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Sleep Disorders Center - Tuesday, March 5 -
Do you snore? -
Do you fall asleep while driving, stopped at a red light, or while watching television? -
Are you sleepy during the day? -
Do you have high blood pressure? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may have a sleep disorder. The Sleep Disorders Center can help by providing diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care to ensure that an acceptable quality of life is restored and maintained in all patients. The Sleep Disorders Center, accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, utilizes the expertise of sleep specialists Robert Aguillard, M.D., James Andrews, M.D., Robert McEachern, M.D., and Merrill Wise, M.D. Individuals may refer themselves to the Sleep Disorders Center or their physician may refer them by calling 901.683.0044. The Sleep Disorders Center is conveniently located in East Memphis inside the White Station Tower:
FMRI - Wednesday, March 7 Methodist University Hospital is the first hospital in the Memphis area to offer functional imaging in a clinical setting with its brand new, fully configured, state-of-the-art, high-definition magnetic resonance (HDMR) scanner. The Signa Excite 3.0T HD system from GE Healthcare also provides 3-D images as high-definition television. Doctors stimulate the brain in several ways as they map out active areas in the brain. For instance, patients may be asked to listen to music and the part of the brain that is activated will light up in color, telling doctors this is an area they do not want to disturb. Patients may also be asked to hold a ball and squeeze it, move an arm or a leg, or put on a pair of goggles and follow an image with their eyes. Doctors map the active brain areas and can clearly see what segments of the brain they do not want to enter during surgery. This mapping gives a detailed analysis of critical areas of the brain providing individualized surgical planning to preserve these important parts of the brain. This ability to clearly map active areas of the brain has had a dramatic effect on how doctors perform surgery. Physicians know the general areas of the brain where speech, memory, movement and other functions take place. However, the exact location can vary from patient to patient. Functional imaging allows doctors to customize each patient's surgery, thus advancing patient care.
Sleep Disorders Center - Thursday, March 8
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