Neurology Category
Top MEDICAL VIDEO 3-3-2009
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Movement Imitators of Seizures
Conditions that imitate seizures can be grouped according to which aspect of seizure they mimic. One category is abnormal movement. Other movement imitator disorders involving odd postures don’t show the characteristic EEG changes that help distinguish epileptic seizure types from each other. Such disorders include, but are not limited to, chorea, athetosis, violent flaying, tics, and or dystonia.
Top MEDICAL VIDEO 2-11-2009
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Cardiovascular Issues of ADHD Medications
Recently there has been controversy over the use of ADHD medications, specifically in children. Side-effects of these medications include increases in blood pressure, heart rate and other potential cardiovascular risks. Patients with known cardiovascular structural abnormalities or who have family histories of cardiac events should not take stimulant drugs associated with treatment of ADHD according to the FDA.
Top MEDICAL VIDEO 11-4-2008
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Causes of Restless Legs Syndrome
Over twelve million restless-leg syndrome sufferers want to know . . . what causes the symptoms of this sleep-depriving condition? No one is certain of the exact cause but theories center around the imbalance of dopamine in the brain. There is both primary and secondary restless leg syndrome. Each syndrome has its own causative theories for etiology and treatment.
Top MEDICAL VIDEO 10-23-2008
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- Mad Cow Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease
Twenty-five years ago little was known about the causes of neurodegenerative diseases. Now, however, it is clear that they are the result of the abnormality in the processing of proteins. Of all the laboratory studies done on neurodegenerative diseases, the most unexpected findings had to do with the discovery of the prion protein and infectious prions. The concept of prions has provided an explanation of how a disease can be both infectious and genetic and has revealed previously unknown neurological diseases. Presentation is approximately 1 hour, 17 minutes.
Aluminum and Alzheimer’s
Aluminum, a toxic metal, is known to create havoc in the human nervous system. It is often found in the brains of Alzheimer’s victims at levels 2-4 times greater than found in normal brains. Although scientists are uncertain about whether aluminum is a cause of Alzheimer’s or a result, they are quite certain that this metal is highly toxic to humans. This informational video shows common ways aluminum enters human bodies.
Fighting Death: Facing Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Short form documentary on John Spannhake, who overcame the horrifying effects of the nervous system disorder known as Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
Euro-Peds Physical Therapy
Children and young adults with cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders receive intense physical therapy at the Euro-Peds clinic, the world’s first and only hospital-based intensive therapy program, in order to achieve maximum improvement in minimal time.
New Autism Treatment Tested
75 more children will be born with autism today. It’s the fastest growing developmental disorder in the U.S. There is no cure, but doctors are turning to an old drug for high blood pressure to see if it holds new hope for kids with autism.
