Transcranial direct current stimulation (TCDS) is being studied by researchers as a possible way to treat traumatic brain injury. The United States … [Read more...]
Robin Williams Had Undisclosed Parkinson’s Disease
Robin Williams had undisclosed Parkinson's disease according to this wife in a report released today. He was apparently sober but struggling with … [Read more...]
Experimental Drug Reverses Alzheimer’s in Mice
An experimental drug has been shown to reverse Alzheimer's type learning deficits in mice. The study was done by Yale University's Dr. Paul Lombroso … [Read more...]
Neurologist Jonathon L. Fellus Has Sex With Brain-injured Patient
New Jersey medical authorities have revoked the license of neurologist Jonathon L. Fellus after he was found to have engaged in a sexual relationship … [Read more...]
Electroshock Wake Patients From Vegetative State
Researchers at the University of Liege in Belgium conducted a research study showing that mild electrical stimulation to the brain for 15-20 minutes … [Read more...]
Zebrafish Research May Hold Cure for Seizure Disorder
Zebra fish may hold cure for seizure disorder according to a research study published by scientists at University of California, San … [Read more...]
Robert Ferrante, MD Charged in Cyanide Death of Wife Autumn Klein
Robert Ferrante, MD, has been arrested in the cyanide poisoning death of his wife Dr. Autumn Klein. Klein was a prominent neurologist at the … [Read more...]
CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)
CVA is a neurological event as described below: Pathophysiology of CVA 1) necrosis of brain cells caused by a vascular event - usually classified as … [Read more...]
Parkinson’s Disease
Pathophysiology of Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease marked by: 1) progressive slowing of all voluntary … [Read more...]
Myasthenia Gravis
Pathophysiology of Myasthenia Gravis Myasthenia gravis is a progressive autoimmune disease caused by autoantibodies directed agains the nicotinic … [Read more...]
William Osler’s Brain
William Osler, MD, was the first physician-in-chief at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. A dedicated physician, on his deathbed in 1919 of pneumonia, he … [Read more...]
Oculovestibular Reflex (Cold Caloric) Test
Oculovestibular reflex (cold caloric test) is performed by trauma surgeons and surgical intensivists must sometimes assess the patient for brain … [Read more...]
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