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                                    • With No Consistent Symptoms or Single Test to Identify It, How Do Specialists Diagnose & Treat MS?

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                                      |Date: October 11, 2022
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                                      With No Consistent Symptoms or Single Test to Identify It, How Do Specialists Diagnose & Treat MS?

                                      With No Consistent Symptoms or Single Test to Identify It, How Do Specialists Diagnose & Treat MS?

                                      Content derived from DocTalk with Sargon Bet Shlimon, MD – Neuroscience Institute 0:17 | What is multiple ...

                                      Content derived from DocTalk with Sargon Bet Shlimon, MD – Neuroscience Institute 0:17 | What is multiple sclerosis (MS)?MS is a disease in which the immune system, which normally fights infection, at ...

                                      October 11, 2022
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                                    • Why Stroke Care is Better than Ever in Our Community

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                                      |Date: August 09, 2022
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                                      Why Stroke Care is Better than Ever in Our Community

                                      Why Stroke Care is Better than Ever in Our Community

                                      When a stroke is suspected, the saying goes, “Time is brain.” A stroke is when a blood vessel in the brai ...

                                      When a stroke is suspected, the saying goes, “Time is brain.” A stroke is when a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked, either from a blood clot or plaque build-up inside the vessel. When the vess ...

                                      August 09, 2022
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                                    • Welcome to the Team! Valley Welcomes New Primary and Specialty Care Providers

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                                      |Date: May 09, 2022
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                                      Welcome to the Team! Valley Welcomes New Primary and Specialty Care Providers

                                      Welcome to the Team! Valley Welcomes New Primary and Specialty Care Providers

                                      Click each provider's name to learn more about them! Specialty Care: Craig Brooker, MDNeuroscience Instit ...

                                      Click each provider's name to learn more about them! Specialty Care: Craig Brooker, MDNeuroscience Institute Megan Hill, AUDEar, Nose & Throat Kate Ziwisky, PA-CInfectious Disease Heather Bruns, C ...

                                      May 09, 2022
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                                    • Neuroscience Institute Achieves Top National Epilepsy Center Accreditation Status for the 15th Time!

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                                      |Date: March 23, 2021
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                                      Neuroscience Institute Achieves Top National Epilepsy Center Accreditation Status for the 15th Time!

                                      Neuroscience Institute Achieves Top National Epilepsy Center Accreditation Status for the 15th Time!

                                      Valley Medical Center’s Neuroscience Institute has yet again received the highest-level national accredit ...

                                      Valley Medical Center’s Neuroscience Institute has yet again received the highest-level national accreditation as an epilepsy center from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. After learning o ...

                                      March 23, 2021
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                                    • Valley Brings New & Expanded Cardiovascular Services to South King County

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                                      |Date: February 07, 2019
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                                      Valley Brings New & Expanded Cardiovascular Services to South King County

                                      Valley Brings New & Expanded Cardiovascular Services to South King County

                                      Valley is excited to be taking our cardiovascular services to the next level. These new and expanded serv ...

                                      Valley is excited to be taking our cardiovascular services to the next level. These new and expanded services will allow us to provide more comprehensive cardiac and vascular care to better serve our ...

                                      February 07, 2019
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                                    • Valley’s Neuroscience Institute Maintains Highest National Level 4 Epilepsy Center Accreditation for 2018

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                                      |Date: April 04, 2018
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                                      Valley’s Neuroscience Institute Maintains Highest National Level 4 Epilepsy Center Accreditation for 2018

                                      Valley’s Neuroscience Institute Maintains Highest National Level 4 Epilepsy Center Accreditation for 2018

                                      Valley's Neuroscience Institute's Epilepsy Clinic accreditation as a Level 4 epilepsy center by the Natio ...

                                      Valley's Neuroscience Institute's Epilepsy Clinic accreditation as a Level 4 epilepsy center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers has been reaffirmed for 2018. Level 4 epilepsy centers such ...

                                      April 04, 2018
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                                    • What Causes Memory Problems? Age is Not Always To Blame

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                                      |Date: August 16, 2014
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                                      What Causes Memory Problems? Age is Not Always To Blame

                                      What Causes Memory Problems? Age is Not Always To Blame

                                      Think getting older means a decline in memory? Not necessarily so. Healthy older adults usually improve i ...

                                      Think getting older means a decline in memory? Not necessarily so. Healthy older adults usually improve in some mental ability areas, such as remembering and using words. While normal, age-related cha ...

                                      August 16, 2014
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