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The brains behind treating the brain at UH

July 13, 2023 On the 7th floor of London Health Sciences Centre’s University Hospital, on the counter at the nursing station in the Clinical Neurological Sciences (CNS) Inpatient Unit, there is an aquarium with a Siamese fighting ‘support’ fish named Charlie in recognition of the contributions of Dr...

From the very start, organ transplantation at the forefront of University Hospital

To say that University Hospital (UH) was doing transplantations from its earliest days is not an understatement. After opening its doors in September 1972, the first patient admitted was for dialysis treatment, and the first kidney transplant was done a few months later. That was the first of what...

Prevention and Therapies

Evacuation Spinal Precautions ICP drain Restraints Cerebral shunt Cerebral angioplasty Evacuation Evacuation is the draining of blood or fluid from around the brain to relieve pressure. This therapy is used if the pressure from the fluid is affecting brain function. ICP drain An intracranial...

Diagnostic Tests and Monitoring

Neurological Assessment EEG and Continuous EEG ICP monitor Lumbar puncture (LP, Spinal Tap) Nuclear Medicine Peripheral Nerve Stimulator CT Scan Cerebral angiogram MRI Neurological Assessment A doctor or a nurse can do a neurological assessment for a patient. The function of the brain, spine, and...

Truths and Misconceptions: Depression

September 24, 2024 “Depression is something fairly well known in the public consciousness,” says Dr. Brendan Guyitt, Clinical Psychologist, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). “But there are still common misconceptions about it that continue to circulate.” “Depression is one of the leading causes...

2010 Publications

Regional measurements of surface deviation volume in worn polyethylene joint replacement components. Teeter MG, Milner JS, Au JL, Lorusso D, Naudie DD, Holdsworth DW. J Long Term Eff Med Implants. 2010;20(1):49-56 . Technique to Quantify Subsurface Cracks in Retrieved Polyethylene Components Using...

Requisitions

Biochemical Genetics Requisition for Biochemical Genetics Requisition for DNA Testing: Biochemical Genetics z Requisitions For sample collection please visit local blood draw centre. Cytogenetics Requisition for Cytogenetics Oncology Requisition for Cytogenetics Routine (Non-Cancer) Requisition for...

London Health Sciences Centre first in Canada to implant cutting edge cardioverter defibrillator

November 13, 2024 In a Canadian first, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) was the first and only hospital in Canada to implant a new extravascular implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) during clinical trials. The global study has led to Health Canada approval of the device following...

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 21, 2011 LHSC is first in Canada to measure blood flow to the heart wirelessly LONDON, Ontario –London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) is the first hospital in Canada to use wireless technology for hemodynamic evaluation, or the evaluation of pressures and...