Lumbar puncture: Why is it performed?
A lumbar puncture, also called a spinal tap, removes a small amount of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) - the fluid that protects your brain and spinal cord from injury - for laboratory analysis. The test also measures the pressure in CSF fluid. A ... [... more]
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Treating brain and nervous system disorders
Gamma-knife radiosurgery Carpal tunnel syndrome guide Disk replacement: An effective treatment for low back pain? Neurontin side effects: Is memory loss a concern? Neurontin: A new treatment for fibromyalgia? Stem cells: What they are and what ... [... more]
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Genes and Disease - The Nervous System
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Ask a neurology specialist
Frontal lobe seizures Temporal lobe seizure Anti-seizure medications: Can I stop taking them? Epilepsy and learning disorders: Are they related? Epilepsy and the menstrual cycle: What's the connection? Epilepsy without seizures: Is this ... [... more]
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Video: Cerebral arteriography
In cerebral arteriography, a catheter is threaded through the major arteries of the trunk and into the carotid or vertebral artery. In cerebral arteriography, a catheter is threaded through the major arteries of the trunk and into the carotid or ... [... more]
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Brain and nervous system symptoms
Dysarthria: What causes slurred speech? Magnesium deficiency: A cause of tremors? Numbness in hands: What causes it? Parkinsonism: What causes it? Slide show: Causes of back pain Back pain: Will chiropractic treatment help? Difficulty swallowing [... more]
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Understanding the brain and nervous system
Pain quiz: Do you believe the myths? Slide show: How your brain works How you feel pain [... more]
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Diagnosing brain and nervous system disorders
Video: Cerebral arteriography Lumbar puncture: Why is it performed? Tilt table test: Why is it performed? Video: CT scan Discogram: What is it? Video: MRI [... more]
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Alternative Medicine and Multiple Sclerosis
An excellent starting point: To explore alternative medicine is to take a journey into aspects of healing that are outside of patentable pharmacology. The journey is easier with a map, but the map is only a starting point. When considering alternative [... more]
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Living with RSDS: Your Guide to Coping with Reflex ...
This is an Excellent Book for people afflicted With RSDS.: It goes chapter by chapter explaining this horrible disease to family members and the medical community.This is an illness that not only affects the patient, but their marriage, relationships, [... more]
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Migraines Be Gone: 7 Simple Steps to Eliminating Your ...
Simple, empowering, and healing: The National Headache Foundation says, "Behavioral techniques like these are used in headache centers around the world and can work wonders in reducing migraines. The steps in Migraines Be Gone are broken down into a [... more]
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome: From Diagnosis to Recovery ...
A 'must' for any serious health library.: Guillain-Barre Syndrome is a condition in which the body's immune system attacks part of the nervous system, resulting in symptoms ranging from tingling and weakness to paralysis. GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME: FROM [... more]
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