Heart, Neurosciences, Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Child with brain injury achieving better movement with spasticity care

In October 2009, Clayton Fackler was “a pretty typical 3-year-old,” according to his mother, Susan Fackler. The family was outside playing when Clayton suddenly collapsed, going into cardiac arrest. From there, Clayton would begin a health journey that would include a brain injury that has caused a number of issues, including spasticity. Sudden collapse leads…

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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Boy regains use of left side of body after brain tumor, stroke

Anthony Brettnacher makes friends wherever he goes, according to his mother, Cierra Brettnacher. At age 2, Anthony was diagnosed with a brain tumor, juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma (JPA), an optic pathway glioma. Since then, he’s had brain surgery, stroke, chemotherapy, radiation, endocrinology care, multiple orthopedic surgeries and extensive physical medicine and rehabilitation to improve function in…

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