SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Basilar Saturday's 'Kid Captain': Savannah Erck  Sep 26, 2009 Diagnosed at Syracuse University Hospital in New York with basilar invagination, a condition which causes the top vertebrae to migrate upwards into the brain, her doctor felt the only neurosurgeon who could save her life was nearly 1,000 miles away, at University of Iowa Children's Hospital. In Savannah's case, the vertebrae were compressing the lower part of her brain stem. (Hawkeyesports.com) Not All Kids with Head Injuries Need Brain Scans  Sep 16, 2009 In children aged 2 to 18 years, clinical characteristics used for screening included: normal mental status, no loss of consciousness, no vomiting, non-severe injury mechanism, no signs of basilar skull fracture, and no severe headache. These guidelines correctly predicted all but two of 3,800 patients (99. (MEDLINEplus) Broken, beaten and scarred  Mar 2, 2009 The life of a professional athlete is played out moment by moment. Every tackle, every check, every play could be their last. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing) Back to Health News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009