Grueling Op Gives Her Hope
Minutes before she was to undergo lifesaving surgery, Rebecca Sweat kept her sense of humor. “Tell them I'm here for a boob job,” joked the 35-year-old social worker from Florida. If only it were that simple.
Mind Menders
At 48, a man we'll call Joe greeted 2004 with what most of us might call a “clean bill of health.” No major problems, no real worries. Life was good. Then one day everything changed. His speech began to deteriorate, and within two weeks, Joe couldn't talk. Language became incomprehensible.
Neurosurgery at Condell Medical Center
Libertyville- based Condell Medical Center is a top choice for complex brain and spine disorders and surgeries. The state-of-the-art equipment and quality surgical staff mirror academic medical centers.
Stroke Victim Runs in Condell Race
Less than three years ago, Libertyville resident Jeff Rizner suffered a stroke that left the right side of his body paralized for about two months.
Dr. Jonathan Citow Performs “The Ultimate in Minimally Invasive Surgery” on Patient
A year ago, Edward O'Neill was losing his ability to communicate, suffering from headaches and incontinence, losing his mobility, had difficulty walking and balancing, and had memory disturbances. A year later, O'Neill,69, has made a remarkable recovery due to an unusual surgical procedure performed by Jonathan Citow, M.D., a neurosurgeon on staff at Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston.
Dr. Jonathan Citow, Chief of Neurosurgery, Condell Medical Center
Dr. Jonathan Citow is currently 37 years old and is already the chief of neurosurgery at Condell medical Center where he has, in a very short time, developed it into one of the best programs in the state. He has performed over a thousand complex surgeries with outstanding results and remains on the cutting edge of technological advances. He has developed some instrumentation that makes spinal surgery safer and more effective(patents pending).
Delving the Depths of the Mind and Spine
If you need complex brain or spinal surgery, and you live in the Lake County area, there's one place to go Condell Medical Center in Libertville.
Special MRI Guides Baby’s Brain Surgery
Little Brian Sherman of Queens underwent major brain surgery yesterday, and thanks to revolutionary new high-tech equipment, doctors hardly had to touch his brain at all.
Pacemaker for the Brain
Living with a chronic seizure disorder such as epilepsy can be an existence of disquieting uncertainty. Symptoms, which can strike at any time, can range from dizziness and headaches to violent muscle contractions and a loss of consciousness. Driving is out of the question, work can be affected and social situations are tinged with anxiety about the possibility of an attack.
Neurosurgeon Works on Cutting Edge
Microvascular decompressions, herniated lumbar disks and vegal nerve stimulators may sound like words from the script of NBC's hit TV series “ER”.
Condell Thinks Big on Brain Surgery
Until this year, Jeff Rizner would have had to travel to one of the Chicago area's largest hospitals for the complicated neurosurgery that he needed after he woke up and realized he couldn't move his right arm and right leg or talk.
Surgeon Had No Choice but to Operate on Elderly Man
Imagine if the simple act of talking, eating, drinking – even touching – resulted in severe, stabbing facial pain. That's what happens in people with trigeminal neuralgia, a disorder of the trigeminal nerve that sprouts from the brain stem and supplies sensation to much of the head.
Operating Inside the Brain and Outside the Box
Dr, Jonathan Citow gazes out his office window and comments that he's only a few blocks from the place where he worked as a youth, dreaming of a career in the medical profession.
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