SC Upstate Chapter AANN » Featured http://scaann.org SC Upstate Chapter AANN SCAANN’s home on the web Tue, 04 May 2010 23:31:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 April 2010 Meeting Minutes http://scaann.org/2010/05/april-2010-meeting-minutes/ http://scaann.org/2010/05/april-2010-meeting-minutes/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 23:23:46 +0000 admin http://scaann.org/?p=170 Click the link below for meeting minutes:

April 2010 Minutes

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]]> http://scaann.org/2010/04/national-brain-tumor-society-enews/feed/ 2 January 2010 minutes http://scaann.org/2010/04/january-2010-minutes/ http://scaann.org/2010/04/january-2010-minutes/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:57:30 +0000 admin http://scaann.org/?p=138 Open this post for a link to a PDF of the January 2010 minutes.

January 2010 minutes

Update:

Attendance for January 2010 meeting

Christina Burge, Cindy Burns, Michelle Cockrell, Tracee Creen, Missy Guynn, Martin Henson, Cheryl Tripp, Nicole Gilliland, Jessie Henson, Beth Garner, Diana Owens, Tory Allen, Nina Pittman, Francina Taylor, Felipa Isler

]]> http://scaann.org/2010/04/january-2010-minutes/feed/ 2 January 2010 Meeting http://scaann.org/2010/01/january-2010-meeting/ http://scaann.org/2010/01/january-2010-meeting/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:56:16 +0000 admin http://scaann.org/?p=119 Our next meeting is January 19th at Stax Peppermill.

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Jan meeting

Jan meeting

]]> http://scaann.org/2010/01/january-2010-meeting/feed/ 3 October 2009 Minutes http://scaann.org/2009/11/october-2009-minutes/ http://scaann.org/2009/11/october-2009-minutes/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:33:27 +0000 admin http://scaann.org/?p=106 Click below for October minutes:

October 2009 minutes

The next meeting will be January 19, 2010.  Details will be posted soon.

]]> http://scaann.org/2009/11/october-2009-minutes/feed/ 1 October Meeting http://scaann.org/2009/10/october-meeting/ http://scaann.org/2009/10/october-meeting/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:34:07 +0000 admin http://scaann.org/?p=99 Slide1

]]> http://scaann.org/2009/10/october-meeting/feed/ 5 July 2009 Meeting Minutes http://scaann.org/2009/08/july-2009-meeting-minutes/ http://scaann.org/2009/08/july-2009-meeting-minutes/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:19:15 +0000 admin http://scaann.org/?p=91 Click the link below to review and print the July 2009 minutes.

Please review meeting minutes prior to the October 20, 2009 meeting.

July 2009 minutes

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Hydrocephalus

Presented by Dr. John Johnson

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Portofino’s Italian Restaurant

3795 E. North Street Greenville


Lecture: 6:30 PM

Business Meeting (members only): 5:30 PM


Sponsored by Codman

Space is limited please RSVP to scupstateaann@yahoo.com by July 16th

or call Amber Mitchell at 208-241-8646


About Dr. John Kim Johnson, MD:

Dr. John Kim Johnson, MD, practices Neurological Surgery in Greenville, SC with Southeastern Neurosurgical and Spine Institute seneurosurgical.com.   Dr. Johnson received his medical degree from Wayne State University School Of Medicine

Spring Arbor College – B.A.

Wayne State University – M.D.

Memorial Medical Center – Internship

University of Cincinnati Medical Center – Neurosurgical Residency

University of Toronto – Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship

American Board of Neurological Surgery – 1991

]]> http://scaann.org/2009/06/july-2009-meeting-hydrocephalus/feed/ 4 Spotlight: Guillain-Barre http://scaann.org/2009/06/spotlight-guillain-barre/ http://scaann.org/2009/06/spotlight-guillain-barre/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:22:13 +0000 admin http://nedgable.com/SCUAANN/?p=70 Guillain-Barre syndrome is a disorder that causes your immune system to attack your peripheral nervous system.  This is a rare disorder affecting 1 to 2  in every 100,000 people per year in the United States.  It is characterized by progressive numbness and weakness in the extremities and can lead to total body paralysis which is life threatening and becomes a medical emergency.  Recovery can take months to years yet there is no cure for the disorder.  Plasmapheresis and Intravenous immunoglobulin are used to help speed recovery and lessen symptoms.  Also, there is a large amount of constant pain in the muscles therefore pain management is important.

Here are some links for more information on this disorder:

ninds.nih.gov/disorders/gbs/gbs.htm

mayoclinic.com/health/guillain-b…

guillainbarresyndrome.net

]]> http://scaann.org/2009/06/spotlight-guillain-barre/feed/ 0 Minutes April 2009 http://scaann.org/2009/06/minutes-april-2009/ http://scaann.org/2009/06/minutes-april-2009/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:57:16 +0000 admin http://nedgable.com/SCUAANN/?p=46 Here are the minutes for our April 2009 meeting.  The next meeting is scheduled for July 21, 2009.  The location will be announced at a further date.

april-2009-minutes

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