MUSC Health Community Blog » Brain, Spine & Stroke http://newsroom.muschealth.com Wed, 22 May 2013 17:22:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Patient Story: A stroke can happen to anyone http://newsroom.muschealth.com/index.php/2013/05/patient-story-a-stroke-can-happen-to-anyone/ http://newsroom.muschealth.com/index.php/2013/05/patient-story-a-stroke-can-happen-to-anyone/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 13:41:09 +0000 sharon http://newsroom.muschealth.com/?p=3520 Holly Harrison,  a 28 year-old local resident who suffered from a stroke on Valentine’s Day shared her story with Channel 4 News.  Holly had a brain aneurysm rupture while she was at work and when she got to the hospital her prognisis was only a 10-20% chance of survival.  Thankfully Holly was taken to MUSC.  MUSC . . . → Read More: Patient Story: A stroke can happen to anyone]]> http://newsroom.muschealth.com/index.php/2013/05/patient-story-a-stroke-can-happen-to-anyone/feed/ 0 Stroke Prevention and Recovery Event – May 4, 2013 http://newsroom.muschealth.com/index.php/2013/04/stroke-prevention-and-recovery-event-may-4-2013/ http://newsroom.muschealth.com/index.php/2013/04/stroke-prevention-and-recovery-event-may-4-2013/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:53:16 +0000 sharon http://newsroom.muschealth.com/?p=3467 MUSC is pleased to be hosting a community stroke awareness event on May 4, 2013.  Physicians from the MUSC Comprehensive Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center will be providing information to stroke survivors, family members and caregivers on topics such as:

Recovering from Stroke Dealing with the emotional and social aspects of stroke Lifestyle changes and medication for stroke prevention

Registration is . . . → Read More: Stroke Prevention and Recovery Event – May 4, 2013]]> http://newsroom.muschealth.com/index.php/2013/04/stroke-prevention-and-recovery-event-may-4-2013/feed/ 0 Putting for a Great Cause http://newsroom.muschealth.com/index.php/2013/04/putting-for-a-great-cause/ http://newsroom.muschealth.com/index.php/2013/04/putting-for-a-great-cause/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:41:31 +0000 sharon http://newsroom.muschealth.com/?p=3459 On Saturday, April  27th, the 5th Annual Putting for Parkinson’s Golf Tournament will be held at Legend Oaks in Summerville, SC.

Created to honor the legacy of Coach Tim Touchberry ( beloved former athletic director and coach in the Summerville area diagnosed with Parkinson’s 15 years ago) and to support Parkinson’s Disease research at MUSC, this is . . . → Read More: Putting for a Great Cause]]> http://newsroom.muschealth.com/index.php/2013/04/putting-for-a-great-cause/feed/ 0 MUSC neurosurgeon- Dr. Bruce Frankel helps Columbia girl walk again http://newsroom.muschealth.com/index.php/2013/03/musc-neurosurgeon-dr-bruce-frankel-helps-columbia-girl-walk-again/ http://newsroom.muschealth.com/index.php/2013/03/musc-neurosurgeon-dr-bruce-frankel-helps-columbia-girl-walk-again/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:04:07 +0000 sharon http://newsroom.muschealth.com/?p=3388 Megan Peebles, a teenager from Columbia, SC hurt her back falling from a slide when she was 9 years old and suffered through four years of pain that kept her from participating in every day activites like sitting during classes or going to a movie.  After being evaluated by Dr. Bruce Frankel, director, of the MUSC Spine Center, . . . → Read More: MUSC neurosurgeon- Dr. Bruce Frankel helps Columbia girl walk again]]> http://newsroom.muschealth.com/index.php/2013/03/musc-neurosurgeon-dr-bruce-frankel-helps-columbia-girl-walk-again/feed/ 0