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Eben Alexander III (born December 11, 1953) is an American neurosurgeon and author. In 2008, he went under a medically-induced coma while being treated for meningitis.His book Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife (2012) describes his near-death experience while in the coma. [1]
Oliver Sacks. Oliver Wolf Sacks (9 July 1933 – 30 August 2015) was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and writer. [ 2 ] Born in London, Sacks received his medical degree in 1958 from The Queen's College, Oxford, before moving to the United States, where he spent most of his career. He interned at Mount Zion Hospital in ...
Christopher Daniel Duntsch (born April 3, 1971) [1] is a former American neurosurgeon who has been nicknamed Dr. D. and Dr. Death[2] for 33 incidents of gross neurosurgical malpractice while working at hospitals in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, which maimed 31 patients and caused 2 deaths. [3] He was accused of injuring 33 out of 38 ...
The most visible symptoms of Parkinson's disease are motor symptoms including tremors, trouble walking, involuntary movement, rigidity, and imbalance, per the WHO. Other symptoms include dementia ...
Ali R. Rezai (born 1965) [1] is an Iranian-born American neurosurgeon and neuroscientist. [2] [3] His work and research has focused on neuromodulation treatments for patients with neurological and mental health conditions, [4] including neuromodulation techniques such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) through brain chip implants to treat Parkinson's disease tremors, obsessive–compulsive ...
7 October 1911. (1911-10-07) (aged 76) London, England. Scientific career. Fields. Neurology. John Hughlings Jackson, FRS (4 April 1835 – 7 October 1911) was an English neurologist. He is best known for his research on epilepsy.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. [3] Being a demyelinating disease, MS disrupts the ability of parts of the nervous system to transmit signals, resulting in a range of signs and symptoms, including physical, mental, and sometimes psychiatric ...
Jenny Vaughan. Jennifer Rosemary Vaughan OBE (25 June 1968 – 31 March 2024) was a British neurologist and co-lead of The Doctors' Association UK. She specialised in movement disorders, with a focus on Parkinson's disease. Alongside her research, Vaughan campaigned to improve justice within healthcare. She was made an Officer of the Order of ...