All posts tagged "Neurologicaldisorders"

Sean was a 44-year old former salesman, church volunteer and father of two whose severe neurological disorder left him wasting away, unable to speak or care for himself. Half Sean’s age, Markeith Loyd Jr. was an accused carjacker and son of a convicted cop killer, who had cold-cocked a nurse in the face at a hospital for criminal defendants. His severe mental illness left him prone to outbursts of rage. When they were assigned rooms on opposite sides of the hall at a North Florida state psychiatric hospital, that decision would eventually lead to Sean’s death. It also would spawn five lawsuits......

Singer-songwriter Gary Wright, known for “Dream Weaver” and for co-founding the band Spooky Tooth, has died. He was 80. The death of the child actor-turned-musician was confirmed to Variety by son Dorian. His son Justin confirmed Tuesday to NBC News that his father died from Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. Born in Cresskill, New Jersey, Wright was a child star who appeared in Broadway’s “Fanny,” alongside eventual “Brady Bunch” star Florence Henderson. Even as he pursued an education in medicine, the “Love Is Alive” singer maintained his musicianship and continued playing with band......

Bruce Willis’ wife experienced a range of emotions on the actor’s birthday, weeks after the family revealed his diagnosis with frontotemporal dementia. The “Pulp Fiction” star turned 68 on Sunday. “Today is one of those days of feeling the grief and sadness,” Emma Heming Willis, 44, wrote on Instagram. “But the silver lining or the flip side is that I’m so lucky to feel your warmth and love that is directed to my husband and our family. I see your messages, your stories that you share, and all I can say is thank you.” She continued, “Your connection helps me and I hope it helps you in a small ......

NEW YORK — A new lawsuit claims city doctors botched a plan to ease a Rikers Island detainee with psychiatric issues off prescription drugs, causing a catastrophic seizure from withdrawal that led him to die. Doctors with Correctional Health Services put Malcolm Boatwright, 28, on the withdrawal plan in November 2021 in an attempt to taper his body’s chemical dependency on clonazepam — a member of the benzodiazepine family of drugs that includes Xanax. Benzodiazepines are used to treat anxiety, seizures and severe insomnia. Three weeks later — on Dec. 7, 2021, after he supposedly completed the......

From his career in the Army to a life-changing medical diagnosis in his 30s, Ryan O’Connor doesn’t view life’s obstacles as roadblocks but rather as challenges he can overcome. O’Connor, whose nickname is “ROC,” spent time as a cook in the Army, helping to serve in the name of freedom before having his own taken away by seizures that started at the age of 36. More than a decade later, O’Connor’s epilepsy is an ongoing battle and a force to be reckoned with. “You might not see my medical condition on a daily basis, but it is there and it’s a hidden monster I have to deal with,” he said. “There ......

Last year, after a searing Miami Herald investigation of a Florida program created to provide health care for children who suffered catastrophic brain injuries at birth, Charlie Lydecker resigned under fire as board chairman of the Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association. Few expressed regret at seeing Lydecker — and his colleagues on the board and the executive director — depart as part of a sweeping makeover. Those who considered the changes appropriate included Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, who said bluntly: “NICA has got to do better.” Lydecker is bac......