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ON THE COVER
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COVER FE ATURE
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY, P.C.,
PROVIDES WORLD-CLASS CARE
FOR CHILDREN FACING BRAIN SURGERY 06
John A . Grant, MD, FACS, BCh, MB, neurosurgeon and
Director of Pediatric Brain Tumors with the Long Island
Brain Tumor Center at Neurologica l Surgery, P.C., discusses
symptoms and treatments for pediatric brain tumors
and ma lformations.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
DEGENER ATIVE DISE ASE
TRENDING UP: ADDRESSING THE RISING
PREVALENCE OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE 16
Researchers project a doubling of the worldwide incidence of
Parkinson's over approximately the next two decades.
DEGENERATIVE DISEASE UPDATE 18
Sleep deprivation has been linked to A lzheimer's disease.
DEPARTMENTS
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 05
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 12
FINANCIAL CHECKUP 14
LOCAL NEWS 20
UPCOMING CME EVENTS 22
