 11, 2021 | Cerebrovascular Accident
Large vessel occlusion of the posterior circulation has devastating effects and carries high morbidity and mortality. One of the main causes for this stroke subtype is vertebral atherosclerosis. The optimal treatment for the non-acute intracranial vertebral artery...
by superuser | Jan 11, 2021 | Cerebrovascular Accident
Cerebrovascular Accident or Stroke is a medical condition in which there is an unexpected demise of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow is hampered due to blockage or rupture of an artery to the brain. Cerebrovascular Accident, in other terms,...
