Diagnosis Archive
26 Oct 2009
Diagnosis … our saga
(I hope you read part 1 of “diagnosis” here.) When Pearlsky was born her apgar score was 9, so much for standardized testing. She was in the NICU within hours for a temperature regulation issue, but that resolved quickly. Then the CAT scan, genetics, neurology, CSF (spinal tap), etc. As mentioned, a week in the
17 Oct 2009
Diagnosis – dī-ig-ˈnō-səs
The whole concept of “diagnosis” has been on my mind a lot lately. Bet you didn’t even think of it as a “concept” but I do. I will explain, and probably ramble. Most of the links offered will be to respectable references, no need to look, actually.
08 Mar 2009
Can you see me now?
Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI) … basically it means that your eyes may work, but the optic nerve or brain, well, messes up (“visual impairment due to non-ocular causes”). We were told that the eyes form late in brain development, that many consider them an extension or even part of the brain, and when there is