I am a 33 year old female, diagnosed with Cushing’s Disease
12/3/2015
Question from Dana: I am a 33 year old female, diagnosed with Cushing's Disease in 2002. I had transsphenoidal surgery to remove the pituitary tumor which seemed to cure the…
My father was diagnosed with Cushing’s disease
12/3/2015
Question from TJ: My father was diagnosed with Cushing's disease and had transspheniodal surgery to remove the tumor. The MRI after surgery showed that all of the tumor was removed…
I am a 26 year old male from Chicago diagonised to have small size AVM on my right frontal lobe.
12/3/2015
Hi Doctor, I am a 26 year old male from Chicago diagonised to have small size AVM on my right frontal lobe. Doctors suggest me to go for embolization with…
My wife survived a bleeding AVM that left her paralyzed on her left side four years ago
12/3/2015
Dr. Sheehan, My wife survived a bleeding AVM that left her paralyzed on her left side four years ago. She requires total care, on average how long does someone live…
12/3/2015
Question from Katy: Dear Dr. Sheehan: On May 18, 2005, it was discovered that I have a cerebellar AVM (my brain bled that day, followed by a rapid onset of…
My brother has an AVM located in a peduncle in the left cerebellum
12/3/2015
Question from David: Dear Dr. Sheehan, my brother has an AVM located in a peduncle in the left cerebellum. The AVM is approximately 1cm in diameter. Partial embolization of the…
My 43 yr old daughter has a deep seated inoperable 3.8 cm sized AVM which bled
12/3/2015
Question from Bet: My 43 yr old daughter has a deep seated inoperable 3.8 cm sized AVM which bled on 6/10. Could treatment be just as effective by only using…
My husband has a 2cm AVM that was embolized last year.
12/3/2015
Question from Kim: My husband has a 2cm AVM that was embolized last year. He was supposed to undergo a resecection but was cancelled and he was released from the…