News tagged with neurologic disorders
First potential pathogenic mutation for restless legs syndrome found
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Jul 21, 2009 |
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An international team of researchers led by scientists at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have found what they believe is the first mutated gene linked to restless legs syndrome, a common neurologic disorder.
Delusions associated with consistent pattern of brain injury
Jan 13, 2009 |
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A new study provides a novel theory for how delusions arise and why they persist. NYU Langone Medical Center researcher Orrin Devinsky, MD, performed an in-depth analysis of patients with certain delusions and brain disorders ...
Can strep throat cause OCD, Tourette syndrome?
Sep 30, 2009 |
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New research shows that streptococcal infection does not appear to cause or trigger Tourette syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The research is published in the September 30, 2009, online issue of Neurology®, the me ...
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Guideline: Kids with small head size at risk of neurologic problems, screening needed
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Sep 14, 2009 |
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A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology, developed in full collaboration with the Child Neurology Society, finds that children with microcephaly that is, children whose head size is smaller than that of 97 ...
Balancing the brain
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Neuroscientists at Children's Hospital Boston have identified the first known "master switch" in brain cells to orchestrate the formation and maintenance of inhibitory synapses, essential for proper brain function. The factor, ...
Researchers find that chronic dizziness may be caused by psychiatric and neurologic illnesses
Feb 20, 2007 |
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Approximately 9 million to 15 million people in the U.S. suffer from recurrent bouts of dizziness and 3 million experience symptoms of dizziness nearly every day. According to a paper that appears in the February issue of ...
The spring in your step is more than just a good mood
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Scientists using a bionic boot found that during walking, the ankle does about three times the work for the same amount of energy compared to isolated muscles---in other words, the spring in your step is very real and helps ...
Gene therapy slows progression of fatal neurodegenerative disease in children
May 13, 2008 |
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Gene therapy to replace the faulty CLN2 gene, which causes a neurodegenerative disease that is fatal by age 8-12 years, was able to slow significantly the rate of neurologic decline in treated children, according to a paper ...
Neurological complications of heart surgery
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Aug 13, 2009 |
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Possible neurological complications of heart surgery, ranging from headaches to strokes, are detailed in a new report in the online journal MedLink Neurology.
New syndrome of allergy, apraxia, malabsorption characterized
Jul 14, 2009 |
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A landmark study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is the first to reveal a new syndrome in children that presents with a combination of allergy, apraxia and malabsorption.
Researchers suspect a novel gene is causing restless legs syndrome in a large family
Feb 03, 2009 |
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In 2005, a woman who had trouble sleeping asked Siong-Chi Lin, M.D., for help. Dr. Lin, a sleep disorders specialist at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida, diagnosed restless legs syndrome. This common neurologic disorder ...
Early results of therapy for preemies not sustained
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO), a therapy used in the treatment of premature newborns with respiratory failure that had shown promising results in short-term studies, does not significantly improve long-term outcomes, according ...
Packages of care for alcohol use disorders in low- and middle-income countries
Oct 27, 2009 |
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In the latest article in PLoS Medicine's series proposing the delivery of "packages of care" for mental, neurological and substance-use disorders in low- and middle-income countries, Vivek Benegal and colleagues discuss the tr ...
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