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Migraine management can be challenging when patients are elderly due to the risks of medication interactions, intolerance or inefficacy. Other comorbidities also must be taken into consideration when selecting an appropriate medication. By utilizing treatment options that do not act in a systemic manner and do not interact with other medications, a regimen for migraine management is feasible for certain patients.
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Treatment of Chronic Migraines in an Elderly Patient With Botox
Seizures are often difficult to identify in older adults because they are less likely to present as a convulsion, but rather as discrete episodes of confusion, lapses in memory, falls, dizziness, brief repetitive movements or nonspecific sensory changes. People are more likely to blame the aging process than to think of a seizure. It is important, however, to be evaluated so the correct treatment can be initiated.
Epilepsy
By Rebecca O’Dwyer, MD
Case Study: Treatment of Dyscognitive Epileptic Seizures in an Elderly Patient
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2024 Annual Report
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Caregivers of patients with Lewy body dementia experience an array of challenges in their role providing care for their loved ones. LBD affects at least 2.4 million people in the U.S. and is associated with cognitive, motor and neuropsychiatric symptoms yielding higher morbidity and mortality than Alzheimer’s disease.
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by Jori Fleisher, MD
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to treat vestibular schwannoma because those tumors can behave in an unpredictable manner. At Rush, we base our treatment on the size of the tumor, the age of the patient and the patient’s preference for treatment. We’ll also consider factors related to the patient’s other health issues and quality of life before we consider surgery or radiation.
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Rush’s Vestibular Schwannoma Care: Q&A With Stephan Munich, MD
We hope this annual report provides you with a glimpse into the ways Rush is delivering excellent clinical care, conducting groundbreaking translational research, and continually pushing boundaries to provide the best care for our patients.
An NIH-Funded Study for Lewy Body Dementia Family Caregivers
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Clinicians in the Rush Spine Tumor Clinic provide patients with comprehensive, tailored treatment plans when they have benign or malignant spinal tumors. Depending on the location and size of the tumor, as well as the patient’s age and overall health, the treatments that Rush provides can help patients regain a better quality of life by lessening their symptoms.
Spine
With John O’Toole, MD, and Ken Tatebe, MD
Coordinated, Interdisciplinary Care in the Rush Spine Tumor Clinic
By Malathi Rao, MD
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The Rush Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders program treats over 7,000 patients with movement disorders, the majority of whom have Parkinson's disease. Rush is currently conducting about 150 research projects related to movement disorders; half of those focus on PD.
Movement Disorders
Clinical and Translational Parkinson’s Disease Research at Rush
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Augusto Miravalle, MD, chief of the Section of Multiple Sclerosis at Rush, discusses the importance of whole brain health for MS patients, his work to reach and treat underserved populations, and the vital role patient education plays for beneficial short and long-term outcomes.
Multiple Sclerosis
MS Care at Rush: Whole Brain Health, Patient Education and Reaching Underserved Populations
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By Rajeev Garg, MD, MS
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a type of stroke that affects nearly 20,000 people in the United States per year. This life-threatening condition often results in significant morbidity among survivors. These patients are at risk for multiple intensive care unit complications, including stress cardiomyopathy, respiratory failure and hospital-associated infections.
Neurocritical care
Case Profile: Use of Cerebral Microdialysis to Monitor Patients
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By Madhu Soni, MD, FAAN
Early recognition of the clinical presentation of necrotizing myopathy and use of key diagnostic tests to make a diagnosis is critical. It is important to determine the difference between self- limited statin myotoxicity in which the HMGCR antibody is not present. Once a diagnosis of autoimmune necrotizing myopathy is made, it’s equally important to start immunosuppressive therapy early.
Neuromuscular care
Case Study: Treatment of Autoimmune Necrotizing Myopathy
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By Laurel Cherian, MD, MS
By Laurel Cherian, MD, MS
Implanted in an outpatient setting, Vivistim is a magnetic device that helps to amplify the benefits of physical and occupational therapy for patients who have experienced a stroke via activation of the vagus nerve. It has the potential to improve a patient’s neuroplasticity in their arms and hands.
Stroke
Vivistim: Advanced Stroke Rehabilitation Technology at Rush
Once a person has a stroke, their risk of developing dementia doubles. Unfortunately, there is little that medication management can do to improve the cognitive side effects for stroke patients. However, there is good reason to consider the concept of food as medicine to protect against these debilitating side effects from stroke.
The NOURISH Study: Can Diet and Nutrition Positively Influence Cognition After a Stroke?
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By Rachel Welbel, MD
Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians are uniquely trained to treat patients with symptoms involving multiple body systems. Physiatrists have experience in managing multiple disorders at once and have the ability to look at the patient as a whole, including patients affected with long COVID symptoms.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Case Study: The Complexities of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Long-COVID
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Neuro Spinal Surgery
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Major surgical cases, such as this one, can take 8-12 hours of surgery and require a patient spend a week in the hospital post-operatively, plus an additional week in the rehab center. Complication rates can potentially be high, which would entail the need of additional surgeries. However, if an ideal patient is identified and their complications are appropriately managed, they report a high degree of satisfaction in being able to stand upright again.
Posterior Spinal Arthrodesis for Treatment of Severe Kyphoscoliosis in an Adult Patient
By Christopher J. DeWald, MD
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Historically, the endovascular approach for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms or other cerebral pathology has been done via the femoral artery. As we learn more from our colleagues in cardiology about ways to access the heart, we are gaining more experience with radial access, which ultimately provides several benefits to patients.
Use of the Rist Guide Catheter in the Treatment of an Unruptured ACom Aneurysm
By R. Webster Crowley, MD
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Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD, and Brian T. David, PhD, assistant professor of neurosurgery, are continually researching ways to improve outcomes for people whose lives have been affected by demyelinating diseases, such as spinal cord injury (SCI) and multiple sclerosis. The new understandings they gain and the surgical techniques they refine are applied to treatments that have potential to improve people’s lives.
Advancing Regenerative Medicine in Spinal Cord Injuries
with Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD and Brian T. David, PhD
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Caregivers of patients with Lewy body dementia experience an array of challenges in their role providing care for their loved ones. LBD affects at least 2.4 million people in the U.S. and is associated with cognitive, motor and neuropsychiatric symptoms yielding higher morbidity and mortality than Alzheimer’s disease.
PERSEVERE:
by Jori Fleisher, MD
An NIH-Funded Study for Lewy Body Dementia Family Caregivers
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There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to treat vestibular schwannoma because those tumors can behave in an unpredictable manner. At Rush, we base our treatment on the size of the tumor, the age of the patient and the patient’s preference for treatment. We’ll also consider factors related to the patient’s other health issues and quality of life before we consider surgery or radiation.
Rush’s Vestibular Schwannoma Care: Q&A With Stephan Munich, MD
Neurosurgery
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With Deborah Hall, MD
Clinical and Translational Parkinson’s Disease Research at Rush
The Rush Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders program treats over 7,000 patients with movement disorders, the majority of whom have Parkinson's disease. Rush is currently conducting about 150 research projects related to movement disorders; half of those focus on PD.
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