Neurology

Concerning my interest in child heath and wellness, I think there is both an objective and a more emotionally-imbued reason. Detaching myself from the emotional aspects of working with and for the sake of children, I am interested in child health because children are constantly growing and developing. In respects to neuroscience, I am able to see and research neurological diseases and cognitive functions as it applies to a brain that is constantly changing. The adult brain does have some…

medication, along with cases of advanced-stage Parkinson’s disease. Neurology works together with the other three disciplines because as our understanding of Parkinson’s disease and the brain expand, we can discover new exercises that are beneficial to Parkinson’s disease, create new and improved medications, and create better and safer surgical methods. In conclusion, the disciplines of medication, kinesiology, surgery, and neurology can work together to help improve the quality of life of…

you need a lot of other skill, other than decent educational skills. Requirements that a neurologist need include: a M.D. (medical degree), a clinical residency, fellowship in a special area, Medical licensure, and a board certification in neurology (study.com). There are also extra special qualities that a neurologist needs. The qualities that a neurologist needs includes: communication skills, compassion, detail oriented, dexterity, leadership skills, organization skills, patience,…

involves resting tremor, diminished muscles strength, paralysis, unusual posture and gait, and how it progresses overtime. Sixty years later, Jean Martin Charcot, a French neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology, also the founder of modern neurology. He clearly defined the disease as a slow progressive disease of the central nervous system that leads to motor impairment. It involves extensive degenerative changes in the basal ganglia which has a role in movement. As well as the loss of…

According to Dr.Gottfried Schlaug, associate professor of neurology and director of the Music and Neuroimaging Laboratory at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, “Neuroplasticity is the term for the brain’s ability to pave new pathways around damaged areas,”(Mossie). Due to this incredible ability that the brain has, Congresswoman Gabby Giffords relearned to talk within ten months of having a bullet wound to the head. Giffords suffered from aphasia- the inability to…

Peripheral neuropathy, causes, symptoms and treatment Diabetes mellitus (diabetes) is the principle cause of peripheral neuropathy. Different reasons of peripheral neuropathy are alcohol abuse, arsenic, or other poisonous substances, hiv / aids and medicines towards cancer as an example. The symptoms of peripheral neuropathy can be kind of divided into three components. Sensory neuropathy, motor neuropathy and autonomic neuropathy. The treatment of peripheral neuropathy focuses on the…

Psychology Department and Neurosciences Program at the University of California, San Diego, and Adjunct Professor of Biology at the Salk Institute”. Dr. Vilayanur Ramachandran is “best known for work on visual perception and experiments in behavioral neurology”. Ramachandran is an published author in several scientific journals and books. His most acclaimed book is “Phantoms in the Brain”. Capgras syndrome is a type of delusion in which one believes an imposter has replaced a person. Capgras…

The researchers at the Departments of Neurology, Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center & †Family Medicine at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA have a couple different treatments being tested to see if they have any effect on AD: The main mechanistic theory of AD is the amyloid hypothesis…

Stress and Epilepsy Stress and epilepsy: fact or fiction, and what can we do about it? This research article investigates the effects of stress on people with epilepsy. According to Galtrey, Mula, & Cock, people with epilepsy have reported that stress is their most common trigger for seizures. Some people even believe that stress is what causes their epilepsy in the first place. In previous studies, 10-83% of people with epilepsy from the UK, USA, Australia, Singapore, Brazil, and Scandinavia…

Complaint Follow up on new onset seizure. History Patient is a 58-year-old right-handed white male who presents with his ex-wife for followup after inpatient evaluation for new onset seizure. I did review the H&P and discharge summary, the initial neurology consult done by Robin Kass, MD and my follow up notes. I also reviewed the EEG report and reviewed the scans myself. This is an individual who has had a hypoglycemic brain injury in 2008 resulting in an induced coma for a full month, then…