Neurology May 2012 Archive

Of the many risk factors behind stroke, high blood pressure (hypertension) is one of the most important and most widely recognized. It is also something that can be ... Read More

The term chorea (pronounced like the country Korea) is derived from the Greek term for dancing. Medically, the term is used to describe an involuntary writhing movement of part ... Read More

The internet is everywhere these days. With Facebook, Twitter, blogging, podcasts and more, the internet continues to become part of our everyday lives. But as a growing field ... Read More

Blepharospasm is a kind of focal dystonia, meaning an involuntary tightening of muscles. In blepharospasm, those muscles are around the eyes, causing the eyelids to unintentionally shut. People ... Read More

The idea that music might have healing properties isn't new. The ancient Greek god Apollo, pictured above, was god of both medicine and music. For the most dramatic ... Read More

If you hook up electrodes to the scalp, you can see the changes in electrical potential across the brain. This is what neurologists call an electroencephalogram. Neurologists ... Read More

Guillain-Barré (pronounced ghee-yon bar-ray or gheel-on bar-ray) is a syndrome in which the body's immune system attacks peripheral nerves, leading to weakness and sometimes numbness, pain, or dysautonomia. ... Read More