Department News
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Neurology News – July 2019
What’s new in the Department of Neurology
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UNC Hospitals Comprehensive Stroke Center Receives Quality Achievement Award
The UNC Hospitals Comprehensive Stroke Center has once again received the Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association in recognition of UNC Health Care’s commitment to quality stroke care.
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In Remembrance of Kevin Robertson
Kevin Robertson, PhD, a professor in the department of neurology for more than 30 years, passed away Sunday after an extended battle with cancer.
Video: Implant offers options, normalcy for epilepsy patients
There are many people who deal with the minute-by-minute fear that they will lose control and experience an epileptic seizure, as between 2 and 3 million people in the United States have Epilepsy. Medication works for most people, while brain surgery is the answer for others, but a special brain implant may help those who have run out of options.