At Michigan Head and Spine Institute our highly skilled team of neurosurgical and physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists provide the entire continuum of care for injuries and diseases related to the spine, neck, head and brain using the most ad
He has made a full recovery through time, hard work and a titanium microcoil implanted to protect the affected artery. Your correspondent's experience may be “a delusion”, but evaluation by a spine specialist might be recommended.Nancy Benz, Ramsey, Minnesota, USThis article appeared in print...
This study aimed to translate and validate the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Head & Neck (FACT-HN) in a Serbian-speaking population, assessing its psychometric properties and utility in evaluating the quality of life in head and neck can
Head and neck cancers encompass a diverse group of uncommon tumors that frequently are aggressive in their biologic behavior. Moreover, patients with a head and neck cancer often develop a second primary tumor. These tumors occur at an annual rate of 3% to 7%, and 50% to 75% of such new...
Head and Neck Surgery where he collaborates extensively for clinical care, academic research, and quality improvement. Dr. Atkins specializes in anesthesia for drug induced sleep endoscopy, complex airway surgery, including robotic head and neck surgery complex neurosurgery, and outpatient procedures. His...
This syndrome is characterized by the head falling forward and not being able to keep it upright without external support. DHS occurs secondary to various factors, most commonly neuromuscular disorders, cervical spine surgery, surgical treatment for head and neck cancers, and radiation therapy [7]....
Head and neck cancer is one of the most frequent malignancies, including cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, paranasal sinuses, and nasal cavity [1]. There were more than 878,000 new cases of head and neck cancers in 2020 and approximately 445,000 deaths each year worldwide [2...
Still, the decision to remove any medication must come from the specialist in charge of the patient's care, and only after considering the associated positive and negative aspects.The anticipated withdrawal of these medications and drugs of abuse ahead of DAT imaging is likely to diminish the ...
Quantitative whole-body PET/MRI relies on accurate patient-specific MRI-based attenuation correction (AC) of PET, which is a non-trivial challenge, especially for the anatomically complex head and neck region. We used a deep learning model developed for dose planning in radiation oncology to deriv...
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) is the seventh most common type of cancer. It is estimated that up to 40 % of HNSCC patients will develop metastasis during the course of their disease. [[1], [2], [3]]. Lungs are the most common site of metastasis, (60–70 % of cas...