Dr Judith Guedalia

21. Finding A Name For A Situation
(Matching tags: FAS,Jewish Press,Cognitive Dysfunction,Foreign Accent Syndrome,Language Inconsistencies)

Yossi (not his real name), aged 15, underwent three ophthalmologic surgeries within one month (in another hospital in the country). The first two were for cataracts in both eyes, and the third was for ...

22. The Happy Non-Dyslexic: Another Case In A Neuropsychologist's Journal
(Matching tags: Puppet Children,Jewish Press,Augmentative Language Therapy,Hyper-Kinetic,Dyslexia)

Avraham L. (not his real name) came in with his mother. As things have a way of happening, my previous patient took longer than expected, and I had gone into the waiting room to tell them of the delay. ...

23. Waiting To Exhale: Israel, August 2006
(Matching tags: Peace,Jewish Press)

         We see each other in the makolet (local grocery), and though we have known one another from the neighborhood for over 30 years, we just nod. We look forlorn and use our hands and eyes, as we look ...

24. 'Do You Have A Moment To Discuss Something With Me?'
(Matching tags: Cathexis,Jewish Press)

It was late in the afternoon - well, early in the evening, and my last patient had canceled. I am grateful that I love my work, but also relish those "found" hours when someone needs to cancel, and the ...

25. Days Of Awe And Fear: Another Case In A Psychologist's Journal.
(Matching tags: Birchat HaGomel,Jewish Press)

A few years ago, immediately after Rosh Hashanah, I received a call from an askan (literally translated as an "activist," but colloquially the "can-do-man" of a community or Rebbe's "court") who worked ...

26. Sukkot: Temporary Dwellings And The Woman With The Scarf Knotted Under Her Chin
(Matching tags: Jewish Press,Temporary Dwellings)

She came in, sat down at the table, and in faltering English said, "I just wanted to say goodbye".  Odd, I thought, since she had just arrived! I looked perplexed and a woman to my right said knowingly, ...

27. 'High Man' On The Totem Pole
(Matching tags: Jewish Press,Chaim K.,The Totem-Pole Effect,Mass Casualty Events,MCEs)

Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K.* The meanings of the designs on totem poles are as varied as the cultures that produce them. Totem poles may recount familiar legends, clan lineages or ...

28. Doing 'The Right Thing'
(Matching tags: Jewish Press,Bone Marrow Failure)

The pediatric hematology department referred her to me. I was told that she had severe anemia and needed to be developmentally assessed prior to receiving a bone marrow transplant in a European country. ...

29. An Open Letter To You...Woman!
(Matching tags: Woman,Jewish Press)

I can't believe it! I can't believe you are gone from this world. I can't believe it is Erev Shabbat and Erev Sukkot, and I am debating which earrings and shoes to wear as I wait for my lift to the Beit ...

30. A Schnitzel In Time... Saves Lives!
(Matching tags: Jewish Press,ESRD,End Stage Renal Disease,Hemodialysis,Peritoneal Dialysis)

 "We need a consult," said the voice on the other side of the phone. A quick look at the LED read-out on my "smart-phone," anchored the caller to the pediatric nephrology department. "She is 11 years old ...

31. Taking Home The Lessons Of Gan Eden - Ultimate Kindergarten (Part Two)
(Matching tags: Growth Needs,Deficiency Needs,Maslowian instruction,Cognitive Intervention,Learned Helplessness,Jewish Press)

Last week I related right after Simchat Torah and the beginning of the new cycle of Torah readings, how I was pondering about my role in helping patients in my practice, based on the first readings about ...

32. Taking Home The Lessons Of Gan Eden: The Ultimate Kindergarten (Part One)
(Matching tags: Overzealousness,Jewish Press)

After not even a week since Simchat Torah, and starting the "whole thing (the cycle of life) again," I wondered what I might learn about the "Garden of Eden thing" to help me be a better shlicha (conduit) ...

33. A Bonnet* Lass
(Matching tags: Charles Bonnet Syndrome,CBS,Bonnet-people,Jewish Press)

She is eight years old and was referred for neuropsychological assessment consequent to being in a car accident when she was only a few months old. By age eight, both sides of the lawsuit had waited a ...

34. Giving A 'Loan' From The Bank Hanafshi (Emotional Bank)
(Matching tags: Giving,Chaim K.,Jewish Press)

By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K.          When he was wheeled into my office for our weekly appointment, I noticed a change. He seemed to be bursting with something that I couldn't place. No sooner ...

35. On Weddings And Children...
(Matching tags: Jewish Press,Remarriage)

        We were at a wedding, which in retrospect was a significant venue, when a woman, whom I didn't know, asked me if I would "talk" with her husband. I thought about what a friend, who is a physician, ...

36. Thanksgiving Jerusalem Style 2006: The Triple's Fifth Anniversary
(Matching tags: Terror,EMDR,Jewish Press)

         Amalia Oren, director of social work at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem where I work, came down to show me a well-worn edition of LaIsha. On the cover of this women's magazine was a beautiful ...

37. Who Moved My Chocolate Cake?
(Matching tags: Change,Jewish Press)

Levi C. (not his real name) is a 26-year-old chassidic young man. At age 20, he was hit by a car. Now, over five years later, after many hospitalizations and then rehabilitation, he is functioning pretty ...

38. A Sad Tale Of Four Sons
(Matching tags: Blame,Jewish Press)

        On January 18, I saw the telecast of a horrible car accident on the Arava road to Eilat, where two people were killed and five wounded. It was announced that the driver was Ami Popper, who was ...

39. Seeing Life as It Can Be - Not Accepting Life As It Is!
(Matching tags: Chaim K.,Neuroplasticity,Jewish Press)

By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K.            "When I first came to Dr. Guedalia, about a year ago, I believed/thought that my life was over, because I am paralyzed; because I can't do anything; because ...

40. Reflecting On Reality... Or Not Every Race Is Worth Winning
(Matching tags: Jewish Press,Neuroimaging,The Mirror Box,Phantom Limb Pain)

       He knocked on the door. He was early and I asked him to wait in the waiting area. He paced back and forth. He knocked again. And again. All I could think of as I opened the door was Mr. Hare (The ...