Tag: Neurologist

Medical Ketogenic Diet Helps Lucia Stay Seizure-Free

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Not all precision medicines come in pill form. For some children, like 18-month-old Lucia, has been that precision medicine.Before she started the medical ketogenic diet, a then-2-month-old Lucia would have several seizures per week that could last as long as five minutes each and weren’t helped by antiseizure medications. After discovering the rare genetic mutation behind Lucia’s epilepsy, her parents, Rebecca and Gloria, took her to CHLA’s Comprehensive Epilepsy Center for specialty treatment.

Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso Welcomes Neurologist Luis D. Acosta, M.D. Dr. Acosta brings more than 30 years of experience as a community neurologist

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EL PASO, Texas — Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso is proud to announce neurologist Luis D. Acosta, M.D., has joined our clinical practice. Dr. Acosta has extensive experience treating patients in our Borderplex and will see patients at the…

Announcing the Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute, Three Nationally Recognized Neuroscience Institutes Now United

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Hackensack Meridian Health’s three nationally-recognized neuroscience institutes at Hackensack University Medical Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center and JFK University Medical Center are now united as Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute — the largest, most comprehensive Neuroscience Institute in the state.

MICHAEL S. CARTWRIGHT, MD, MS AWARDED THE JUN KIMURA OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD FROM AANEM

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AANEM is pleased to announce Michael S. Cartwright, MD, MS is the winner of the 2021 Jun Kimura Outstanding Educator Award. This award is characterized by a member’s significant contributions relating to neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic medicine education.

Ohio State Among First In Nation To Implant New Deep-Brain Stimulation Device

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and its Neurological Institute are among the first in the nation to implant a new deep-brain stimulation (DBS) device that will help improve the quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease.