ADHD – Children Who Can’t Pay Attention
Related To Category : Children
Parents are distressed when they receive a note from school saying that their child won’t listen to the teacher or...
ADD & ADHD
Related To Category : Children
When many people think of ADHD, they picture an out-of-control kid in constant motion, bouncing off the walls and disrupting...
Sleep Disorders
Related To Category : Adult
Sleep Disorders
Sleep disorder is defined as any difficulties related to sleeping, including:
Falling asleep at inappropriate times,
Difficulty falling or staying asleep,
Abnormal...
Traumatic Brain Injury
Related To Category : Adult
Traumatic brain injury(TBI), also called acquired brain injury or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to...
Tic Disorders
Related To Category : Adult
Tic disordersare defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) based on type (motor or phonic) and...
Syncope
Related To Category : Adult
Syncope refers to a sudden loss of consciousness often accompanied with collapse, more commonly known as a blackout or faint.
Syncope...
Stroke
Related To Category : Adult
A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain function(s) due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain....
Sleep Studies
Related To Category : Adult
What Are Sleep Studies?
Sleep studies allow doctors to measure how much and how well you sleep. They also help show...
Sleep Apnea
Related To Category : Adult
What Is Sleep Apnea?
Sleep apnea is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or...
Scoliosis
Related To Category : Adult
What is scoliosis?
Scoliosis is a disorder that causes an abnormal curve of the spine, or backbone. The spine has normal...
Restless Legs Syndrome
Related To Category : Adult
What Is Restless Legs Syndrome?
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a disorder that causes a strong urge to move your legs....
Parkinson’s Disease
Related To Category : Adult
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) belongs to a group of conditions called motor system disorders, which are the result of the loss...
Pain Disorder
Related To Category : Adult
Background
Panic disorder is characterized by the spontaneous and unexpected occurrence of panic attacks, the frequency of which can vary from...
Narcolepsy
Related To Category : Adult
What Is Narcolepsy?
Narcolepsy (NAR-ko-lep-se) is a disorder that causes periods of extreme daytime sleepiness. It also may cause muscle weakness.
Rarely,...
Myasthenia Gravis
Related To Category : Adult
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by varying degrees of weakness of the skeletal (voluntary) muscles of...
Myalgia
Related To Category : Adult
Myalgia means “muscle pain” and is a symptom of many diseases and disorders. The most common causes are the overuse...
Muscular Dystrophy
Related To Category : Adult
Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a genetic disorder that weakens the muscles that help the body move. People with MD have...
Multiple Sclerosis
Related To Category : Adult
Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis orencephalomyelitis disseminata) is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system...
Migraine
Related To Category : Adult
Overview
A migraine headache is a throbbing or pulsating headache that is often one sided (unilateral) and associated with nausea; vomiting;...
Meningitis
Related To Category : Adult
What is meningitis?
Meningitis is an infection of the coverings around the brain and spinal cord.
The infection occurs most often in...