Important Treatment Data in Chronic Migraine
Dr. Hans-Christoph Diener discusses new data looking at the use of onabotulinumtoxinA in patients with baseline headache medication overuse.
Category : Neurological Conditions : Health & Medical
How Is Lou Gehrig's Disease Detected?
BackgroundThe condition commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease is medically known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). This progressive and fatal neurological disorder affects one to three people out of 100,000 globally, according to the Mayo Clinic.At least 90 percent of the...
Clinical Experience With Zonisamide Monotherapy and Adjunctive
Two authorities in childhood epilepsy review their clinical experience with zonisamide in a group of children with predominantly medically refractory epilepsy.
Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: Medical Management
Acute ischemic stroke is a medical emergency. This review emphasizes the fundamentals of urgent stroke evaluation and evidence-based acute ischemic stroke therapies.
Caution Urged for Experimental MS Treatment
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) should not undergo a controversial new treatment that's based on the theory that blocked neck veins can trigger MS, experts say.
Preventing Carpal Tunnel
IntroductionCarpel tunnel syndrome is a painful disease of the hands and wrists. The pain is caused by pressure to the median nerve in the wrist. The median nerve externs from the forearm to the wrist and is responsible for the movement of all the fingers except the pinky. This nerve is...
Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of multiple sclerosis treatment including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.
Olfactory 'Stress Test' May Detect Preclinical Alzheimer's
Could a change in olfactory performance, as measured by a simple, inexpensive test, be a useful screening tool for early Alzheimer's disease?
Alzheimer’s and Its Impact on Women
This week, California's first lady, Maria Shriver, released The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes on Alzheimer's. It focuses on the impact of the Alzheimer's epidemic, talks about cutting-edge research, includes personal essays by celebrities, patients, and caregivers, and ...
Telemedicine-assisted Treatment of Patients With ICH
Given the controversies in many aspects of the treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage, telemedicine can provide a valuable service in delivering acute stroke expertise to hospitals in rural areas.
Vaccines and Autism
Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of vaccines and autism including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.
How to Treat Inguinal Neuralgia
Inguinal neuralgia is pain in the pelvic or groin region due to nerve damage. Specifically, it is from damage to the ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric or genitofemoral nerves. Which nerve is injured can be difficult to diagnose. The leading cause of such damage is scarring or inadvertent damage from her
Senators Want Research on Cell Phones, Cancer
Lawmakers say they will seek more federally funded research into the possible connection between cell phone use and cancer.
Concussion-References
A list of resources for information on Concussion.
Apolipoprotein E-4 Genetic (DNA) Test-Topic Overview
Research into ways to test DNA (genes) to see if a person is likely to develop Alzheimer's disease is progressing rapidly. People who have a gene for apolipoprotein E-4 (ApoE-4) may be more likely to develop the disease,but the presence of the gene cannot predict for sure whether a person will d
Cognitive Change in Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease
This study investigated the sensitivity of neuropsychological tests frequently used to evaluate mild cognitive impairment in patients with prodromal Alzheimer's disease. Which can be recommended?
What Does Clopidogrel's Black Box Warning Mean for Neurologists?
Dr. Mark Alberts discusses the FDA's new black box warning cautioning that clopidogrel may be less effective in some patients based on genetic differences in metabolism.
Study: Kids With ADHD, Aggression May Benefit From 2nd Med
Modest improvements in violent behavior noted with addition of antipsychotic drug
CyberKnife Rhizotomy for Facetogenic Back Pain: A Pilot Study
By targeting the medial branches of the dorsal rami, radiofrequency ablation and facet joint injections can provide temporary relief of back pain. The authors used CyberKnife radiosurgery to obtain less invasive, yet more durable results.
Disease-Modifying Therapy for MS: Cutaneous Adverse Events
How often do cutaneous adverse events occur in MS patients being treated with long-term disease-modifying therapy? What impact do these events have on quality of life?