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Patient Stories - Mischer Neuroscience Institute

The Mischer Neuroscience Institute is built on a foundation of long-term collaboration between Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. The Institute brings together a team of world-class clinicians, researchers and educators whose insights and research findings are transforming the field of neuroscience. Patients come to the Institute from around the world for treatment of rare and common diseases of the brain and spinal cord.

The Mischer Neuroscience Institute is the largest provider of neuroscience care in south Texas. The Institute was the first center in Texas and one of only a few institutions in the country to fully integrate neurology, neurosurgery and neurorehabilitation in complementary programs offered through distinguished centers of excellence.

We believe our patients are the best advocates for what we do. We are sharing our neuroscience patient stories to provide a learning opportunity for others.

Thank you to our patients for sharing their stories.

 

Carrie

Carrie: Surgery to repair early brain damage

After falling out of a grocery cart at 3 years old, Carrie began having small seizures. After mapping showed golf-ball sized scar tissue in her brain, Carrie had surgery.
Watch this video about brain surgery for seizures

Charles

Charles: Surgeon offers hope and healing

Given only 5 years to live after being diagnosed with multiple inoperable brain aneurysms by doctors in Kansas, Charles found hope and healing at the Mischer Neuroscience Institute.
Watch this video about surgery for brain aneurysms

Chen Baker

David: An answer to his prayers

When imaging studies revealed that 16-year-old David had two large brain aneurysms, his neurosurgeon referred him to one of only three doctors with the skill to help.
Read more about teenage brain aneurysms

Dorothy2 -- Patient Story

Dorothy: Regaining her independence

Following acute care for stroke, a Houston woman benefits from innovative neurorehabilitative technology and integrated care at our institute and TIRR Memorial Hermann.
Read more about innovative stroke rehab technology

tangeman2

Gregg: Small victories add up

Gregg developed a loss of sensation in the tips of his toes, and that numbness soon spread to his ankles, fingertips, face, lips and tongue.
Read more about diagnosing and treating CIDP

Jonathan mug

Jonathan: Deep brain stimulation offers hope

 A little more than 10 years ago, when Jonathan Van Pelt was in his late twenties, he developed a twitch in his head and arm that manifested during periods of stress.
Read more about deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's

SantosKim

Joseph: A surgical cure for an inoperable patient

Diagnosed in 1998 with a giant right parietooccipital arteriovenous malformation, Santos had been told by three neurosurgeons – two in Houston and one near his home in San Antonio – that his AVM was inoperable.
Read more about arteriovenous malformation surgery

Nita's Story

Nita: Telemedicine means expert care in emergencies 

After she was conscious but unable to move, an EMS team was called to transport Nita to the nearest acute care medical facility, Memorial Hermann Baptist Beaumont Hospital. Because of an advancement in technology, an expert was able to help oversee Nita's care and make sure she got the best treatment available.
Read more about the benefits of telemedicine   

Oscar -- Patient Story

Oscar: Welcoming a new son following rare disorder

Leaving work one day, Oscar noticed his vision was strained in one eye. Over the next few days, he lost vision in that eye, along with the ability to swallow and stand.
Read more about specialized therapy for Guillain-Barré

Sid's story -- MNI

Sid: New technology aids accurate diagnosis

When Sid Myers was admitted to Memorial Hermann Sugar Land, the emergency physician in charge of his case ran through the standard medical protocols for stroke – and followed a new one.
Read more about telemedicine for stroke patients

Amanda

Amanda: Resective surgery for refractory epilepsy opens doors

“Surgery opened the door to being seizure free,” said Amanda, whose husband proposed a few days following her surgery. “I can drive now, and I’m looking forward to finishing school and having kids. It’s been a huge success.”
Read more about temporal lobectomy for epilepsy
Cheryl

Cheryl: Hypothermia aids treatment of ischemic stroke

On an ordinary day in April 2005, 38-year-old Cheryl returned to her car after dropping off her 3-year-old daughter at the Montessori Country Day School on Southmore and LaBranch. As she secured her newborn daughter in the rear seat of the car, she felt something on her leg.
Read more about hypothermia in stroke treatment  

Stacey

Stacey: Surgery to control seizures changes life

While Stacey has lived with complex partial seizures for more than 20 years, epilepsy didn’t begin to interfere dramatically with her life until three years ago.
Read more about surgery for generalized epilepsy

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Just before Thanksgiving, an inoperable malformation in Joseph's head ruptured. He left the hospital on his birthday – alive.
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