Medicina de laboratorio y patología

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   (VIDEO) Leaving Mayo Clinic with answers, a plan of care, hope

   Tom Heisler was on his last legs when he arrived at Mayo Clinic in September 2024. He had a dire and complicated medical history, and his health was rapidly declining. After nine months of misdiagnoses and unsuccessful treatments, he received the correct diagnosis and a new lease on life in just nine days at Mayo Clinic.  Tom Heisler was in good health. The retired psychologist lived an active, vibrant lifestyle — regularly playing golf, writing…

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   Comprehensive testing leads to targeted treatment for rare autoimmune encephalitis antibody

   What started as a persistent headache for Spencer Lodin soon devolved into slowed speech, seizures, and hallucinations, symptoms which stumped ER doctors into thinking he had meningitis or was suffering from psychosis. Finally, specialized testing at Mayo Clinic identified Spencer's condition as GFAP-IgG associated autoimmune encephalitis, which allowed for targeted treatment and a full recovery.   It was April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing, when Spencer Lodin, 37, a mail carrier from the Twin…

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   FISH testing helps detect unseen cancer cells

   On the brink of losing her battle with acute myeloid leukemia, Shannon Camlek arrived at Mayo Clinic as a last hope. Her chances didn’t look good, but with the help of specialized genetic testing, particularly FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) studies, doctors were able to detect the specific gene mutations responsible for her symptoms and disease. The test results also helped Shannon’s care team target her treatment accordingly, and finally put an end to what…