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Knowing the Symptoms of a Brain Tumor

Local woman handles the challenge of dealing with a life-changing tumor
May is National Brain Tumor Awareness Month

“It was a big shock,” says Gloria Harden when asked about her diagnosis. Harden was told that she had a large tumor in her brain after seeing her doctor for vertigo, dizziness and loss of balance. “I was very disturbed by my symptoms,” she says, “and I couldn’t remember things. My family thought I had Alzheimer’s.” But she went with her instincts and had her symptoms checked out by her primary care physician. Continue reading “Knowing the Symptoms of a Brain Tumor” »

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Dr. David McKalip, MD, Neurosurgeon on NBC’s Daytime

Dr. David McKalip, MD, Neurosurgeon performs a brain exam on NBC’s Daytime Host, Dave Nemeth – discussing brain injury awareness, prevention and treatment.

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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month! About.com

aboutcomRead the article inspired by Dr. McKalip: March is Brain Injury Awareness Month! On About.com

I look at that headline, and I think, really? An entire month dedicated to brain injury awareness? Wow. But, it DOES give me the perfect opportunity to bring up helmets!

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It’s Not Just a Concussion – It’s a Brain Injury – Posted on HealthNewsDigest.com

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“It’s Just a Concussion”

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and it starts with knowing the signs and steps to prevention and treatment

(St. Petersburg, Fla.) March 9, 2010 – It’s not “just” a concussion – it’s a brain injury. It’s also the most common type of brain injury sustained in sports with 1.6-3.8 million Americans experiencing a concussion from a sports and recreation-related incident. Multiple concussions can have cumulative and long lasting life changes, which makes March’s Brain Injury Awareness Month vital. Continue reading ““It’s Just a Concussion”” »

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