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At the Bedside: UTHealth Houston physicians give 22-year-old second chance after rare brain condition led to psychosis

What first appeared as an isolated incident evolved into a monthslong search for answers that would lead Addie Edwards, 22, from emergency rooms and misdiagnoses to ineffective medications and a psychiatric ward before she found long-term care at UTHealth Houston.

Struggling with seizures and deteriorating mental health, Addie Edwards embarked on a monthslong search for answers that would lead her from misdiagnoses and a psychiatric ward before she found help at UTHealth Houston. (Photo by Addie Edwards)
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Ask the Expert: Inside the rhythm—A clear guide to AFib

Welcome to "Ask the Expert," a UTHealth Houston newsroom series where our leading physicians examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we address atrial fibrillation, what it means, what to look out for, and how to treat it.

Khashayar Hematpour, MD | Assistant professor and cardiovascular electrophysiologist, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and UT Physicians

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