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DBS Gives North Pole Man a Christmas Gift: Movement
“I’m a little rusty,” 69-year-old Dewaine Snider said after playing part of June Carter Cash’s “Meeting in the Air” on his mandolin. “I used to always play in...
College Student’s Recovery From Ruptured Aneurysm Is ‘Nothing Short of a Miracle’
Three years ago, then 19-year-old Anthony Veglia left each of his parents a voicemail in the middle of the night to let them know he was on his...
Barrow Patient Recounts ALS Diagnosis
John Gilmer laced up his running shoes and hit the road on Jan. 19, 2014 to run the Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Half Marathon. This wasn’t his first...
Craniofacial Patients Gain Confidence in Solidarity
While the Cleft and Craniofacial Center at Barrow Neurological Institute provides surgical, dental, and orthodontic treatment for a variety of craniofacial disorders, it aims to have a much...
Asleep DBS Patient: ‘It’s Been an Amazing Experience’
Patrick Scott sat in a Barrow exam room exactly two months after his brain surgery with a big smile on his face. “It’s amazing,” said the 67-year-old Scottsdale...