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Diagnosed with Astrocytoma Tumor: A Patient’s Story

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  • AANS Neurosurgical Members
Last updated: July 17, 2024
Shortly after having her second child, Jennifer Giliberto, then 32, began noticing that she started fumbling things more than usual, but assumed it was nothing serious. However, in February 2006, […]
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Dawn Evans’ Patient Story

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  • Dawn EvansPatient
Last updated: July 17, 2024
In 1973, when I was seven years old, I had a series of grand mal seizures. My parents took me to a handful of neurologists to find out why. Because the […]
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Patti Gilstrap’s Patient Story

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  • Patti A. GilstrapPatient
Last updated: July 17, 2024
Neurosurgeon: Gary K. Steinberg, MD, PhD, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, Calif. Patient: Patti A. Gilstrap, age 49, Cavernous Malformations On Nov. 7, 1987, my first bleed presented itself with a […]
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Claire Snyman’s Patient Story

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  • Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MD, FAANS
  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore
Last updated: June 26, 2024
Patient: Claire Snyman, 36, Colloid Cyst In 2009, Claire Snyman began to notice she was having difficulty with her short-term memory. Things that she normally had no problem remembering became harder […]
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Pituitary Gland and Pituitary Tumors

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Last updated: June 26, 2024
The pituitary is a small gland attached to the base of the brain (behind the nose) in an area called the pituitary fossa or sella turcica. The pituitary is often called […]
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Brain Tumors

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  • AANS
Last updated: June 25, 2024
A brain tumor, known as an intracranial tumor, is an abnormal mass of tissue in which cells grow and multiply uncontrollably, seemingly unchecked by the mechanisms that control normal cells.