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Delirium is a sometimes routine and temporary side effect of spinal or brain surgery. A patient may be temporarily unable to speak and think coherently, as the nervous system has just […]
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By ANA SAAVEDRA Face drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, loss of balance. These are just a few of the warning signs of stroke that more than 800,000 Americans experience each […]
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By JILL HALADAY, DPT, MPH, GCS As Chief Rehabilitation Officer for Lakeland Regional Health, I encounter a lot of confusion and misconceptions surrounding our Bannasch Institute for Advanced Rehabilitation […]
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By DANA SPARKS Mayo Clinic News Network One beautiful winter day in February 2013, Jered Chinnock’s life changed in an instant. Jered, an avid outdoorsman, was snowmobiling with friends and […]
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By JEFF OLSEN Mayo Clinic News Network One in 3 American adults has high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. Millions with the condition are unaware they […]
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