Great series! I had 1" high rt parietal AVM at 17 YO. I was a bilingual and ambidextrous violinist. Expressive aphasia and pronounced L hemi still problematic 30 years post-op. I wish Bobath was replaced with sports med physio after 12 months - most of the spasticity is outbalanced by strengthening corresponding, opposite muscles eg. hip abductors. Neurology needs to hear from long-term survivors to advance the field. The consequence to neurology's shortcomings is neuropathic pain that multiplies in cycle with trigger points and joint deterioration (including bunion - esp on non-affected side, which propagtes gait problems). No one in the field seems to care, and this discipline is extremely disappointing. Future patients should be evaluated for post-concussion syndrome also, as concussion is far more frequent than many believe. Neurology ignores concussion, and one early dietary recommendation for all brain trauma should be coconut oil, to restore brain tissue - considering the brain is 60% fat, and coco crosses blood-brain barrier. Nutrition is hope because it promotes cellular recovery. Instead, living in Canada, my only choice today is MAID (med assistane in dying). Neurology is still failing miserably - this specialization is like psychiatry: patients are at the mercy of the practitioner's vanity. Thank you for providing education on stroke - this is overdue...stroke is not only a "geriatric" issue.
Great work, very insightful. Keep the good work going.
Great series!
I had 1" high rt parietal AVM at 17 YO. I was a bilingual and ambidextrous violinist. Expressive aphasia and pronounced L hemi still problematic 30 years post-op. I wish Bobath was replaced with sports med physio after 12 months - most of the spasticity is outbalanced by strengthening corresponding, opposite muscles eg. hip abductors. Neurology needs to hear from long-term survivors to advance the field. The consequence to neurology's shortcomings is neuropathic pain that multiplies in cycle with trigger points and joint deterioration (including bunion - esp on non-affected side, which propagtes gait problems).
No one in the field seems to care, and this discipline is extremely disappointing. Future patients should be evaluated for post-concussion syndrome also, as concussion is far more frequent than many believe. Neurology ignores concussion, and one early dietary recommendation for all brain trauma should be coconut oil, to restore brain tissue - considering the brain is 60% fat, and coco crosses blood-brain barrier. Nutrition is hope because it promotes cellular recovery.
Instead, living in Canada, my only choice today is MAID (med assistane in dying). Neurology is still failing miserably - this specialization is like psychiatry: patients are at the mercy of the practitioner's vanity. Thank you for providing education on stroke - this is overdue...stroke is not only a "geriatric" issue.