Physical Medicine and rehabilitation specialist Andrea Toomer, M.D. will be among those partcipating in a support group on May 10 at 4 p.m. at West Jefferson Medical Center’s Gretna Classroom. Dr. Toomer and Roquel Savoy of Medtronics will discuss “Coping with Pain and Spasticity After a Stroke or Brain Injury.” For more information call 504-349-6396. [...]
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Free Stroke Screenings-Saturday, April 21
Culicchia Neurological Clinic will be offering free carotid artery ultrasounds at the American Academy of Neurology Foundation’s Brain Health Fair at the New Orleans Convention Center on Saturday, April 21 from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Visit us at Booth #6!
Dr. Moises Arriaga
Welcome Dr. Moises Arriaga and the new CNC Hearing and Balance Center Neurotologist Moises Arriaga, M.D. will join the staff of Culicchia Neurological Clinic as director of the newly established CNC Hearing and Balance Center for the diagnosis and treatment of hearing, balance, cranial base tumors and neurological disorders of the ear. A native New [...]
Relieved and Recovered: Meningioma
It started with ringing in her ears that got progressively worse. Then, Cheryl Cado started losing her balance. She was worried. The treatment her physician prescribed wasn’t making it better. Her doctor ordered an MRI which showed a brain tumor. Frightened, Cheryl got an appointment with neurosurgeon Frank Culicchia M.D. of Culicchia Neurological Clinic, who [...]
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system in which an inflammatory attack occurs disrupting the brain or spinal cord’s myelin. Myelin is the fatty layer that surround nerves, providing insulation and allowing for the fast transmission of nerve impulses. When this demyelination occurs there is disruption of the nerve’s electric transmission, [...]
Brain Tumor Treatment Strategy
There can be many unknowns when it comes to malignant brain tumors. Neurosurgeon Frank Culicchia, M. D. has found that the most effective treatment strategy is an aggressive one, where patients are seen at least every three months. Keeping a watchful eye on the growth of a brain tumor, Dr. Culicchia says, is critical in [...]
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist Carrie Black, PT, DPT, C/NDT, CBIS is available to provide specialized outpatient physical therapy for patients with pain and movement impairments resulting from disorders stemming from stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, spasticity, chronic pain syndromes, back and neck pain and neuromuscular disorders. Carrie sees patients at our west bank office at the [...]
Baclofen Pump Case Study
Patient Gerald Ford suffered a spine injury that left him with severe spasticity, a condition which caused the muscles in his legs to contract to the point where it was extremely difficult for him to move. In this video, Dr. Andrea Toomer discusses the use of a Baclofen pump implant which delivers medication into Mr. [...]
Solving a Medical Mystery
It had been almost twenty years since Sharon Beckwith felt well. Diabetes, osteoporosis, migraines and unexplained weight gain were just some of the conditions she battled. When she began feeling numbness and tingling in her hand, her doctor ordered an MRI to investigate this neuropathy. It revealed a benign tumor on her pituitary gland that [...]
Parkinson’s Disease
Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) may sail through six to 10 years of medical management before the unpredictable tremors and rigidity start to impair their quality of life. At that point, many patients with PD are good candidates for deep brain stimulation, a neurosurgical approach that is successful in managing the symptoms of advanced PD [...]