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Neurologist blog 2008

Recent updates are summarized here including new neurology slideshow presentations, video lectures, answered questions and recent neurology research publications with fulltext access. You can search for something specific below.

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Mar 7, 2009, Urinary problems and sleepiness

How did urinary problems and sleepiness after surgery alert our experts that there was an urgent problem?

Mar 6, 2009, Recent ALS publications

Recent ALS publications are scanned daily from the major neurology journals and updated here

Mar 6, 2009, Forum updates

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Mar 4, 2009, Getting the most out of your Neurology visit for a headache

To get the most out of your Neurology visit for a headache use a headache diary first. You should fill one out for at least a month before your Neurology consult.You can find-out more and also download one here.

Feb 6, 2009, Ask the Neurologist .Com: Advice from accredited Neurology specialists only. Fast, professional, smart

Ask The Neurologist about your symptoms. Specialists can get teaching and study resources. Our neurology forum only uses board-certifiedspecialists. Fast & smart. Jargon explained.

Feb 5, 2009, Pseudotumor Cerebri

Pseudotumor Cerebri is a condition of raised inracranial pressure. Lecture for medical students.

Jan 9, 2009, Scared its ALS

Scared its ALS:- I have muscle twitches all over my body and I'm scared it is the beginning of ALS.

Jan 9, 2009, Lumbar puncture

Lumbar puncture or LP (also known as spinal tap) is important in the diagnosis of infections and certain inflammatory diseases (eg, multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, vasculitis).

Jan 9, 2009, Vertigo cures:- self- treatment videos

Vertigo cures. Vertigo is a spinning dizzy sensation. Effective self-help methods that patients can try are shown in this video

Jan 9, 2009, Neurology and Gout

Neurology and Gout:- Neurological problems in gout sufferers may be a direct result of the disease or related to drug side effects

Jan 9, 2009, Tingling tongue

Tingling tongue:- Could it be a stroke?

Jan 9, 2009, Anxiety neurology

Anxiety neurology. Many neurological symptoms may be produced or worsened by anxiety such as insomnia,tremor,tics,headache and sensory symptoms

Dec 5, 2008, Headache

Headache sometimes signifies a structural problem within the head or brain, much more commonly

Nov 24, 2008, Study neurology,Neurology-Education resources for Students of Neurology

Study neurology, Neurology-Education resources for Students of Neurology

Oct 20, 2008, Neurology Clinical Trials

Neurology Clinical Trials. Continually updated rss feed to identify all new and current clinical trials relating to neurology

Oct 7, 2008, Latest neurology publications :- Hot off the press. Access to full articles.

Latest neurology publications from core neurology journals are posted here

Sep 17, 2008, Neurological-Disability

Neurological-Disability is important to recognize and teat as many neurological disease need to be "lived-with" for an extended period rather than cured in a small amount of time

Aug 19, 2008, Neurology forum updates

Neurology forum updates from Ask The Neurologist . Com

Aug 19, 2008, Latest neurology advice forum activity

Latest activity on our neurology advice forum

Aug 15, 2008, Search neurology answers

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Aug 14, 2008, Headache Forum

Headache Forum

Aug 8, 2008, Questions about MS

Questions about MS

Aug 8, 2008, Demyelinating disease

Went back to Dr. a week ago, more blood work and an MRI with & without contrast. Diagnosis is now "extensive white matter disease, extensive demyelinating disease".

Aug 8, 2008, ADEM research

ADEM research:- ADEM or Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the central nervous system often occurring after an infection or vaccination

Jul 15, 2008, Benign fasciculation syndrome

Benign fasciculation syndrome is NOT dangerous but may provoke fear regarding the possibility of ALS

Jul 15, 2008, Hand numbness

Hand numbness may occur from anything which disturbs the sensory pathway from the receptors in the skin until the final point of perception in the brain

Jul 15, 2008, Migraine auras

Migraine auras are usually visual distortions occurring before the headache kicks in

Jul 1, 2008, Neuromyelitis optica research

Neuromyelitis optica research, Devic's disease research

Jun 8, 2008, Bullet in the brain

Is it possible that a bullet in the brain would be missed on a CAT scan?

Jun 6, 2008, Rolandic Epilepsy

Rolandic epilepsy refers to focal seizures originating in the area sometimes known as the perirolandic cortex (the area around the rolandic fissure).

May 19, 2008, Progressive dementia

Progressive dementia may be due to a variety of causes (toxic, metabolic, vascular, genetic, infectious, neoplastic (cancerous), degenerative, inflammatory)

May 19, 2008, Frontal syndrome (case report)

Frontal syndrome and midbrain lesion case report (CPC)

May 8, 2008, MS and Stroke?

MS and stroke...can they occur together? This neurology case report deals with the ways these 2 conditions may be connected.

May 1, 2008, movement disorders lecture

movement disorders lecture:- Neurology lecture on movement disorders

May 1, 2008, The Sensory System

The sensory system is the part of the nervous system that detects ,transfers and processes stimuli from the environment

Apr 10, 2008, Cerebral palsy lecture

Cerebral palsy occurs from birth and describes the condtion of brain damage which usually affects the motor functioning (and sometimes other functions) of the individual

Apr 10, 2008, narcolepsy

narcolepsy is a sleep disorder characterized by constant sleepiness and other features known as cataplexy,sleep paralysis, and hallucinations around the time of falling asleep and waking-up

Apr 10, 2008, Brainstem examination

Brainstem examination, Clinical Evaluation of the Brainstem and Cerebellum

Apr 10, 2008, Adult ADHD

Adult ADHD. Attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity does not go away as you grow-up but adults may learn to compensate for it and may even benefit from this so-called "disorder".

Apr 1, 2008, Diagnosing headache type :- Diagnosis program being beta tested

Diagnosing headache type is done by applying accepted diagnostic criteria regarding the clinical features of the headache

Apr 1, 2008, Carpal tunnel

Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of a branch of the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel

Mar 24, 2008, Migraine therapy

Migraine therapy. The latest research regarding migraine therapy is shown here with daily updates

Mar 23, 2008, Oculomotor palsy :- Video clips and latest research

Oculomotor palsy results in double vision, asymmetric pupils and a droopy eyelid in its full form

Mar 17, 2008, Psychology of happiness. Video lecture presentation

Psychology of happiness:- A video lecture by Dan Gilbert:- Entertaining, intelligent and informative!

Mar 17, 2008, Face weakness causes. A free diagnostic program

Face weakness causes. The diagnostic program is followed by selected articles relating to face weakness causes

Mar 14, 2008, Primitive reflexes:- reflexes that are normal in infants but not in adults

Primitive reflexes:- reflexes that are normal in infants but not in adults when their re-appearance suggests neurological disease. Video clips show a palmomental reflex being tested.

Mar 13, 2008, Drug addiction Neurology

Drug addiction Neurology:- Selected video lectures / documentaries relating to drug addiction neurology are followed by extracts of neuroscience research papers with links to the full articles

Mar 13, 2008, CVA lecture

CVA lecture. A neurology lecture about CVA's (strokes) how they are diagnosed, treated and prevented. Written by a neurologist with expertise in vascular neurology

Mar 13, 2008, Neurological weakness

Neurological weakness:- The neurological causes of weakness. Muscle weakness may be due to a problem in any part of the nervous system including muscles the brain and everything in-between

Mar 3, 2008, Myasthenia gravis and GBS Guillan Barre syndrome explained.

Ask the Neurologist:- Myasthenia gravis and GBS (Guillan Barre Syndrome or AIDP) lecture