More articles about: Brain and Spine
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A 1-year-old’s journey after severe COVID sickness
After her 17-month-old daughter got a life-threatening case of COVID, Andrea Bell is encouraging others to continue protecting those that can’t get vaccinated.
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Toddler with Spina Bifida Meets Paralympian: “She has crutches like me”
Young patient’s reaction to commercial featuring gold medalist and double amputee Jessica Long goes viral, leads to Zoom introduction.
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Spinal Cord Injury Increases Risk for Mental Health Disorders
A new study finds adults with traumatic spinal cord injury are at an increased risk of developing mental health disorders and secondary chronic diseases compared to adults without the condition.
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Five-Year Milestone for Fixing Spina Bifida in the Womb
At Michigan Medicine, specialized spina bifida fetus surgery improves long term outcomes in children diagnosed with the disease.
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Coming Together through Fetal Intervention
Several Michigan Medicine spina bifida fetal surgery patients and families reunite at their fourth annual summer camping trip.
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Waking Up Is Hard to Do: Reversing Deep Unconsciousness
Michigan Medicine researchers explore the role of the prefrontal cortex in wakefulness.
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When Raised Among Drug and Alcohol Abuse, What Makes Some Teens ‘Resilient’?
Kids with a family history of substance use are likely to mimic those behaviors. A Michigan Medicine researcher studied their brain activity to see why certain youths do not.
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New Algorithm Decodes Spine Oncology Treatment
New to spine oncology, experts discuss a new algorithm that decodes treating patients who are living longer with spinal cancer, as the options for metastatic spine tumors increase.
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Chiropractic Neck Manipulation and Stroke: What’s the Risk?
Chiropractic neck manipulations may be linked to vertebral artery dissection, which can change blood flow to the brain that could potentially lead to a stroke
