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Dr. John Alksne - San Diego, CA (USA)  
Dr. Kenneth F. Casey - Detroit, MI (USA)  
Prof. Hugh Coakham - Bristol (England)  
Dr. Takanori Fukushima - Raleigh, NC (USA)  
Dr. Stephen J. Haines - Minneapolis, MN (USA)  
Dr. Michael Horowitz - Pittsburgh, PA (USA)  
Dr. Peter J. Jannetta - Pittsburgh, PA (USA)  
Dr. Amin Kassam - Pittsburgh, PA (USA)  
Dr. Anthony M. Kaufmann - Winnipeg (Canada)  
Dr. Michael J. Link - Rochester, MN (USA)
Dr. Anil Nanda - Shreveport, LA (USA)  
Dr. Albert Rhoton Jr. - Gainesville, FL (USA)  
Dr. Raymond Sekula, Jr. - Pittsburgh, PA (USA)  
Dr. Chandranath Sen Dr. Chandranath Sen - New York, NY (USA)  

Center for Cranial Nerve Disorders and MVD at the University of Pittsburgh
The Centre for Cranial Nerve Disorders, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Harvard Medical School
National Institute of Health
University of Florida
USCD Southern California Cranial Nerve Disorders Program
West Penn Allegheny Health System

Bell's Palsy
Bell's Palsy (Mayo Clinic)
Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation
Dystonia Foundation
Tinnitus (UK)
Trigeminal Neuralgia Association

Allergan (BOTOX®) Website
Clinical Use of Botulinum Toxin (BOTOX®)
HealthlinkUSA - HFS Links
Hemifacial Spasm Tutorial - presented by The Centre for Cranial Nerve Disorders, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
MayoClinic Drug Information
MEDLINEplus Health Information - A service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Microvascular Decompression of Cranial Nerves: Lessons Learned After 4400 Operations
Microvascular decompression in patients with hemifacial spasm: report of 1200 cases.(Source - Chinese Medical Journal 2005;118(10):833-836)
Microvascular Decompression to Treat Hemifacial Spasm: Long-term Results for a Consecutive Series of 143 Patients (Abstract) - Neurosurgery Online, Journal Neurosurgery April, 2002, pages 712-719
Myelin Project (Remyelination of Nerves)
Publications (Abstracts) from Pub Med for Dr. Kenneth F. Casey
Publications (Abstracts) from Pub Med for Dr. Peter J. Jannetta
Publications (Abstracts) from Pub Med for Dr. Amin Kassam
Publications (Abstracts) from Pub Med for Dr. Anthony M. Kaufmann
Publications (Abstracts) from Pub Med for Hemifacial Spasm
Residual Hemifacial Spasm after Microvascular Decompression: When should we do reoperation? SS Chung Department of Neurosurgery, Pochon CHA University, College of Medicine (from http://www.ifess.org/cdrom_target/INS_WSSFN_2005/WSSFN/ABSTRACT/41.pdf
RX List - Drug Information

Healthcare Advocacy Group is a consumer healthcare advocacy resource to help with selecting health insurance, HMO/PPO insurance complaints, and filing insurance appeals. hcagi.org patient advocates serve those denied treatment, and advise on medical bills and in selecting doctors, health insurance and medical care programs. Healthcare Advocacy Group - Patient's Rights & Resources
HMO Hardball - Get the Services You Need
The HMO Page - Resource for Negotiating with Recalcitrant HMO Organizations
Insurance Guidelines - A member's suggestions and observations - Barb Bartz
Insurance Guidelines - A member's experiences and observations - Darlene Frederick
Insurance Guidelines - A member's experiences and observations - Kristi Griffith
Social Security Disability Information (Social Security Administration Office of Disability)

HospitalWeb - The Master List of Hospitals on the World Wide Web
MedScape & MedLine Search
PubMed - Medical Info & Search
Find A Neurologist - Neurologychannel
Find a Board-Certified Neurosurgeon - American Association of Neurological Surgeons


 

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