Based in Denison, Texas, Dr. Michael Molleston provides patient-centered neurosurgical care. Among the patients Dr. Michael Molleston treats are those who have experienced ischemic stroke, which stands as the most common type of stroke and is caused by artery blockage.
With brain oxygen deprivation a major issue, mild ischemic stroke can be treated within a three hour window using t-PA, a clot-busting medication that dissolves the source of the blockage. In cases where treatment is not administered in time, or when more severe stroke occurs, surgical options may be considered in ensuring proper clot removal and restoration of normal blood flow throughout the brain. These include mechanical embolectomy, a minimally invasive approach that involves the threading of a micro catheter up an artery to the source of the blockage.
Symptoms of ischemic stroke include sudden weakness or numbness affecting the leg, arm, or face. This can be particularly serious when it is experienced on a single side of the body. In addition, a person may experience sudden trouble speaking, confusion, and difficulty seeing through one or both eyes.
Michael Molleston serves as a neurosurgeon at TexomaCare Neurosurgery, located in Denison, Texas. He graduated with a BA from Washington University with a double major in English and biology and received his MD from Washington University’s School of Medicine. Michael Molleston also completed a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Texas Children’s Hospital in 1994.
Pediatric neurosurgery is a medical discipline that deals with the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous system of children. Texas Children’s Hospital ranks fourth in US News & World Report’s ranking of the best pediatric neurology and neurosurgery programs in the country. The hospital continually leads the field by using the latest techniques to treat children with neurological diseases. For instance, Texas Children’s Hospital was the first to employ MRI-guided thermal imaging in order to guide doctors as they used lasers to eliminate brain lesions that caused epilepsy and seizures.
The pediatric neurosurgery unit at Texas Children’s Hospital stands as one of the largest and most experienced in the country. The department performs over 950 operations each year to treat a variety of neurosurgical disorders. In part due to these reasons, the hospital is able to offer a high-quality fellowship experience in pediatric neurosurgery that allows doctors to gain unparalleled training in the field.
