Brain Disorder Articles

Articles about various brain disorders such as Alzheimer's, dementia and stroke.

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What Is TBI?
Traumatic brain injury or TBI is also known as acquired brain injury. About 1.4 million Americans encounter such injury every year. Traumatic brain i ...

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Stroke
May is National Stroke Awareness Month. With the alarming cases of stroke in the United States, it is of high importance to raise the level of awaren ...

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Managing A Stroke
Stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted because of a blood clot (ischemic stroke) or bleeding of a blood vessel (hemorrhagic stroke ...

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What Is A Stroke?
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States (heart disease and cancer occupy the top positions), according to data gathered by th ...

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Communicating with Someone Suffering from Dementia
This month we offered a Memory Screening in the office in conjunction with the Alzheimer's Foundation of America. We were provided with some excelle ...

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Dementia is Tragic...
As my mother's dementia becomes more apparent, a miracle is happening! It is sad to watch my smart mother become less capable of managin ...

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What Is Parkinson's?
Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition which results in the loss of neurons in the brain which produce dopamine. Without dopamine the p ...

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What Is Dementia?
You've heard the phrase "I'm having a senior moment?" Well, as we age, our memory may not be as good as it was when we were young. If you are concer ...

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Case Study: Medically Underwritten Annuities
Rose, 79, had been having memory problems for years. However, it wasn't until two and half years ago that her doctor diagnosed Alzheimer's and start ...

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