November 01, 2007
Article
Contributing to the problem is the relative unreliability of EEG tracings recorded from patients during the interictal period. Although these tracings can reveal certain abnormalities that are characteristic of epilepsy, such as spikes, they tend to be relatively nonspecific. Interictal spikes, for instance, occur inconsistently; they are present in some persons who do not have epilepsy and absent in others who do.
August 01, 2007
Article
Thus, a young woman describes her ex-boyfriend who had Tourette syndrome (TS), the impact of which caused their breakup. TS affects approximately 1 in 100 Americans and is marked by a fluctuating course of multiple motor and phonic tics, which can have devastating social, physical, and psychological consequences for the patient.
April 01, 2007
Article
Essential tremor significantly compromises patients' professional and personal lives.
October 01, 2006
Article
When it comes to disease risk, not all of us are created equal. Genetics, culture, diet, education, occupation, income, environment, or a combination of these factors can predispose some persons and ethnic groups to certain illnesses.
June 18, 2006
Article
Alzheimer disease, antihypertensive therapy, diuretics, potassium-sparing diuretics
May 27, 2006
Article
autism, mirror neuron defect
January 01, 2006
Article
Aphasia: It's Never Too Late to Offer Patients Hope