The following guest post was contributed by Wendy Graham who writes for CRNA Schools
A study conducted at the University of Minnesota, roughly 20 years ago, disclosed that there might be early signs in our writing that indicate…[More]
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Yesterday we covered Alzheimer disease, a disease which usually occurs after the age of 65. Rebecca Doig’s case, however, is different.
What should have been the happiest moment of Rebecca’s life – the birth of her first baby…[More]
Tags: Adults, Neurology, News, Psychiatry
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Danger level: High
What is it?
Alzheimer disease (AD) is a disorder which causes a deterioration in mental functioning, especially memory loss.
Who gets it?
In the US, more than 14% of people over age 65 have…[More]
Tags: Adults, Danger-High, Neurology, Psychiatry
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This is part of our House MD Project series.
Click here to read the connection to the episode (spoiler alert!)
Tags: Children, Danger-High, House, Infectious Diseases
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This is part of our House MD Project series.
Click here to read the connection to the episode (spoiler alert!)
Tags: Adults, Danger-High, House, Infectious Diseases
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On last night’s episode, Izzie Stevens brings her former biology teacher to Seattle Grace (+Mercy West) hospital as he has been having memory problems. Turns out her teacher has a condition called NPH, which we will cover today….[More]
Tags: Adults, Danger-High, Grey's Anatomy, Neurology
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About 90% of headaches are caused by one of three conditions: migraines, cluster headaches and tension headaches. Today we’ll cover the last one.
Danger level: Low
What is it?
Tension headaches…[More]
Tags: Adults, Danger-Low, Neurology
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Anyone who watched last night’s season finale of Grey’s Anatomy has two different questions on their mind right now (and to not spoil it for anyone who didn’t, neither of them involves either IL-[More]
Tags: Adults, Danger-Medium, Grey's Anatomy, Neurology, Oncology
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Danger level: Medium
What is it?
Asperger syndrome is one of the autistic spectrum disorders (ASD. Also called Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)) (other disorders in this spectrum include autism, Rett syndrome and childhood disintegrative disorder), in which…[More]
Tags: Adults, Children, Danger-Medium, Psychiatry
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