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Dr. Wayne Shandera, M.D.

Internist

Dr. Wayne Shandera is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Shandera specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
48 years Experience
Dr. Wayne Shandera, M.D.
  • Houston, TX
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Accepting new patients

Can nerve damage in the brain be repaired?

It depends on the extent and type of damage. Peripheral nerves regrow at a very slow rate but CNS damage mainly entails avoiding further hazards such as toxins or hypoxia with READ MORE
It depends on the extent and type of damage. Peripheral nerves regrow at a very slow rate but CNS damage mainly entails avoiding further hazards such as toxins or hypoxia with limited potential in most cases for significant recovery.