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• ElectroConvulsive Therapy (ECT) (Fraser Health) [English] Public

  

  This treatment uses a small amount of electricity to produce a carefully controlled seizure in the brain. While we don’t know exactly how it works, the seizures change the chemicals in the brain, helping it to return to normal function. ECT is most often used to treat severe depression. It might be used when other treatments have not worked or when a mental illness needs to be treated right away. (English) Colour

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• Craniotomy (Fraser Health) [English] Public

  

  You are having surgery (an operation) on your brain. The medical word is craniotomy (say crane-ee-ot-oh-me). This surgery can be done for many reasons, such as: - to remove a growth (tumor or cyst) - to take a sample of tissue (biopsy) - to remove a blood clot - to repair arteries or veins - to drain pus from an infection (an abscess) - to repair a break in the skull (fracture) - to place an implant such as a shunt that helps brain fluid flow (English) Black & White

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• Pituitary Gland Surgery (Transsphenoidal Approach) Your Surgery and Recovery at Home (Fraser Health) [English] Public

  

  You are having surgery to remove a tumour from the pituitary gland. The surgery is done by going in your nose and through the sphenoid sinus to the pituitary gland. (English) Colour

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• Cervical Spine Surgery Your Day Surgery and Recovery at Home (Fraser Health) [English] Public

  

  You are having surgery on the neck or cervical part of your spine. This surgery is usually done to relieve pain, numbness, and/or tingling in the neck, shoulder, or arm from pressure on a spinal nerve or the spinal cord. This could be caused by a bulging disc, a degenerating disc, a herniated disc, or a thinning disc. (English) Colour

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• First Rib Resection Surgery for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Public

  

  You are having surgery (an operation) to relieve the pressure in your neck on your nerves and/or blood vessels that go into your arm. This booklet describes the surgery and recovery. COMPANION MATERIAL: Exercises After 1st Rib Surgery (266643) (English) Colour

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• Delirium - A guide for families [English] Public

  This document contains information for families on delirium - definition, causes, what can be done by the health care team, and how families and friends can support the patient. It describes 3 types of behaviours: hyperactive, hypoactive, and mixed (English)

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