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The following organizations provide patients and their families with educational, legal, medical, and personal assistance. Some of them also provide educational materials for physicians. General Resources American Academy of Neurology Neurology: Official Journal of the American Academy of Neurology…
Following the classification of the American Academy of Neurology, one of many neurologists distinguish mild traumatic brain injury (TBI ) from severe TBI . They define mild TBI as “a trauma-induced alteration in mental status that may or may not…
Neurologists have traditionally attributed neurologic symptoms and signs to lesions in particular areas of the central nervous system (CNS) or peripheral nervous system (PNS), and have used imaging studies, such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to…
Lumbar Puncture Neurologists often obtain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by performing a lumbar puncture (LP), one of the oldest neurologic tests still in use. Analysis of CSF can be very helpful, if not diagnostic, in many situations. When patients have at…
With their unpredictable onset and frequently tragic course, brain tumors command unique attention. Moreover, they seem to arise in children and adults in the prime of their life. Because brain tumors may produce neuropsychological changes without any accompanying physical symptoms,…
Involuntary movement disorders occur frequently and typically cause serious disabilities. Moreover, some of these disorders produce dementia and various psychiatric symptoms that routinely precede or overshadow the movements, but others produce neither psychiatric nor cognitive impairment despite profound physical disability.…