Symptoms of Small Vessel Brain Disease
Blood vessels that lead to the brain can shrink with age or with certain medical conditions. But small vessel brain disease may or may not have any symptoms.
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Managing neurological health involves identifying seizure types, treating structural spinal pathologies, and maintaining neurotransmitter balance for nerve clarity.
Diseases That Cause Muscle Twitches
Muscle twitches are brief, painless, involuntary movements of parts of muscles. Some are visible under the skin, others are just felt. Disorders affecting any part of the nervous system that controls movement, or the muscles themselves, can result in muscle twitches.
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Frontal Lobe Brain Tumor Symptoms
The Central Brain Tumor Registry estimates that 68,470 people will be newly diagnosed with a brain tumor in the United States in 2015. There are many types of brain tumors, which arise from cells in the brain or surrounding tissues. Some grow in the cerebrum -- the largest part of the brain.
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Progression of ALS Disease
ALS, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig disease, is a progressive, incurable disease of the nervous system. It is fatal on average within a few years, though some people live longer.
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What Happens to the Brain When You Get a Headache?
When you have a headache, you may wonder what is going on inside your brain. Brain tissue itself cannot feel pain. Instead, your brain processes pain sensations that it receives from the rest of the body.
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Causes of Left-Sided Headache
If you have a left-sided headache, you may wonder if it could be due to something serious. Headaches are very common. More than 90 percent are primary headaches, meaning they are not due to an underlying brain disease or injury.
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Causes of a Temple Headache
The many common causes of temple headaches range from tension-type headaches to migraines, and even dental problems. Headache pain at the temples can also occur after a concussion. Other serious causes, such as meningitis and tumors, can produce temple headaches, but they tend to produce other symptoms as well.
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Causes of Clonus
When doctors check reflexes, they donβt always get a normal response. Clonus, a type of hyperactive reflex, is a rhythmic response to reflex testing. Instead of just one movement, a series of repetitive reflex movements are observed.
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