Neurology News

Jackson Thomas, who was oxygen deprived at birth, underwent controlled hypothermia at Packard Children's to help him.

When Cole Zuponeck was 9 months old and not yet crawling, his parents, Kristin and George of Plainfield, took him to their pediatrician.

Hospital officials hope the 24th annual Massena Memorial Hospital Foundation Radiothon and Auction will raise enough funds to purchase high-end equipment to improve services that are difficult to find in the north country.

Onstage, in front of an audience, the young woman seemingly goes into a trance, overcome by a power that shakes and contorts her.

As if migraine weren't bad enough or widespread enough , it also comes with a stigma that often renders it invisible.

People who have skin cancer may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to new research published in the May 15, 2013, online issue of Neurology A , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

The face of Dr. Alan Shatzel, a neurologist, smiles in the monitor of a new medical robot, RP-VITA , as it rolls along in Mercy San Juan Medical Center's neuro-intensive care unit.

Sudden temperature changes, cold snaps, heat waves and even A thunderstorms can all have a direct effect on certain conditions Floods in December, snow in April, now a sudden rise to a balmy 23Ca no one can accuse the UK weather of being boring.

Park Ridge Health is pleased to announce that Laura Fleck, M.D., board-certified neurologist, has joined its extensive family of primary care providers and specialists.

MetLife Foundation today announced the recipients of its 2013 Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease: Yueming Li, Ph.D., member and professor, Sloan-Kettering Institute and director and professor, Graduate Program in Pharmacology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Lennart Mucke, M.D., director, Gladstone Institute of ... (more)

His family calls him blessed. His siblings just call him Stevie. The active, but soft-spoken 12-year-old has had to fight more battles than many adults.

Telemedicine is nothing new, but advancements in technology have made it even more widely available.

Main Category: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma Also Included In: Parkinson's Disease ; Alzheimer's / Dementia ; Neurology / Neuroscience Article Date: 14 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have used tiny doses of a leukemia drug to halt accumulation of toxic proteins linked to Parkinson's disease in the brains of ... (more)

Twenty-two months ago, I interrupted my nonstop reporting about paths toward a sustainable future for our species to focus on sustaining myself.

Physical therapist Jessie Strand demonstrates the Biodex Balance System, in use at the Edward Hospital Rehabilitation Department.

Twenty two months ago, I interrupted my nonstop journalistic pursuit of paths toward sustainable human progress to focus on sustaining myself.

Neurologists have long wondered why so-called "dopaminergic" treatments help restless leg syndrome , but not the sleep loss associated with that disorder; even as, at least from the patient's perspective, this lack of sleep may just be no big deal: While research has shown that RLS patients sleep on average a little over five hours each night, the ... (more)

It's not a typical, get-to-know-you kind of question, but it seems almost normal coming from Brann.

New research reveals that Solanaceae - a flowering plant family with some species producing foods that are edible sources of nicotine - may provide a protective effect against Parkinson's disease .

Dr. Justin Ramsey, a physiatrist who is on the staff of The Children's Center in Bethany, represents a mix between orthopedics - the branch of medicine that focuses on correcting bone and muscle deformities - and neurology, which focuses on the nerves and nervous system.