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28th September 2009
Cerebral Palsy and disability Cerebral palsy is an incapacity which has had a huge impact on both children and adults internationally. According to the Center for disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 10,000 babies in the US alone develop cerebr... Read >
Author: Aubrey Henderson22nd September 2009
Ayurveda doshas are basically the operating principles and concepts that are found everywhere within the Universe. That is according to the practice of Ayurveda, ancient Indian medicine. If you are wondering why this health and medicinal practice is still... Read >
Author: magtitinapa22nd September 2009
Ayurveda Vata is considered the most important and significant among all three doshas in Indian Ayurveda medicine practice. It is said the Ayurveda Kapha and Ayurveda Pitta could render useless and helpless without Vata. All three doshas are considered es... Read >
Author: magtitinapa19th September 2009
What is Cerebral Palsy?
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella-like term used to describe a group of chronic disorders impairing control of movement that appear in the first few years of life and generally do not worsen over time. The disorders are caused by faul... Read >
Author: Pravin16th September 2009
On any given day, close to a million Americans are treated for alcohol addiction. Part of the treatment many problem drinkers go through is alcohol detoxification. Alcohol detoxification is described as the immediate termination of alcohol intake coupled ... Read >
Author: Crystal15th September 2009
Multiple Sclerosis is a progressive disease such as demyelinating and affects the motor and sensory neurons. The disease will cause cycles of remission, which causes the condition to worsen. When exacerbation starts etiology is reviewed, which includes th... Read >
Author: J.T Coach12th September 2009
There are six diagnosed disorders under the general term Cerebral Palsy. Athetoid Cerebral Palsy is the second most frequently diagnosed type, affecting about 25 percent of all Cerebral Palsy patients. The term athetiod comes from a Greek word meaning ‘... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer30th August 2009
Cerebral Palsy also known as CP occurs when there is brain damage to an infant. The child is diagnosed with CP before the age of three. Cerebral
means parts of the brain; generally referring to the hemispheres or halves of the brain Palsy means the area... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer26th August 2009
Multiple Sclerosis is a progressive disease such as demyelinating and affects the motor and sensory neurons. The disease will cause cycles of remission, which causes the condition to worsen. When exacerbation starts etiology is reviewed, which includes th... Read >
Author: Richie Lindsay21st August 2009
If someone you know, or if you yourself have taken Reglan and subsequently developed the condition called tardive dyskinesia or suffered another related injury, there is a good chance you may have legal rights to financial compensation. In some cases the ... Read >
Author: Nick Messe04th August 2009
Metoclopramide (brand name: Reglan) has been linked to a serious movement disorder known as tardive dyskinesia. Reports indicate that in patients taking Reglan for an extended period of time, the chances of developing tardive dyskinesia increase signific... Read >
Author: LegalView18th July 2009
Definition of Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy is a general term describing a group of chronic non-pregressive neurological symptoms which cause impaired control of movement and which are evident in the first few years of life, usually before age 3. ... Read >
Author: wbdoyle10th July 2009
To major things concerned with the weight loss are what we eat i.e. energy in and what we do throughout the day i.e. energy out. Exercising in our day do day life or any other sought of physical work like as in a labour intensive job, activates our muscle... Read >
Author: Alien06th May 2009
If you are afraid to get dental work done and avoid regular check-ups because of it you may have a dental phobia. About 30 percent of the population suffers from some level of a dental phobia. Sedation dentistry is the ideal way for people with dental pho... Read >
Author: Daniel Berry01st April 2009
Multiple Sclerosis is a progressive disease such as demyelinating and affects the motor and sensory neurons. The disease will cause cycles of remission, which causes the condition to worsen. When exacerbation starts etiology is reviewed, which includes th... Read >
Author: ski98717th March 2009
The term "Cerebral Palsy" does not express a strict diagnosis for a single well-defined childhood disease, but is rather a loose description applied to a constellation of disorders (e.g., motor deficits such as paralysis, incoordination, and involuntary m... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer17th October 2008
Moyamoya illness is a rare, advanced cerebrovascular disorder characterized by the narrowing or occlusion of main blood vessels leading into the brain, and the formation of abnormal blood vessels called moyamoya vessels. It can occur at any time, but is m... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen18th September 2008
Drugs for Correcting Deficiency of Dopamine
Levodopa (Lardopa)
Levodopa is the drug of first preference in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is a precursor of dopamine, a neurochemical, which is deficient In the brain of patients of this di... Read >
Author: Alien09th September 2008
Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency (GAMT) is a genetic disorder that first and foremost affects the nervous system and muscles. Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency creatine biosynthesis imperfection, leads to depletion of creatine and... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen20th May 2008
Moyamoya disease is a rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder caused by blocked arteries at the base of the brain in an area called the basal ganglia. The name “moyamoya” means “puff of smoke” in Japanese and describes the look of the tangle ... Read >
Author: Corwin Brown20th May 2008
Moyamoya disease is a rare, progressive cerebrovascular disorder caused by blocked arteries at the base of the brain in an area called the basal ganglia. The name “moyamoya” means “puff of smoke” in Japanese and describes the look of the tangle of... Read >
Author: peterhutch08th May 2008
Sydenham's chorea is a neurologic movement disorder characterized by irregular, abrupt, relatively rapid involuntary movements (i.e., chorea) of muscles of the face, neck, trunk, and arms and legs (limbs). Additional findings often include diminished musc... Read >
Author: Corwin Brown28th April 2008
Dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) is an autosomal predominant neurodegenerative disease. It is characterized by respective combinations of ataxia, choreoathetosis, myoclonus, epilepsy, and dementia as easily as a broad scope of ages at onslaugh... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen29th February 2008
Neuropathy is a functional change or pathological disturbance in the peripheral nerves. Know anymore than you did? Probably not. Let's see if we can get a better understanding of what all that mumbo-jumbo means!
The human body's nervous system has t... Read >
Author: Linda W30th October 2007
Tics are sudden, repetitive, stereotyped, nonrhythmic, involuntary movements (motor tics) and utterances (phonic tics) that involve discrete muscle groups. Tics are often worse with excitement or anxiety and better during calm, focused activities. Tics ar... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen02nd September 2007
Temporal lobe seizure is the most frequent cause of partial seizures and aura. During a temporal lobe seizure, you may smack your lips, swallow repeatedly or pick at things with your fingers. Such activities are called automatisms. The temporal lobe is lo... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen09th May 2007
It happens for many people to experience a series of involuntary spasms of the eyelids. In some cases, the eyelid spasm comes and goes in a matter of seconds. On the other hand, there are cases where the fluttering eyelid will not give up that easily. It ... Read >
Author: Rick Martin06th May 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Sung Lee, and George Meinig D.D.S
Bladder Infections: Irritations of the bladder were frequently found to be caused by dental infections. One such case involved a man of 65 who was so distressed with cystitis that for five years he h... Read >
29th December 2006
Cerebral palsy is a general term describing a group of chronic non-pregressive neurological symptoms which cause impaired control of movement and which are evident in the first few years of life, usually before age 3. The disorders are induced by damage o... Read >
Author: altec01515th November 2006
What is Cerebral Palsy?
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella-like term used to describe a group of chronic disorders impairing control of movement that appear in the first few years of life and generally do not worsen over time. The disorders are caused by faul... Read >
Author: Jerald Chan08th August 2006
Symptoms
Symptoms of cerebral palsy can range from mild to severe. They differ from person to person, depending on the type of cerebral palsy the person has, and may even change over time as the child grows. Some children with cerebral palsy have diffi... Read >
Author: Jerald Chan01st February 2006
For those lacking a decent dictionary, allow me to edify you on the derivation of the term 'martial'; which is: an adjectival form derived from the appellation of the Roman god of war, Mars. As a form of sport or exercise, it serves as training for warfar... Read >
Author: Barry Hooper23rd January 2006
Tourette syndrome (TS) is an inherited, neurological disorder characterized by multiple involuntary movements and uncontrollable vocalizations called tics that come and go over years. In a few cases, such tics can include inappropriate words and phrases. ... Read >
Author: Arthur Buchanan07th December 2005
There are three types of cerebral palsy. Spastic cerebral palsy means a person can not relax their muscles or their muscles are permanently stiff. Athetoid cerebral palsy means that the patient can not control the movement of their muscles and may regular... Read >
Author: John Mancini
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