Category: Rx Neurology (A – Z)

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a movement disorder of the nervous system that worsens over time. As nerve cells (neurons) in parts of the brain...

What is Stroke?/ A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of your brain is interrupted or reduced, preventing brain tissue from getting oxygen...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results from a blow, bump, jolt, or penetrating injury to the head that disrupts the normal function of the brain....

Sleep Disorders/Sleeping is an important part of your daily routine—you spend about one-third of your time doing it.  Quality sleep – and getting enough...

Sleeping Disorders/Sleeping is an important part of your daily routine—you spend about one-third of your time doing it.  Quality sleep – and getting enough...

Brain Basics/The Life and Death of a Neuron/Until recently, most neuroscientists thought we were born with all the neurons we were ever going to...

Autoimmune dysautonomia encompasses severe sympathetic and parasympathetic failure with relative preservation of motor and sensory function disorders of peripheral autonomic synapses, ganglionic neurons, autonomic...

Autoimmune encephalitis refers to a group of conditions that occur when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy brain cells, leading to inflammation of the brain. People with...

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)/Autoimmune encephalitis refers to a group of conditions that occur when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy brain cells, leading to inflammation of the...

Anti NMDAR encephalitis is a relatively common autoimmune encephalitis characterized by complex neuropsychiatric features and the presence of Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against the...

Hashimoto’s encephalopathy, also known as steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis (SREAT), is a neurological condition characterized by encephalopathy, thyroid autoimmunity, and good clinical response to corticosteroids. It...

Limbic Encephalitis (LE) is characterized by a rapidly progressive, non-infective inflammation with short-term memory loss, psychiatric symptoms, and seizures.[rx] Limbic encephalitis is a rare, subacute...

Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis/Limbic Encephalitis (LE) is characterized by a rapidly progressive, non-infective inflammation with short-term memory loss, psychiatric symptoms, and seizures.[rx] Limbic encephalitis is a...

Non-Neoplastic Autoimmune Limbic Encephalitis/Limbic Encephalitis (LE) is characterized by a rapidly progressive, non-infective inflammation with short-term memory loss, psychiatric symptoms, and seizures.[rx] Limbic encephalitis is...

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neurologic disorder in which a person presents with visual disturbance, seizure, headaches, and altered mentation. This activity...

Motor neuron diseases (MNDs) are a group of progressive neurological disorders that destroy motor neurons, the cells that control skeletal muscle activity such as...

Altitude-Related Disorders/Altitude sickness occurs when you cannot get enough oxygen from the air at high altitudes. This causes symptoms such as a headache, loss...

The brainstem is the structure that connects the cerebrum of the brain to the spinal cord and cerebellum. It is composed of four sections...

12 Cranial Nerves/The cranial nerves provide afferent and efferent (sensory, motor, and autonomic) innervation to the structures of the head and neck. Unlike spinal...

The cranial nerves provide afferent and efferent (sensory, motor, and autonomic) innervation to the structures of the head and neck. Unlike spinal nerves whose...