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For much of the show, he uses a high, flutey voice that underscores the basic weakness of this Lear, a man who is also suffering from chest pains that might be a heart attack or mini-strokes or who knows what.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Derek Jacobi's Soft-spoken "Lear" Michael Giltz 2011
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After the bypass post-operative infection of his sternum with MRSA (an antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria) lead to a month in the intensive care unit, plastic surgery to repair the chest defect, and "mini-strokes" following bypass surgery which led to memory loss or "pre-dementia", (ii) and a protracted recovery from hospitalization requiring months of home care.
Mark Hyman, MD: Millions Die Due to Withheld Medical Treatment MD Mark Hyman 2010
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Impaired memory and a lessened quality of life also can result from serious head injuries, such as those suffered by many football players and boxers, as well as mini-strokes, substance abuse and overmedication.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Long-Term Health Care: Think, Plan While You're Healthy, Able M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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For much of the show, he uses a high, flutey voice that underscores the basic weakness of this Lear, a man who is also suffering from chest pains that might be a heart attack or mini-strokes or who knows what.
Michael Giltz: Theater: Derek Jacobi's Soft-spoken "Lear" Michael Giltz 2011
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Impaired memory and a lessened quality of life also can result from serious head injuries, such as those suffered by many football players and boxers, as well as mini-strokes, substance abuse and overmedication.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Long-Term Health Care: Think, Plan While You're Healthy, Able M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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The doctors have called these spells of unresponsiveness seizures, mini-strokes, pseudo heart attacks, but it is likely the three-ringed circus in her brain has something to do with it.
The Dying Tradition 2010
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A post-operative infection of his sternum with MRSA an antibiotic resistant staph bacteria lead to a month in the intensive care unit, plastic surgery to repair the chest defect, and "mini-strokes" following bypass surgery, which led to memory loss or "pre-dementia", 7 and a protracted recovery from hospitalization requiring months of home care.
Mark Hyman, MD: Why Health Reform Will Fail: Part II -- Finding the Money for Health Care Reform: Made in Japan MD Mark Hyman 2010
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A post-operative infection of his sternum with MRSA (an antibiotic resistant staph bacteria) lead to a month in the intensive care unit, plastic surgery to repair the chest defect, and "mini-strokes" following bypass surgery, which led to memory loss or "pre-dementia", [7] and a protracted recovery from hospitalization requiring months of home care.
Why Health Reform Will Fail: Part II -- Finding the Money for Health Care Reform: Made in Japan 2010
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A post-operative infection of his sternum with MRSA (an antibiotic resistant staph bacteria) lead to a month in the intensive care unit, plastic surgery to repair the chest defect, and "mini-strokes" following bypass surgery, which led to memory loss or "pre-dementia", [7] and a protracted recovery from hospitalization requiring months of home care.
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"In 1998, I had 14 mini-strokes; they told me I couldn't work anymore so I volunteered at SF General."
Highlights of the Advanced Energy Whistleblower Conference, Washington, DC, Dec. 12 and Dec. 13 2009
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