| Leonard Tow 2011 Humanism
Medicine Award |
Yvonne M.
Friday, M.D., co-chief of Ambulatory Pediatrics and Adolescent
Medicine at the DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan and director,
Undergraduate Education at the Carman and Ann Adams Department of
Pediatrics at Wayne State University, has received the Leonard Tow
2011 Humanism in Medicine Award. Award recipients are recognized for
exemplary compassion, competence and respect in the delivery of
care.
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| Dialysis and
Transplant Associate Directors Named |
Tej K. Mattoo, M.D., DCH, FRCP (UK), chief, Pediatric
Nephrology and Hypertension at the DMC Children's Hospital of
Michigan and professor of pediatrics, Wayne State University School of
Medicine announced the appointments of Gaurav Kapur, M.D. to
associate director, Dialysis Program, and associate director, Fellowship
Training Program and Amrish Jain, MD, asociate director,
Transplant Program at the Children's Hospital of Michigan.
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JULY 2011 | INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
| Rare Epilepsy Surgery for Patient with
Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (LKS) |
Hunter Oginsky was put on a variety of medications
to try to manage his seizures, but the medications were not
successful and seemed to cause speech and memory problems. After further
testing, a neurologist at their local hospital suspected Hunter
may have Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, (LKS). Their local doctor in
Flint suggested to Hunter's parents that Hunter should be seen at
the DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan for further testing
since the disease is so rare. “We were told that many
neurologists may never see a case of LKS,” said Hunter's
mother.
[learn
more...]
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| Non-surgical Treatment for Infants with Sagittal
Craniosynostosis |
Pediatric neurosurgeons
at the DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan are pioneering a
non-surgical treatment for infants with sagittal craniosynostosis.
According to an article published in the Journal of
Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, the surgeons found a molding helmet alone may
be as effective in treating sagittal craniosynostosis as a molding
helmet with endoscopic strip craniectomy.
[learn more...]
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| Breakthrough in Pain Management
for Infants with Sickle Cell Anemia |
The results may not be unexpected, but
they’re important: The first study of hydroxycarbamide
(hydroxyurea) in infants with sickle cell anemia shows this mild chemotherapy
drug is safe and effective in reducing pain and other
complications of the disease in infants.
[learn
more...]
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| New Endoscope Attachment Provides 3D
Visualization for Pediatric Neurosurgeons |
While 3D endoscopes are commercially available,
none are small enough for use in pediatric neurosurgical
applications. But a neurosurgeon at the DMC Children’s Hospital of
Michigan is developing a special attachment to convert a tiny, 2mm
neurosurgical endoscope into a 3D device without increasing the
weight or size of the scope.
[learn
more...]
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