Search Results for: Cerebellum

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  Getting to Know Your Brain: Cerebellum

  July 22, 2015

  The cerebellum, or "little brain," refines your body's functions through tasks like balance, coordination, posture and motor learning. Learn more.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Neurosurgery

  Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Neurosurgery and Brain Health

  Tagged with: brain, Cerebellum, cognitive, coordination, Dandy-Walker syndrome, parts of the brain, sensory systems, spinal muscular atrophy, stroke, Walker-Warburg syndrome

  

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  50 Phenoms: How Annette Beat Devastating Odds After a Traumatic Brain Injury

  June 26, 2023

  Annette suffered a severe brain injury after a fall at her home in 2012. Learn how emergency surgery, rehabilitation, and her own optimism helped her recover.Watch Now

  Medically Reviewed by UPMC

  Categorized as: Ryan Shazier's 50 Phenoms, UPMC Stories

  Tagged with: Ryan Shazier's 50 Phenoms Season 4

  

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  Expanding Brain and Spine Care in the North

  July 11, 2023

  Residents in the northern communities now have more convenient options for brain and spine care with the UPMC Neurological Institute's expanded Butler location.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Neurosurgery

  Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Spine Health

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  A Second Chance at Life: Lauren Dirling’s Story

  June 15, 2017

  Lauren Dirling was a 24-year-old college student when doctors discovered a plum-sized tumor in her brain. Learn more about Lauren Dirling's UPMC story.Watch Now

  Medically Reviewed by Neurosurgery

  Categorized as: Neurosurgery and Brain Health

  Tagged with: athletes, brain surgery, Brain tumor, cross training, neurosurgery

  

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  What Is Chiari Malformation? Symptoms, Treatment, and More

  February 15, 2017

  Many people never experience symptoms of Chiari malformation and never need treatment. However, the most common symptom is a severe headache.Watch Now

  Medically Reviewed by Neurosurgery

  Categorized as: Neurosurgery and Brain Health

  Tagged with: chiari malformation, neurosurgery, severe headache, UPMC Chiari Center

  

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  Get to Know your Brain Stem

  January 16, 2015

  Learn more about one of the most primitive areas of your brain – the brain stem. Discover all of the aspects of your body influenced by the brain stem.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Neurosurgery

  Categorized as: Neurosurgery and Brain Health

  Tagged with: blood pressure, Brain Stem, Cerebellum, digestion, heartbeat, Medulla Oblongata, midbrain, pons, sleep cycles, spinal cord