Programmable Shunt Improves Chance at a Normal Life
Diagnosed in utero with hydrocephalus (also known as water on the brain) an infant receives a programmable shunt with an adjustable valve that is the product of cutting-edge technology. Learn how Sandeep Sood, MD and Steven Ham, MD at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan are working to develop new devices to improve a chance at a normal life. |
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Cooling Blanket Rescues Infant from Permanent Brain Damage
He was born with his umbilical cord wrapped twice around his neck, cutting off his blood flow and oxygen supply to the brain. Learn how just-in-time research and a cooling blanket from Seetha Shankaran, MD at the Childrens Hospital of Michigan made all the difference for one grateful family. |
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Congenital Heart Disease Patient Greatly Improves Quality of Life
Many congenital heart disease patients think that once they've had heart surgery as children, they are fixed. It was not so for one patient who at age 17 underwent aortic valve surgery. Years later he was told he would need a heart transplant. With a second opinion from Mark Zilberman, MD at the Childrens Hospital of Michigan, he found the quality of life he longed for. |
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Inability to Eat Reversed Through OCD Diagnosis
For more than a year she ate only baby food and protein drinks. Doctors told her family she had an eating disorder. Learn how ground-breaking research from David Rosenberg, MD at the Childrens Hospital of Michigan revealed she was suffering from a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Thanks to swift and effective treatment, she now eats all types of food with her family at the dinner table and with friends at restuarants all without fear. |
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