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Neurosurgery Patient Stories

Life-Saving Neurosurgery While Pregnant and in a Coma

At four months pregnant, Sasha arrived at UAMS in a coma.We gave her hope — and a baby son. Early in Sasha’s pregnancy, a tangle of blood vessels ruptured in her brain. She was airlifted to UAMS, where neurosurgeons are on call 24/7. By the time she arrived, she had no pulse and had to be revived twice. The UAMS […]

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Wires Gave Him His Life Back

For 25 years, Charlie DeBoard lived with an essential tremor. It affected his hands and then his voice, progressing so much that he could barely talk. Embarrassed by the tremor, he gradually spent less time out with friends and family and almost retired. His family doctor recommended he see a specialist at UAMS. When Dr. […]

Filed Under: Neurosurgery Patient Stories, Patient Stories

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