The patient A 4-year-old child with complex form of long QT syndrome needed surgical revision of her implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) due to device malfunction. Long QT syndrome is a congenital heart condition that predisposes affected patients to suddenly develop serious heart rhythm disturbances (for example, ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation) that can be life-threatening. In addition to taking…
U.S. News & World Report has released its 2025 “Best Hospitals” rankings, showing Norton Healthcare’s adult-service facilities as No. 1 in the Louisville area. Overall “high performing” ratings were given in the following specialties: “This No. 1 ranking is a testament to our caregivers and support staff who work tirelessly to provide care for the community,”…
Research shows that new pediatric epilepsy patients often lack access to pediatric neuropsychology services due to the limited availability of specialized providers. Leena Mohapatra, Ph.D., pediatric neuropsychologist at Norton Children’s Neuroscience Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is dedicated to addressing this critical need, working primarily with children diagnosed with epilepsy or suspected…
The patient A 12-year-old male initially was seen for significant bowing of the right tibia, causing knee pain — and his mom noted increasing deformity as he was growing older. There was concern for continued bowing of the leg, causing long-term issues with the right knee. He was having mild to moderate knee pain, which…
The Patient A 52-year-old male with a long-standing history of poorly controlled high blood pressure despite adherence to a four-drug antihypertensive regimen (including a calcium channel blocker, ACE inhibitor, thiazide diuretic and beta-blocker). The patient reported persistent systolic blood pressures in the range of 170–190 mmHg, confirmed by ambulatory monitoring. He had no evidence of…
The patient A 79-year-old man with essential tremor in the bilateral hands for at least 10 years Over the years, the severity of the tremor worsened, along with its negative impact on his life. First-line medications, propranolol and primidone, both were tried, without significant impact on the severity of tremor and the patient’s disability. Feeding…
The patient A 45-year-old man with bilateral thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis for several years (Figures 1 and 2): He tried bracing and steroid injections, which eventually provided diminishing relief. He works as a mechanic for UPS but was having an increasingly difficult time at work due to pain and loss of pinch and grip strength….
The patient A 48-year-old male with a past medical history significant for malignant thymoma status post thymectomy and right lower lobe lobectomy, and myasthenia gravis, presented to Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital emergency department with dyspnea on exertion (DOE). His CT was concerning for possible pulmonary embolism. His labs on this admission showed B-type natriuretic…