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Category: Patient Stories
Woman Recovers after Cavernous Malformation Surgery at Barrow
A Kansas City woman has made a remarkable recovery and returned home after traveling to Phoenix for a complex and risky brain surgery to remove two rare lesions....
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...