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very ER physician and trauma surgeon knows this man’s name. It’s René Le Fort, a French surgeon who was born on March 30, 1869 and who died on March 30, 1951. He is remembered to this day for his 1901 creation of a classification system for facial fractures. Many reference works will tell you he discovered the main categories of fractures — still named Le Fort I, Le Fort II, and Le Fort III — and leave it at that. Some will go so far as to say he created the classification system by examining fracture patterns in cadavers. Ah, but one book made this bold statement: “Le Fort tossed cadavers off a tavern roof onto their skulls to see the natural pattern of fracture lines in the face.” That is boldly going where no man had gone before. And he Please see WHO? page 9
Anti-Aging Exercises for the Brain by Kathy Crist Medical researchers are finding that a fitness program just for your brain is loaded with healthful benefits. A regular cognitive workout can improve your Kathy Crist
concentration, comprehension and recall in everyday life from remembering people’s names to driving across town. Memory, reasoning and speed of thought processing are known to slow with age, yet expanding cognitive neuroscience research shows great promise in stretching routine “muscle memory” with new challenges that stimulate
brain chemistry and activate fresh cerebral circuits. The more you challenge your brain, the more cells and nerve connection pathways you form across your cerebral cortex. Cognitive stimulation builds helpful proteins, which support nerve cell growth and enhance communication between neurons. Instead of gray matter Please see BRAIN page 4
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