Life After a Craniotomy: Hair Regrowth, Scars, Driving and Long-Term Neurosurgery Follow-Up
Life after craniotomy usually means a hospital stay of several days, a scar hidden under regrowing hair within a few months, fatigue that eases…
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Brain & Nerves
Articles on the brain and nervous system: headaches, dizziness, numbness, memory concerns and common neurological conditions. Every piece flags the warning signs that need urgent medical attention rather than reading.
How Brain Aneurysm Imaging Works: CT Angiography, MRA and the Catheter Angiogram
CT angiography (CTA) is usually the first test for a suspected brain aneurysm because it is fast, widely available and detects most aneurysms larger…
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How Congenital Hydrocephalus Is Treated and Why Relieving Pressure Early Protects Development
Congenital hydrocephalus is treated with surgery that redirects or reroutes the excess cerebrospinal fluid pressing on a baby's brain, most often a ventriculoperitoneal shunt…
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ALS vs Other Motor Neuron Diseases: Why the Diagnosis Changes the Care Plan
ALS is the most common motor neuron disease, but the two terms are not the same thing. Motor neuron disease is an umbrella for…
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How Does Recovery Differ After Brain Aneurysm Coiling and Clipping? Timelines Side by Side
After an unruptured brain aneurysm is treated, coiling recovery is usually shorter: most people go home within one to two days and ease back…
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What Happens During Gamma Knife Radiosurgery: Frame or Mask, Planning and the Session Itself
During Gamma Knife radiosurgery, a lightweight head frame or a custom face mask holds the head still, detailed MRI or CT images are taken,…
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Who Is a Candidate for TMS? Why Implants, Metal in the Head and Seizure History Matter
TMS is usually considered for adults with depression that has not improved after standard treatment, and for a few other approved conditions. Candidacy depends…
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Everyday Life With Neurosarcoidosis: Infection Precautions While on Immunosuppression
People living with neurosarcoidosis who take corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medicines carry a higher risk of infections, including some that a healthy immune system…
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Is Alzheimer’s Disease Managed Differently When It Starts Before Retirement Age?
Yes, in practical ways. The disease biology, diagnostic tests and medicine classes are largely the same whether Alzheimer's begins at 52 or 82, but…
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Preparing for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Medication List, Implants and First Mapping
Preparing for TMS usually means three things: giving your care team a complete list of every prescription, over-the-counter medicine and supplement you take; disclosing…
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When Do Movement or Coordination Changes Call for a Huntington’s Disease Evaluation?
Movement or coordination changes call for a Huntington's disease evaluation when they are new, persistent and unexplained, especially involuntary fidgety or flowing movements, growing…
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How Do Home Exercises Support Aphasia Therapy? Reading, Writing and Conversation Practice
Home exercises support aphasia therapy by adding practice repetitions between speech-language pathology sessions, which is how the brain gradually re-strengthens language pathways after a…
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Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) Treatment: How Long-Term Care for Stiff Legs Is Planned
Hereditary spastic paraplegia treatment is long-term and symptom-focused, because no therapy has yet been shown to slow the underlying nerve degeneration. Care is planned…
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Insomnia Myths a Sleep Specialist Would Correct: Weekend Catch-Up Sleep, Naps and Screens
Common insomnia myths include the ideas that weekend catch-up sleep fully repays lost sleep, that naps are always harmful, that everyone needs exactly eight…
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Living With Tourette Syndrome as an Adult: Work, Driving and Daily Routines That Help
Living with Tourette syndrome as an adult usually means managing tics that wax and wane rather than eliminating them. Most adults work, drive and…
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VP Shunt Recovery Timeline: Wound Checks, Lifting Limits and Getting Back to Routine
VP shunt recovery time is usually measured in weeks, not months. Most people spend a few days in the hospital, keep the head and…
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Seeking a Second Opinion on a Brain Tumor Plan: What to Bring and Which Questions to Ask
A brain tumor second opinion is a review of your scans, pathology and proposed plan by a separate neuro-oncology team. Bring the actual imaging…
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FND Recovery: How Movement Retraining Progresses From First Sessions to Daily Routines
There is no fixed FND recovery timeline. Movement retraining for functional neurological disorder usually begins with a clear explanation of the diagnosis, moves into…
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