Neurosurgery

“Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes which is about a young man named Charlie Gordon who unfortunately has a low intelligence level. Just like the quote, Charlie had the ability all this time to become very smart with an IQ of over 200 after a neurosurgery. Later on the story, Charlie’s operation backfires putting his IQ back down to sixty-eight. Although the result of the intelligence was not as good, the amount of things that went right after and during the operation exceeded the costs. To…

Greenberg et al, 2006, who showed similar results in 3 years follow-up of patient undergone deep brain stimulation. However, the evidence in deep brain stimulation is still debatable and its potential adverse effects must be taken into account. Neurosurgery which involves anterior capsulotomy, anterior cingulotomy, limbic leucotomy, etc may be offered to patient who are not responded to conventional therapy (Lopes et al.,…

What causes an Aneurysm? Though aneurysms are deadly they will make you have an outlook on life. They can cause you more pain that is knowledgeable physically and emotionally, especially if your family member experiences one or you yourself experience a mild one. The population of the world and its people are having more aneurysm in this day in age due to stressing out and poor health care. And doing drugs and smoking and drinking everyday can play a major role in having aneurysms. If you don’t…

Alzheimer’s disease affects millions of people annually in the United States for no known reason. Alzheimer’s is a very complicated disease that affects mostly elderly people. As a repercussion, my objective is to become a neurosurgeon and help all those persons that suffer from this disease and maybe even find a cure to this extremely bad disease. When I see a person with Alzheimer’s I think about how their families are feeling about having a loved one to forget them as their family. My…

“To THINK BIG and to use our talents doesn't mean we don't have difficulties on the way. We will - we all do. How we view those problems determines how we end up,” (Ben Carson). Ben Carson, born Benjamin Solomon Carson, is currently a pediatric neurosurgeon, amongst numerous other titles. He has written his own books, midst them is Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story. Ben Carson’s childhood was strenuous, nonetheless his mother pushing him, an improvement in his grades and his outstanding…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Our Mission NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens Medical Group offers superior general medicine and specialty services for Queens and the outlying boroughs. We work hard and succeed in providing accessible patient care that the community deserves. Our doctors take care of you like family. The current need is for growth and expansion of our neuroscience and cardiology services. Patients that are looking for these specialty services will be comforted knowing their needs will be met at…

Ben Carson, born on September 18, 1951, was a phenomenal neurosurgeon. He had a rough start to life, with anger and academic issues. The reason he changed was because he was driven to accomplish his goals of getting higher grades in school and accomplishing being the top of his class in eighth grade. The reason why Carson is a motivation to me is because of his accomplishments of pursuing a medical career, performing outrageous surgeries, and having a drive to believe that anything is possible.…

the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and Institute of Neurology Joint Research Ethics Committee. The experiment aimed to test and compare the cognitive abilities of those who had frontal lobe lesions to those who did not. The study involved four tests; two tests measured ability of recall, and two tests measured ability of recognition. The experimental group consisted of patients from the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and the control group consisted of men…

and get his medical costs covered and go back to school. Everyday while hospitalized I reassured him that medicaid is going to cover everything, so he can feel free to make any decisions that he needs to, to save his life. He ended up undergoing neurosurgery. Good news is that he can walk, talk, and eat as well as he did before. Bad news is that I got ahold of the medical bill and let's just say it is enough to cover two years of medical school for me. I am working to pay it off…

secure ○ Criteria for ICU admission – All patients with a presumptive diagnosis of intracranial hemorrhage have adequate indication for ICU-level nursing, technical and medical/surgical care • Recommendations for specialist referral ○ Neurosurgery – A neurosurgery consult should be sought where operable intracranial hemorrhage is suspected (e.g., expanding subdural hematoma) ○ Neurology should be consulted routinely for intracranial hemorrhage ○ If mechanical ventilation is required,…