Neurosurgery

blurred optic disc margins bilaterally noted on a routine eye exam. Of note, he had a past medical history relevant for abdominal migraines and a 9 millimeter in diameter complex pineal cystic gland, incidentally found at age 5 and being followed by Neurosurgery with no interval changes over the past year. On initial exam his best-corrected visual acuity (BCVa) was 20/30 in both eyes (OU) with no afferent pupillary defect. Color vision, stereopsis, motility and ocular balance…

Knowing Ben Carson’s background in neurosurgery/neuroscience and his history with twins, my father scheduled an appointment with Dr. Carson and his medical team. In a distressed, devastating time, he assured my family, we were in good hands. Ironically, his autobiography is titled “Gifted Hands”…

This is a story of a pediatric neurosurgeon name Ben Carson his brother Curtis and her mother Sonya. Sonya Carson is mother of ben and Curtis. In starting of the book, they describe about his husband. Sonya Carson get married at the age of 13 and after that they have two children and they lived in Detroit but because of some reason ben daddy left his family and never come back. This is the hardest time for ben and his brother to see future without his father. He remembers how they used to play…

Gifted Hands: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Gifted Hands is the novel of Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Ben Carson. Carson’s journey from the bottom of his fifth grade class to becoming director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Throughout the book Carson uses Ethos, Pathos, and Logos throughout the book explaining how a strong faith in god, and the help of a rugged mother, he was able to subdue not only the irresolution of his classmates and teachers but also that of his own…

emerged during the late 1980’s (Kraemer, 2013), opens a thrilling door of potential in the world of psychological medicine. Patients suffering from severe cases of Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, and essential tremor are turning to this effective neurosurgery to diffuse debilitating symptoms associated with these ills. Schermer (2013) explains that DBS treatment works by implanting electrodes roughly 1.27 mm in diameter, which emit successive electrical impulses, into specific regions deep within…

procedure in terms of harvesting and injection volumes, as well as the need for concurrent treatments. Studies are being done to evaluate its safety and efficacy. Post-traumatic fat grafting Often times, following trauma or surgery, especially neurosurgery and its accompanying muscle wasting, there are voids generated that create deformities in various parts of the body. Common areas where this may occur include the trunk, legs, arms or skull. Tumor removal may also affect contiguity in…

Many aspects of myself have changed since those third grade mornings when my entire class fueled their hobbies by researching sports or bugs on the computer program ReadAbout:™ while I continuously searched for articles on brain surgery or the latest medical technology. Since then, I have crafted a spot-on Miranda Sings impression, become a vegetarian, and learned that sports will never be my strong suit as I scored for the opposing team in basketball more than once. Throughout my seventeen…

James Michael was born on July 05, 1975 in Manhattan, New York to Richard and Diana O'Hara. Richard O'Hara was a wealthy real estate tycoon, whereas Diana was a neurosurgeon at Bellevue Hospital Center. Diana had never wanted children, but after much persuasion on Richard's part, she eventually gave in, and during the next ten years their three children would be born. Since their parents were constantly busy with work, the kids were left to be raised by nannies and various family members —…

“I suppose I was destined for a career in journalism.” (Stewart 3) This is the first sentence of chapter One in an autobiography about Ian Stewart's career as a war journalist. The novel is called Ambushed and keeps readers hooked with its perfect balance of action, dialogue, and description. Ian Stewart, A Canadian journalist finds himself working for the AP bureau of journalism reporting on the ever-growing war in Africa. After the rebels known as RUF (Revolutionary United Front) capture the…

“I am sorry” were the last words uttered by my Grandfather as he laid on his deathbed with pain and sorrow. Hearing his last words come out of his feeble mouth right before my eyes, was heartbreaking. I felt as if he was being poisoned before my eyes. Hospitals in Ethiopia, created to help people, make them feel better, and filter out malpractices, neither establish trust nor comfort. My aunt turned to me with depletion and said: “Tracy, read this medication.We’re not sure if it is harming…