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.
Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy planning usually starts months before conception. Neurologists review which disease-modifying therapy someone takes, because some are continued in pregnancy while…
A vagus nerve stimulator works by sending mild, timed electrical pulses from a small battery-powered generator implanted under the skin of the chest, along…
Supporting a child after acute flaccid myelitis means daily range-of-motion and play-based exercises guided by physical and occupational therapists, correctly fitted braces or wheeled…
Narcolepsy in teenagers is a long-term neurological sleep disorder, not laziness or a mood problem, and it is usually managed with a combination of…
In cerebral palsy, physical therapy works on large movements: posture, balance, sitting, standing, walking and joint range. Occupational therapy works on the hand and…
Therapy for Huntington's disease divides the work by function. Physical therapy targets balance, walking, strength and fall prevention as involuntary movements and stiffness progress.…
Families are referred before birth because open spina bifida (myelomeningocele) needs surgical closure either in the womb, usually before 26 weeks, or within the…
A cognitive disorders treatment plan is a staged, individualized program that a neurologist builds after confirming what kind of impairment is present and why.…
Candidates for vagus nerve stimulation are usually people with drug-resistant epilepsy, meaning seizures that continue despite adequate trials of at least two well-chosen, well-tolerated…
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) usually improves the Parkinson symptoms that respond to levodopa: tremor, stiffness, slowness, wearing-off between doses and medication-related dyskinesia. It generally…
Yes. Many brain tumors, especially small, slow-growing, benign types such as meningiomas, acoustic neuromas and some pituitary tumors, can be monitored with repeat MRI…
Selective dorsal rhizotomy is usually considered for children with spastic cerebral palsy, most often the diplegic pattern affecting both legs, who walk independently or…
A neuromuscular disease care plan brings three strands together: a careful diagnosis that names which part of the nerve-to-muscle pathway is failing, rehabilitation that…
Book a dementia assessment when memory or behavior changes are new, have persisted for weeks to months, and are starting to affect everyday tasks…
A neurodegenerative disease second opinion is a fresh review of your history, examination and test results by another neurologist, often one who focuses on…
A meningitis encephalitis treatment plan starts within minutes of suspicion, usually before tests confirm the cause. Doctors give intravenous antibiotics, and often an antiviral,…
Peripheral nerve surgery is considered for three groups: people with a nerve that has been cut, torn or crushed and shows no sign of…
Many people with multiple sclerosis continue working, often for years, though the path varies with symptoms, job demands and disease course. Fatigue and heat…
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