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Nutrition and the brain MedLink Neurology

WEBThe human brain consumes an enormous amount of energy. Despite representing only 2% of the body’s total mass, the human brain consumes 20% of the …

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A brighter brain future for all: AAN sets new vision for brain health

WEBDo you want to improve your brain health? Neurologists, the experts in brain health, have a plan. The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest association of …

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Alcohol and its impact on health Handouts MedLink Neurology

WEBIn addition, recent studies estimate that alcohol and tobacco together are responsible for: • 80 percent of throat and mouth cancer in men. • 65 percent of throat …

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Neurologic conditions now leading cause of ill health and …

WEBMost comprehensive study to date finds the burden of nervous system (neurologic) conditions is much greater than previously understood, with this diverse …

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Authoritative Neurology Information MedLink Neurology

WEBThe most comprehensive neurology resource on the internet. Thousands of medical professionals trust MedLink for current, authoritative information spanning the …

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Balance disorders Handouts MedLink Neurology

WEBA balance disorder is a condition that makes you feel unsteady or dizzy, as if you are moving, spinning, or floating, even though you are standing still or lying down. …

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Mental status examination MedLink Neurology

WEBMini-Mental State Examination. Normal score is 25 to 30 points in a group of elderly persons. Lower scores generally indicate impaired cognitive function. …

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Medical Errors MedLink Neurology

WEBAccording to a September 2019 World Health Organization report on patient safety, medical errors harm some 40% of patients in primary and outpatient care …

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Neurology Nuts and Bolts: Constructing your career, work life and

WEBListen here to Neurology Nuts and Bolts: Constructing Your Career, a podcast from Creator and Executive Producer Sara Schaefer MD MHS about all the …

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Complementary and alternative medicine

WEBComplementary, alternative, or integrative health: what’s in a name? While the terms are often used to mean the array of health care approaches with a history of use or origins …

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Polycythemia vera and its neurologic manifestations

WEBKey points. • Polycythemia vera is the commonest of myeloproliferative neoplasms and is associated with elevated hemoglobin, white cell, and platelet counts. • …

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Neurologic disorders of aging MedLink Neurology

WEBHistorical note and terminology. Neurologists in the 19th century were not interested in disorders of aging because life expectancy was low. Their interests were …

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Environmental and behavioral sleep disorders MedLink Neurology

WEBKey points. • Behavioral and environmental sleep disorders may appear at any age. • Multiple environmental sleep disorders may occur simultaneously in the same …

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Timothy Fullam MD MedLink Neurology

WEBMajor Timothy R Fullam MD is an active duty Air Force Neurologist, currently stationed and practicing at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. …

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Cerebral edema MedLink Neurology

WEBCerebral edema is excessive accumulation of fluid in the intracellular or extracellular spaces of the brain that increases pressure within the skull, leading to direct compression of the …

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Machado-Joseph disease Handouts MedLink Neurology

WEBMachado-Joseph disease (MJD)—also called spinocerebellar ataxia Type 3 (SCA3)—is one of approximately 30 recognized, dominantly inherited forms of ataxia. …

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Disequilibrium MedLink Neurology

WEBPostural instability and sensory ataxia were recognized sporadically with multiple disorders that produced neuronopathies. Initially, in the mid-19th century, tabes dorsalis …

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Disorders of articulation MedLink Neurology

WEBDysarthria refers to acquired or congenital neurologic motor speech impairment characterized by slow, weak, uncoordinated movements of the speech …

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Pyridoxine deficiency and toxicity MedLink Neurology

WEBPyridoxine, or vitamin B6, deficiency and toxicity can involve changes predominantly in hematologic, dermatologic, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and neurologic systems. …

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