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As a pediatric neurosurgeon and director of Akron Children’s NeuroDevelopmental Science Center, Dr. Roger Hudgins knows the brain and sees, on a daily basis, the devastating effect these some of these conditions have on children and their families. Here are some of his thoughts on President Obama’s brain-mapping proposal and its chances for success.
My son, Axl Gallagher, was born with hydrocephalas (fluid on the brain). We got the news when he was 4 weeks old after he rolled off the couch.
In April 2011, 7-year-old Mackenzie started to hear a loud beeping in her ear. After several tests, Dr. Roger Hudgins, an Akron Children’s Hospital neurosurgeon, discovered that Mackenzie had a brain tumor referred to as a juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma. Once Dr. Hudgins removed the benign tumor, the hard work began.
Five years ago when I was 17 years old, I went to Dr. Roger Hudgins (neurosurgeon) when he was in Atlanta. He changed my life.
Surgery has radically changed the landscape in treating children who suffer from seizures and offers a potential cure for patients whose seizures cannot be controlled with medicine. “Children are typically placed on medication after a second seizure, and most children outgrow their seizures,” said Dr. Deborah Holder, director of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology at Akron Children’s [...]
Our visit with the Myelo Clinic at Akron Children’s Hospital last week felt like we were prescribed a small dose of reality. Our hearts long for the hope that Jordan’s head, bladder, bowels, and legs will do more than the diagnosis tells us. I came prepared to ask the question about where each specialist feels [...]
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