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Cerebral Palsy: Early Signs-Topic Overview

Parents and caregivers are often the first to notice signs of cerebral palsy in a child. Typically,parents suspect a problem when their baby does not reach developmental milestones at predictable times. Early signs of developmental delays possibly related to cerebral palsy Age Developmental delay 3

Resources for Essential Tremor

WebMD provides a list of resources which can help answer questions about essential tremors and other movement disorders.

FDA Vetoes Tighter 'Mad Cow' Blood Restrictions

After weighing the pros and cons of further tightening U.S. blood donation restrictions to combat the spread of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), the human version of 'mad cow disease,' an advisory panel to the FDA voted overwhelmingly to keep t

Surgery for Tethered Cord Syndrome

Tethered cord syndrome is typically associated with spina bifida. It is a neurological disorder in which tissues around the spinal cord interfere with the movement and development of the spinal cord. Possible symptoms of tethered cord syndrome include spine curvature, leg numbness, leg deformities a

emotion, motivation, amygdala, ventral tegmental area, feelings

You don’t have to be a neuroscientist to understand the importance of emotions to our everyday life. Much of our everyday life is driven by emotions—we pursue what we think we will find rewarding and try to avoid what will make us unhappy. These feelings depend on interwoven networks in

Medical Marijuana May Impair Thinking of MS Patients

MS patients in a small study who smoked or ingested marijuana regularly for many years were twice as likely as non-users to show significant evidence of cognitive impairment when subjected to a battery of tests that measure thinking skills.

Stiff Person Syndrome

This review focuses on the pathophysiology and natural history of stiff man syndrome, a rare and often misdiagnosed neuromuscular disease. Is it autoimmune in nature?

Multiple Sclerosis - Alternative Medicine That Works

Although conventional medicine offers next to nothing in the way of even a treatment for multiple sclerosis, alternative medicine most definitely does. Discover four of the best options for healing MS naturally.

Basal Ganglia & Injury

The basal ganglia are deep structures of the brain that guide several key body functions, including the initiation and control of everyday movements. Injuries to the basal ganglia have a number of common effects.

Fish Oil No Help Once Alzheimer's Starts

Even if begun at the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease, the fish-oil supplement DHA doesn't slow the relentless progress of the illness, a clinical trial finds.

Another Win for Aspirin in Stroke?

A study presented at this year's International Stroke Conference Annual Meeting compares monotherapy and polytherapy in patients with small subcortical strokes.

Cell Phones and Cancer: Is There a Connection?

Medscape interviews Dr. Nora Volkow on the WHO's recent classification of cell phones as "possibly carcinogenic" as well as on her own research exploring the effects of cell phone use on the brain.