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Symptoms Sending Patients to the ER May Point to a Neuromuscular Condition

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When people go to an emergency room with serious health symptoms like difficulty breathing or double vision, they may not realize the underlying cause of the symptom is a neuromuscular condition. In fact, a significant percentage of emergency department admissions are attributable to neuromuscular disorders. Often, patients are referred to a general neurologist for more …

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Dr. David Rothschild’s ALS Story: Looking for Hope and Purpose

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71-year-old David Rothschild has seen a lot of illness and disease in his life, but he never imagined he would be the one battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a progressive disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscles. Rothschild was an Internal Medicine physician for nearly four decades in the Houston …

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Why We Walk: The ANC Team Joins Others Around the Country to Defeat ALS

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We have a deep commitment to compassionate care for our patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting nerves in the brain and spinal cord. We get to know our patients and their families and value being part of their health journeys. Now, we’re coming together outside of the clinic walls …

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A Charcot-Marie-Tooth Patient Looks to the Future with a Clinical Trial

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From the time 28-year-old Mason Hatch was very young, he knew he walked differently than other children. When he was in the sixth grade, he realized something about his feet was changing. “My feet showed the first signs of deformity at that time,” said Mason Hatch. “They also often felt cold, and because of uneven …

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The Benefits of Botulinum Toxin Therapy for Certain Neuromuscular Disorders

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Botulinum toxin therapy is often the first line of treatment for some neurological conditions. The drug is made from a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The injections weaken or paralyze certain muscles or block certain nerve signals, often reducing muscle spasms and pain. Our neurologists at Austin Neuromuscular Center use the botulinum toxin …

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Our 2023 Super Doctors® at Austin Neuromuscular Center Recognized as Rising Stars

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We are thrilled to announce Dr. Yessar Hussain and Dr. Hannah Machemehl have been recognized as Super Doctors® Rising Stars in the July 2023 issue of Texas Monthly. They were selected due to peer recognition and their professional achievements. Rising Stars are those physicians who have been active and fully licensed to practice for 10 …

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Advice from Our ALS Patient: Make the Call. Take the Trip. Eat the Ice Cream.

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Sara Wheeler is living with ALS, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease that aggressively attacks nerve cells associated with muscle control. She began noticing a loss of muscle control and cramps in her feet in 2018. She saw several doctors and specialists before being diagnosed with ALS roughly three years after her symptoms first …

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