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Gary Cordingley, MD, PhD Profile and Articles
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1). Mini-Stroke: A Term That Means Everything and Therefore Nothing
What is a "mini-stroke?" Doubtlessly, you've heard someone use this term before, and you might have even seen it in print. What does this term mean to you? Probably something less than a full-fledged stroke, which is a permanent brain injury due to a blocked blood vessel or a hemorrhage that produces obvious clinical impairment. But, apart from that, what exactly does it mean?
One might suppose mini-stroke to be a term with a definite meaning that everyone agrees upon.
2). Hydrocephalus: Too Much Water on the Brain
It can be surprising to realize that an organ as high-powered and sophisticated as the brain also has a plumbing system. And, as the case with a house's plumbing, the drainage side of the system can get gummed up. But the symptoms are different. When a home's drainage backs up, well...I won't go there. When the brain's drainage system backs up, the brain's owner can become confused, incontinent of urine and unsteady on his or her feet.
3). Medication Overuse Headaches: The Vicious Cycle of Analgesic Rebound
Victims of frequent headaches often take painkillers frequently. And when their headaches occur even more often, they respond by taking painkillers more often, too. After a while, they might notice (though often don't) that they're taking painkillers almost every day. In short, they're taking medicine more and more frequently and yet experiencing more and more days of headaches.
4). Parkinson's Disease: Ten Tips for Patients
Parkinson's disease is a condition for which available treatments are both wonderful and inadequate. They're wonderful because they improve the ability of patients to function and maintain independence. They're inadequate because they don't stop the underlying disease from worsening over time and they don’t address all the patient's needs. If you have Parkinson's disease, you need to grab every edge you can.
5). Electroencephalograms (EEGs): Catching a Brain Wave
Would you believe that a brain-test invented in 1924 can detect abnormalities invisible to the latest-generation MRI scanner? The test in question
6). Preventing Headaches and Reducing their Impact
Do you find yourself treating one headache after another? Do headaches interfere with your usual activities? Do your treatments cause annoying or i
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