Subdural Hematoma
A TYPICAL SCENARIO: The headaches she had been complaining about persisted for a few weeks, but no one worried. Then, she awoke one morning with slurred speech and a …
Author: Dr John Mangiardi
Intracerebral Hemorrhage – What Is It?
For the families of intracerebral hemorrhage victims, the following scenario will sound familiar, almost like a dramatic scene from a TV movie. It begins at a wedding reception. Grandfather …
Arteriovenous Malformations – AVM
Arteriovenous malformations are masses of abnormal blood vessels that grow in the brain. They consist of a blood vessel “nidus” (nest) through which arteries connect directly to veins, instead …
My Meningioma Story And Me
My meningioma story began on Thursday, September 2, 1994, at about 1:30 PM, my ‘lights went out' and I had a meningioma (MD talk for a benign tumor on …
ABCs Of Brain Tumors
From Their Biology to Their Treatments Brain tumor — the very words strike fear in the heart of anyone threatened by one. It once was considered one of the …