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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 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.
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).
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
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".
ADEM research:- ADEM or Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis is an acute inflammatory disease of the central nervous system often occurring after an infection or vaccination
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
Progressive dementia may be due to a variety of causes (toxic, metabolic, vascular, genetic, infectious, neoplastic (cancerous), degenerative, inflammatory)
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
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
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".
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.
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
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
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