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… order tests to confirm the diagnosis. These may include: Spinal fluid analysis. By doing a lumbar puncture (also called a spinal tap), your doctor can check the spinal fluid for an increase in white blood cells and …
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… occurs because of damage to the part of the brain or spinal cord that controls voluntary movement. It's often the result of a spinal cord injury, a stroke, or a disease such as multiple … under your skin that delivers the medicine directly to your spinal cord. The advantage of the pump is that you will use …
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… and Parkinson's disease. Before ECT, you will get anesthesia to make you sleepy, and you'll get medicines to … lasts up to 8 seconds, produces a short seizure. Because of anesthesia , the seizure activity related to ECT does not … an ECT treatment. What To Expect Because of the effects of anesthesia, you may not remember the procedure. As with …
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… discussed below. Immediately after your surgery General anesthesia is used during the CABG procedure, so you may be … may mean, for example, that it is taking more time for your anesthesia to wear off or for fluid in your chest to drain. … several sensations. You will probably feel very groggy. Anesthesia can make you feel nauseated, so your stomach may …
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… conditions Image Metabolic conditions Image Stroke Image Spinal cord injury Image Helping you make it happen … For …
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… conditions Image Metabolic conditions Image Stroke Image Spinal cord injury Image Helping you make it happen … For …
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… West Nile leads to severe illness that affects the brain or spinal cord. People older than 50 or those with weakened … It can lead to swelling of the brain ( encephalitis ), the spinal cord (myelitis), or the tissues around the brain and spinal cord ( meningitis ). Symptoms of these diseases may …
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… flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare condition that affects the spinal cord. It causes certain muscles and reflexes in the … the arms and legs. And you will have an MRI to check your spinal cord. You may also have other tests, such as tests to check the spinal fluid. How is acute flaccid myelitis treated? There …
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… done through a small incision ( laparoscopy ), with general anesthesia . The surgeon makes a small incision in the belly … from inflating the belly with air. Problems caused by anesthesia. Adhesions or scarring inside the body. … done through a small incision ( laparoscopy ), with general anesthesia . The surgeon makes a small incision in the belly …
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… spine. You may have no symptoms. Or you could have minor spinal stiffness and pain. Over time your spine will stiffen … vertebrae may fuse together. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Current as of: November 9, 2022 … spine. You may have no symptoms. Or you could have minor spinal stiffness and pain. Over time your spine will stiffen …
