Neuroscience
My brain abscess and me
I had no idea I had a potentially fatal infection. Now, after my life-saving surgery, I will never take my health for granted again
Tim Lusher
The Guardian
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Read Tim's narrative report here.
[snip]
"Finally, on Tuesday morning, someone realises something is horribly wrong. My GP sees immediately that my gait is clumsy, my focus wild, my speech slurring. She sends me straight to A&E at the Royal London hospital and phones ahead to order a brain scan. There, I collapse gratefully into the care of doctors and nurses."
[snip]
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Neuroscience
Narrative: Brain Abscess
My brain abscess and me
I had no idea I had a potentially fatal infection. Now, after my life-saving surgery, I will never take my health for granted again
Tim Lusher
The Guardian
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Read Tim's narrative report here.
[snip]
"Finally, on Tuesday morning, someone realises something is horribly wrong. My GP sees immediately that my gait is clumsy, my focus wild, my speech slurring. She sends me straight to A&E at the Royal London hospital and phones ahead to order a brain scan. There, I collapse gratefully into the care of doctors and nurses."
[snip]
- Fda: Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (pml) And Tysabri (natalizumab)
From the FDA: FDA permits marketing of first test for risk of rare brain infection in some people treated with Tysabri For Immediate Release: January 20, 2012 [snip]"Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allowed marketing of the first test to...
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Brain food: the problem with digital memory Digital memory means we can store more than ever before. But isn't it important, sometimes, to forget? Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian Tuesday 3 November 2009 Read the article...
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From the CBC: McGill neuroscientist wins $1M research prize Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 | 5:26 PM ET [snip] McGill University Prof. Brenda Milner has won the International Balzan Prize for 2009. The prize is one million Swiss francs, or...
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From The Guardian: Girl, two, dies after swine flu misdiagnosis Child with possible meningitis was 'failed by system' say parents Jo Adetunji guardian.co.uk Saturday 8 August 2009 01.08 BST [snippet] The parents of a two-year-old girl thought...
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From today's New York Times: A Medical Mystery Unfolds in Minnesota By DENISE GRADY Published: February 5, 2008 [snip] By then, November 2007, other cases had begun to turn up. Ultimately, there were 12 — 6 men and 6 women, ranging in age from 21...