Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) involves neurological symptoms arising from brain network changes rather than structural damage, often described as a “software” issue rather than a “hardware” problem. Symptoms…
Pompe disease is a progressive, life-threatening genetic neuromuscular disorder. Late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD), affecting individuals over one year old, leads to trunk and proximal muscle weakness, often impacting…
Re-educating the legs to walk again is the ultimate goal of this therapy for those who have suffered a stroke. ~ Detroit Medical Center Submitted by Detroit Medical…
This high technology apparatus for the forearm is helping to restore hand movement in stroke patients. ~ Detroit Medical Center Submitted by Detroit Medical Center
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A test panel of four biomarkers of cerebral ischemia shows promise as an aid to early evaluation and management of patients with symptoms…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The increasing prevalence of autism cases in California seen since the 1990s is in large part real, not simply the result of changes…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treatment with the nonsteroidal selective estrogen receptor modulator raloxifene may heighten the risk of venous thromboembolic events and stroke deaths in postmenopausal women…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In high-risk atrial fibrillation patients who are candidates for anticoagulation, stroke usually occurs if warfarin is not used or drug levels are subtherapeutic,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In the largest cohort study to date, statin treatment was found to reduce the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease, regardless of the drug’s lipophilicity…
By David Douglas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There appears to be a link between genetically controlled serotonergic modulation of amygdala activity and placebo-induced relief of anxiety, Swedish…
Neelam Misra, MD, Assistant Medical Director, Manhattan Total Health, discusses acupuncture and effects on the autonomic nervous system. References and Resources Kawakita K, Shinbara H, Imai K, Fukuda…
S. Ausim Azizi, MD, PhD, Chairperson/Professor, Department of Neurology, Temple University School of Medicine, discusses Parkinson’s Disease. References and Resources Tessa C, Giannelli M, Nave RD, Lucetti C,…
