Dr. Patricia Beth Raksin M.D.
Neurosurgeon
1900 W Polk St Administration Bldg, Chicago IL, 60612About
Dr. Patricia Raksin practices Neurological Surgery in Chicago, IL. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Raksin prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Univ of Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1996
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- MR-Intracranial pressure (ICP): a method to measure intracranial elastance and pressure noninvasively by means of MR imaging: baboon and human study.
- Noninvasive intracranial compliance and pressure based on dynamic magnetic resonance imaging of blood flow and cerebrospinal fluid flow: review of principles, implementation, and other noninvasive approaches.
- Apoplexy in non functioning pituitary adenoma after one dose of leuprolide as treatment for prostate cancer.
- 2016 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
- Executive Summary: 2016 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
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