TBS to Promote Functional Recovery After Stroke
Noninvasive brain stimulation shows great promise in enhancing post-stroke recovery, but many questions must be answered before it can be effectively targeted and tailored to the individual patient.
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Pallidotomy After Chronic Deep Brain Stimulation
Unilateral pallidotomy may be a viable choice for Parkinson's patients who require removal of their deep brain stimulator due to progressive dementia or infection.
What Are the Treatments for Pinched Nerves?
Pinched nerve is the term used for any abnormal pressure that degrades the function of a nerve root or branch. It can result from a number of conditions, including herniated discs and intruding muscle, tendon, bone or cartilage. Temporary conditions leading to a pinched nerve are typically harmless
Alzheimers Center News and Features
Find special feature stories and news on Alzheimer's Disease Health at WebMD
Nicotine Patch for Memory Loss?
Nicotine patches can improve memory and focus in seniors, a small study suggests. But this does not mean people should rush to use them.
Coffee’s Aroma Stirs the Brain
What if merely waking up and smelling coffee powers up your brain, without ever taking a sip? Most people drink coffee for its taste and its caffeine jolt, but the smell may bring its own benefits.
Pharmacological Effects of MS Drugs
Just a couple years ago there were no medication available to completely cure multiple sclerosis (MS). There were just medications and different therapies to keep MS severity relatively under control. But what is happening today? Today researchers say that there are real hopes for a vaccine that wil
Autism/MMR Vaccine Study Faked: FAQ
The discredited study purportedly linking the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism wasn't just poor science -- it was outright fraud, a leading U.K. medical journal now claims.
Minimally Invasive Approach for Intradural Spinal Pathology
The authors describe a minimally invasive surgical approach to successfully treating spinal intradural pathology with a low rate of postoperative complications.
Is Listeria Meningitis Contagious?
Listeria meningitis is a serious infection caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. The disease mainly affects persons of advanced age, newborns, pregnant women, and adults with comprised immune systems.
Multiple Sclerosis Diet and Exercise
Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of multiple sclerosis diet and exercise including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.
Exercise, Supplements Like Fish Oil Won't Keep Elderly Sharper: Studies
Two trials cast doubt on these widely touted strategies
One in 50 School-Aged Children in U.S. Has Autism: CDC
Significant increase in the prevalence of the condition over the past five years, researchers say
About Multiple Sclerosis - Part 2
The very large majority of patients with MS suffers a gradual deterioration in their functional abilities with time even without specific attacks so it is mostly unhelpful to use the term benign MS. A patient can have a clinical attack which looks very much like MS and then never progress any furthe
Spinal Cord Cysticercosis: Neurosurgical Aspects
The authors report their experience in the treatment of 12 symptomatic patients with intradural spinal neurocysticercosis.
Marijuana: A Viable Epilepsy Therapy?
Dr. Andrew Wilner explores the evidence to date on marijuana as a potential treatment for epilepsy.
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome-Topic Overview
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is a severe form of childhood epilepsy that causes frequent seizures. Several types of seizures are usually present at the same time, including atonic or tonic seizures. These seizures can cause injury.Lennox-Gastaut syndrome may be caused by a variety of brain injuries. ...
Tourette's Syndrome
Learn the details about Tourette's syndrome, which causes involuntary movements and sounds.
Perception of Unmet Needs by MS Patients and Caregivers
A better understanding of the needs of MS patients could have a great impact on quality of life and on management of the disease, but patients and caregivers may have differing viewpoints.
Kids With ADHD More Likely to Abuse Drugs: Analysis
But researchers also found that medications used to treat disorder not part of increased risk