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By Kasra Zarei Huntington’s disease is an incurable, fatal genetic brain disorder that creates major emotional, social, and mental tsunamis in the lives of patients and their friends and families. Because of its inheritance pattern, Huntington’s is a classic family disease in which there is a 50...
Concussions more than a headache for athletes, students HS journalism: A look into the diagnosis, damage and treatment By Ellie Gretter, I.C. West senior and Deniz Ince, I.C. West junior Dec 12, 2017 at 2:13 pm IOWA CITY — Most students and athletes know the common symptoms of a concussion:...
Educating law enforcement on Huntington's Disease by Stephanie Johnson, CBS 2 News Iowa The Huntington Disease Society of America recognizes May as Huntington’s Disease month. Thousands of Iowans suffer from the neurological disorder which affects patients physically, their behavior and their...
Video of A human prefrontal-subthalamic circuit for cognitive control
Please see the video below of Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez, MD explaining catheter treatment on KCRG news. Video of Santy interview 1
Please see below for the KWWL story on a patient who was provided life saving treatment by the stroke team. Video of Mailis WarlandToop
There are approximately 15 abstracts accepted for the 2018 International Stroke Conference from the following University of Iowa Comprehensive Stroke Center staff members. Great work everyone. Dr. Leira Dr. Hasan Dr. Guerrero Dr. Dandapat Dr. Al Kasab Dr. Sheharyar Dr. Ortega Dr. Limaye Dr. Derdeyn...
Please click below for a PDF archive of the story. Bringing it home - Samaniego and team return to Ecuador for neurosurgeries, training