Items Tagged ‘Dr. Marc Patterson’
January 30, 2018
Twin Sisters Share a Diagnosis — Tay-Sachs Disease — and a Desire to Make a Difference
By In the Loop 
Katie and Allie Buryk lived with strange symptoms for years before learning they had Tay-Sachs disease. Now, the young women are devoted to raising awareness of the disease, and finding a cure.
Tags: Department of Neurology, Dr. Marc Patterson, Individualized Medicine, Tay-Sachs disease
June 7, 2016
By In the Loop
Marc Patterson, M.D., recently diagnosed a patient he’d never met but had seen many times over the years. The patient, Anna Christina Olson, was the real-life inspiration for one of the most famous paintings in American history: Andrew Wyeth’s “Christina’s World.” According to a recent article in LiveScience, Olson, who lived near Wyeth in Cushing, […]
Tags: Andrew Wyeth, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Dr. Marc Patterson, LIveScience, Pediatric Neurology