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Update nr 2 on Ariel Sharon's brain by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Some years ago I wrote about the futile attempt to rescue former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon back to a meaningful life. Here are the links to the previous posts. Ariel S ... Read on »
"Dr." Mercola, enemy of children by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Every now and then something comes up that nearly destroys my usual optimism. I had the misfortune of stumbling upon a website by an apparently popular alternative medicine ... Read on »
So, why not kill yourself? by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Although I haven't updated this blog recently, and definitely would not like to continue the suicide theme, there's no escaping the fact the original suicide post still gather ... Read on »
Deadeye Dick by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health A man walked into the ER. Complaint: Headache. Nil else of note. Well, you walk in through this door, you're gonna get scanned. Here's a surprise finding: a bullet in the br ... Read on »
The Drugs Don't Work by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Discharge! Today's victory. The dentist with the headache. She is gone. Doctor Pain was on his way up in the elevator, but I made sure the patient went down the stairs. She ... Read on »
Doctors by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Every night I lie awake And every day I lie abed And hear the doctors, Pain and Death, Confering at my head. They speak in scientific tones, Professional an ... Read on »
Of Denmark, Humanity, War and Sci-Fi Movies by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I was visiting Copenhagen for a neurosurgical conference, and had some time to kill in town. I fell in love with Copenhagen. This is a beautiful city, inhabited by some of the ... Read on »
Unmanned Brain by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I just read something fantastic. Scientists at the University of Florida cultured 25,000 brain cells from a rat on a plate, connected the squishware to a flight simulator, and ... Read on »
The Karma of the Brain by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health They say we only use 5% of our brain at any given time. I believe this to mean that we are consciously utilizing about 5% of our neurons while making our everyday decisions. ... Read on »
Back in Black by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Did the quiz on Blogthings. Here's the result. I like it. I love to listen to AC/DC when I'm cutting. Your Theme Song is Back in Black by AC/DC "Back ... Read on »
The Thing That Speaks For Itself by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Both of my readers have suggested that I should try and update my blog more frequently. You've asked for it - please note that all negative comments will be deleted. Quot ... Read on »
A Hundred Thousand Years by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health The comments on the Suicide Blog post build up..someone wrote about childhood, and I started thinking about how times goes by so fast now, and how childhood seemed to last f ... Read on »
Defenseless Doctors by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Original photo by Stuart This post was inspired by a post on Richard Winters' blog. A famous person was admitted. She had a major bleed in the brain. Initially, she h ... Read on »
Sleep of the Just by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health It's not always easy being a neurosurgical fellow...just ask this guy.   Read on »
The Great Fly-Swatter of God by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health More than a year has passed since the Tsunami. I'm reminded of a patient of mine who lost her whole family in the disaster. I mentioned God's fly-swatter in a previous post, a ... Read on »
Update on Ariel Sharon by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Well, it looks like Ariel's doctors are determined to turn him into a vegetable. He's been unconscious for more than 2 weeks now, and they're considering now to get him off ... Read on »
Ariel Sharon's Brain by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I think George Bush should consider some better use for his time than praying for Sharon's recovery. The reports indicate that Sharon had two brain infarctions, the latte ... Read on »
Set Your Zappers to Kill by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I'm back from what I've come to call my Autumn Limbo where I reside every September-November, until there is at least the slightest promise that the dark fall will turn into ... Read on »
The Job(s) of Dreams by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Inspired by a recent discussion, "Of Dreams and Yo-Yo Diets" , on the Not Rocket Science blog, I thought I'd share with you all something pretty amazing. Check it out here . ... Read on »
That's the way I wanna go by Dr. Stuart R. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Last night, on call, I invented a new medical term: Exitus poeticus. Here's the story. An old lady was admitted in the afternoon. She had always been in very good healt ... Read on »