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Category: Patient Stories
DBS Helps Parkinson’s Patient Walk, Talk Again
Parkinson’s disease made Kevin Tucker stutter and robbed him of his ability to walk. A Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) procedure at Barrow Neurological Institute’s Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center...
Barrow Patient Shares Story for Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month
Like many other 20-year-olds, Sarah Woolworth balances college classes with a part-time job, enjoys a good Netflix binge, and listens to Taylor Swift songs. “When season three of...
Barrow Neuro-Rehab Goes International
Julie Stendal is back snowboarding on the slopes in Norway, after a life changing surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. She had a rare, dangerous growth...
Student Nearly Taken Off Life Support Recovers
A young college student who made international headlines in 2011 for his remarkable recovery after nearly being taken off life support is continuing to defy odds. After three...