pdf Limits to Neurosurgical Care for an Undocumented Immigrant in the United States
Documentation status is a well-recognized social determinant of health in the immigrant population of the United Sates. Lack of financial means and fear of legal repercussions can delay medical attention, limit treatment options, and decrease patient follow-up. This is reinforced by current governme...
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| author | Myles Keener Rebecca Sturges Kathryn Becker Connor Gifford Christopher Alexander Jason Schroeder Saksith Smithason |
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| description | Documentation status is a well-recognized social determinant of health in the immigrant population of the United Sates. Lack of financial means and fear of legal repercussions can delay medical attention, limit treatment options, and decrease patient follow-up. This is reinforced by current government policies that limit financial assistance in emergency situations and deny coverage of preventative or follow-up care. Here we report a case of an otherwise healthy 24-year-old undocumented immigrant who presented to a rural United States emergency room with new-onset seizure, blurry vision, and headache. The patient was admitted to the neurosurgical service where he was diagnosed and treated for a symptomatic arachnoid cyst. Here we review current healthcare legislation that restricts access to preventative and follow-up healthcare in the United States. This case highlights the ways in which the undocumented immigrant patient population remains negatively impacted by these policies, often leading to late presentation and limited neurosurgical treatment options. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d253ce1eca7d4f7bba4a5737596e5e492022-12-21T22:43:13ZengThe University of ToledoTranslation2469-67062021-11-019110.46570/utjms.vol9-2021-520pdf Limits to Neurosurgical Care for an Undocumented Immigrant in the United StatesMyles KeenerRebecca SturgesKathryn Becker0Connor GiffordChristopher AlexanderJason SchroederSaksith SmithasonUniversity of Toledo College of Medicine and Life SciencesDocumentation status is a well-recognized social determinant of health in the immigrant population of the United Sates. Lack of financial means and fear of legal repercussions can delay medical attention, limit treatment options, and decrease patient follow-up. This is reinforced by current government policies that limit financial assistance in emergency situations and deny coverage of preventative or follow-up care. Here we report a case of an otherwise healthy 24-year-old undocumented immigrant who presented to a rural United States emergency room with new-onset seizure, blurry vision, and headache. The patient was admitted to the neurosurgical service where he was diagnosed and treated for a symptomatic arachnoid cyst. Here we review current healthcare legislation that restricts access to preventative and follow-up healthcare in the United States. This case highlights the ways in which the undocumented immigrant patient population remains negatively impacted by these policies, often leading to late presentation and limited neurosurgical treatment options.https://www.openjournals.utoledo.edu/index.php/translation/article/view/520Intracranial Arachnoid CystNeurosurgeryHealth Services AccessibilitySocial Determinants of HealthUndocumented Immigrant |
| spellingShingle | Myles Keener Rebecca Sturges Kathryn Becker Connor Gifford Christopher Alexander Jason Schroeder Saksith Smithason pdf Limits to Neurosurgical Care for an Undocumented Immigrant in the United States Translation Intracranial Arachnoid Cyst Neurosurgery Health Services Accessibility Social Determinants of Health Undocumented Immigrant |
| title | pdf Limits to Neurosurgical Care for an Undocumented Immigrant in the United States |
| title_full | pdf Limits to Neurosurgical Care for an Undocumented Immigrant in the United States |
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| title_short | pdf Limits to Neurosurgical Care for an Undocumented Immigrant in the United States |
| title_sort | pdf limits to neurosurgical care for an undocumented immigrant in the united states |
| topic | Intracranial Arachnoid Cyst Neurosurgery Health Services Accessibility Social Determinants of Health Undocumented Immigrant |
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