From the Editor – in – Chief

Dear Colleagues! Welcome to the newly formatted Journal of the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America, JUMANA. In this new bi-lingual format each issue focuses on a specialty to follow the 2008 UMANA Assembly of Delegates decision to provide JUMANA’s international multi-specialty readership a unique scientific Ukrainian – English medical journal.

With intent to broadly share academically practical medical information for the benefit of patients world – wide, this new JUMANA is a collection of peer-reviewed reports: selected cases and original research, complimented with briefs of book review and Ukrainian medical association history, as well as news. JUMANA 156 focuses on Neurology, includes an editorial review of the 2007 Ukrainian – English version of Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary (30th edition) and shares the principled history of the Kharkiv Medical Society. JUMANA 156 is the product of distinguished and globally diverse authors and editors.

We hope you find the new JUMANA enriching to your care of patients and warmly welcome your feedback and collaboration!