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- I Had a Mini-Stroke and What Happened After I've thought long and hard before writing this lens. It's about my health and it's something I never discuss except with those very close to me. Even then, I talk about it infrequently. When I had a mini-stroke or TIA (transient ischemic attack) it...
- Fetal Ventriculomegaly You go for an ultrasound, you hear "the ventricles are enlarged", you think "and?"... You come home and search the net, find out this is called Ventriculomegaly (ven-tric-ulo-megaly) and then frantically search for all the information you can find,...
- Diagnosed with Breast Cancer - My story It's "surreal", even now as I sit and stare at the url "my-breast-cancer-story", it's as if I'm writting about someone else. My children are at school, there is a bruise on my right breast from the biopsy and as I type the words it feels as if they...
- Open MRI Units. No More Fear of Claustrophobia! Many in today's population are now being properly diagnosed for their health issues. The closed tube-type MRI restricted so many people needing help due to it's highly limiting way it is constructed. Who are these who were not able to use the tube M...
- What Is Arnold Chiari Malformation? It all began with a headache. Not just any headache, a H-E-A-D-A-C-H-E. A headache so unbelievably painful that it woke me from a dead sleep because the intensity of the pain made it hurt to breathe. Now that's a HEADACHE! And when the same excruciat...
- Diagnosing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Sometimes the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis can be a long journey of watchful waiting and at other times, the diagnosis appears very clear cut. The main objective of this lens is to explore the methods and means used for diagnosing multiple s...
- MRI and MS - The role of MRI in Multiple Sclerosis The MRI, MR or Magnetic Resonance Imaging machine has been critical in the early diagnosis of diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). While the MRI has been used as a diagnostic tool, it has also been helpful in understanding the...
- if i win big millions If I were to win big millions, and I am certainly dreaming about it, I would do a few things. First and foremost, I would take care of my own family, it goes without saying. Then, with the rest and depending how many of those "beauties" I would win...
- Epilepsy in Dogs Canine epilepsy is an extremely distressing condition, for both the animal patient and the human family. When this diagnosis is given by a vet, there is great heart-sink, with a very gloomy outlook offered. It is often said that the dog is faced with...
- Stand-up / UpRight MRI Upright or Stand-up MRI from Fonar" has the unique ability to scan patients in weight-bearing positions as well as lying down. All other MRIs can only scan them while they're lying down.
- Health Alert: Things to consider before you get an MRI The FDA believes that there could be a connection between NSF and gadolinium after a Danish Medicines Agency report The symptoms of NFD generally include: * Skin texture changes one not dissimilar to an orange peel &...
- Mulitple Sclerosis
- Ormond's Disease Ninety percent of the population has probably never heard of Ormond's Disease. I had never heard of it myself until the doctors told me that I had it. While I'll give you the medical definitions later, this is how my doctor explained it to me. Ther...
- Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis Information Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), also known as Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD) is a serious, life-threatening condition where a patient develops excess fibrous connective tissue in their skin, eyes, joints and internal organs. There has b...
- MRI Gating and Triggering Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) gating is a technique used by researchers to ensure that they get high quality images of the heart. The MRI takes clear images of the heart as it is beating and pumping blood. However, any movement during the imaging...
