Can You Return to Work After a Traumatic Brain Injury? Pacing, Fatigue and Gradual Steps
Many people do return to work after a traumatic brain injury, but the path is usually gradual rather than a single return date. Clinicians…
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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.
Can Medicines Make Tremor Worse? What Your Neurology Team Reviews Before Treating It
Yes. Several common medicines can start a new tremor or amplify one you already have, most often by heightening the body's normal fine shake…
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When Is Thymectomy Considered for Myasthenia Gravis? How Neurologists and Surgeons Decide
Thymectomy is usually recommended for anyone with myasthenia gravis who also has a thymoma, a tumor of the thymus gland, regardless of how mild…
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Is Preventive Migraine Treatment Different From Acute Relief? What Each Part of the Plan Does
Yes. Acute migraine treatment is taken once an attack has started and aims to stop pain and nausea within hours; preventive treatment is taken…
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What Happens During a Craniotomy: From Skin Incision to Replacing the Bone Flap
During a craniotomy, a surgeon makes a scalp incision, drills small holes in the skull and cuts between them to lift out a piece…
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Treating an MS Relapse vs Long-Term Multiple Sclerosis Therapy: What Each One Aims to Do
Treating an MS relapse and long-term multiple sclerosis therapy have different aims. Relapse treatment, usually a short course of high-dose corticosteroids, is meant to…
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What Does a Swallowing Study Show? Endoscopy and Imaging Tests Used in Dysphagia Care
A swallowing study for dysphagia records what happens to food and liquid as you swallow, most often with a moving X-ray (videofluoroscopy) or a…
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How Long Does VNS Recovery Take? Incision Healing and the First Programming Visit
VNS recovery time is usually short compared with brain surgery. The operation typically takes one to two hours, most people go home the same…
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Is Cerebral Palsy Care Different for Teens and Adults? Rehabilitation Goals as Needs Change
Yes. Cerebral palsy care for adults shifts away from the growth- and milestone-focused therapy of childhood toward protecting existing function, managing pain, spasticity and…
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How Long Until Narcolepsy Treatment Settles? Follow-Up Visits and Adjustments Explained
Narcolepsy treatment usually settles in stages rather than all at once. Wake-promoting medicines are often noticeable within days, while medicines for cataplexy and night-time…
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Epilepsy Myths Neurologists Still Hear: Flashing Lights, Tongue Swallowing and Driving
Most epilepsy myths do not survive contact with the evidence. Flashing lights trigger seizures in only a small minority of people with epilepsy, roughly…
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What Happens in a Cognitive Assessment? Memory Tests, Imaging and Blood Work Explained
A cognitive assessment usually begins with a conversation about what has changed, a review of medicines and mood, and a short pencil-and-paper or verbal…
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What Do Lumbar Puncture, Imaging and Blood Tests Show in Neuroinfectious Disease Care?
In neuroinfectious disease care, a lumbar puncture samples cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid around the brain and spinal cord, so laboratories can count cells,…
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Day to Day With FND: Prescribed Exercises, Stress Management and Rebuilding Routines
Living with FND means treating symptoms as real but retrainable. Day-to-day care usually combines prescribed physiotherapy that redirects attention away from the affected limb,…
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What to Expect After a Neuroendoscopic Procedure: Blocked Nose, Headache and No-Lifting Weeks
Recovery after neuroendoscopic surgery, most often performed through the nose to reach the pituitary gland or skull base, typically involves a hospital stay of…
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Medication-Overuse Headache: Why Headache Medicine Plans Watch Pain Reliever Use Closely
Medication-overuse headache is a near-daily headache that develops when acute pain relievers are taken on many days each month for several months, so the…
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What Does an MRI Show in Spinal Cord Disorders, and Which Other Tests Follow?
An MRI shows the spinal cord itself in fine detail: swelling, inflammation, compression from a disc or bone, tumors, bleeding, fluid-filled cavities and scarring.…
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Living With Peripheral Neuropathy: Foot Care, Balance Training and Daily Safety
Living with peripheral neuropathy is usually a matter of protecting what you cannot fully feel and strengthening what you can still control. Daily foot…
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