Health Education on Neurology

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...