Posts Tagged ‘Neurology’
Fairfax athlete overcomes severe injury with help from Inova Fair Oaks spine doctors
Personal Best Inova’s neurosurgery and spine experts keep a talented athlete with spinal-cord injury on the move Last year, Leigh Neary achieved an impressive feat: She finished her division’s 2017 International Distance Lake Anna Triathlon. Her joy and pride – as well as the applause she received – were especially powerful considering a trauma she experienced…
Read MoreParkinson’s Disease Symptoms Treated Effectively at Inova
Holding Steady: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) helped Wayne Lewis regain his quality of life Wayne Lewis can do things he hasn’t been able to do for more than a decade. After receiving deep brain stimulation (DBS) at the Inova Movement Disorders Program, the 72-year-old retiree, who lives in upstate New York, is back to enjoying…
Read MorePatient with epilepsy gets life-changing treatment at Inova Fairfax Hospital
Although Leila Ait Abdedaim was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 20, she’d already had a lifetime of struggles with the condition. Her symptoms began when she was just 3 months old. In her home country of Morocco, epilepsy is often left untreated, so it wasn’t until she came to the United States that all of…
Read MoreStroke survivor’s book provides insights and hope for survivors
After a Stroke, This Northern Virginia Resident Shares His Message of Prevention and Hope Stroke survivor and philanthropist Mark Moore can now add “author” to his list of credentials with the publication of his inspiring book, A Stroke of Faith Philanthropist and Northern Virginia resident Mark Moore was a hard-charging business owner back in 2007…
Read MoreParkinson’s patient shows inspiring improvement with Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) treatment
Regaining Control Deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedure provides new hope by keeping Parkinson’s symptoms in check For Bachir Flih (pronounced “Flee”), the symptoms happened out of the blue: a tremor in his right index finger accompanied by fatigue that lasted throughout the day. With a busy job as the dining service manager for a retirement…
Read MoreMRI Interventions’ Clearpoint(R) Neuro Navigation System Utilized For the First Time at Inova Fairfax Hospital
MRI Interventions, Inc. (otcqb:MRIC), a commercial stage medical device company focused on creating innovative neuro navigation platforms for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures in the brain, today announced the completion of the first deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedure at the Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, VA, using the Company’s ClearPoint Neuro Navigation System.
Read MoreInova Neuroscience and Spine Institute First in Northern Virginia to Procure the Latest Synaptive Equipment, for Robotic-Assisted Brain Surgery Technology
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and the Inova Neuroscience Institute announced today their purchase of Synaptive Medical’s BrightMatterTM Surgical Solution. They are among one of the few hospitals in the US, and the first hospital in the Mid-Atlantic region, to invest in this groundbreaking technology.
Read MoreInova’s Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Program: Providing Hope and a Novel Multidisciplinary Approach to Care
At Inova, our team is committed to providing the highest level of care to the “greatest generation.” Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is an often misunderstood and misdiagnosed condition affecting the older population. With expert diagnosis and proper treatment, however, we can help patients with NPH live full, productive and independent lives. What is Normal Pressure…
Read MoreInova Neuroscience and Spine Institute’s Internship in Neuroscience Helps Undergraduate Neuroscience Students Pick A Career Focus For Further Study Between Research and Medicine
A new neuroscience internship from Mason and Inova Fairfax Hospital this spring helped Elizabeth Benkert decide whether to pursue research or become a physician.
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