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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Being Studied for Traumatic Brain Injury

August 25, 2014

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

August 14, 2014

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

August 9, 2014

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

June 14, 2014

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

March 3, 2014

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

September 3, 2013

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

July 25, 2013

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)

May 19, 2013

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

March 16, 2013

Pathophysiology of Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease marked by: 1) progressive slowing of all voluntary … [Read more...]

Myasthenia Gravis

March 12, 2013

Pathophysiology of Myasthenia Gravis Myasthenia gravis is a progressive autoimmune disease caused by autoantibodies directed agains the nicotinic … [Read more...]

William Osler’s Brain

December 2, 2012

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

December 1, 2012

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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