The authors summarize new criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment which were recently published in the journal Alzheimer's and Dementia.

New breed of Internet-based plans promise lower costs, fewer hassles, and higher patient-doctor satisfaction.

A closer look at applying the American Academy of Neurology's new guidelines on the evaluation and management of concussion in sports.

Music therapist and researcher Dr. Concetta Tomaino discusses the startling power of music to treat neurologic illness.

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An MRI brain scan has for the first time identified subtle brain changes that can help predict who is likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.

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Lumbar discography is an invasive diagnostic procedure that involves, under fluoroscopic guidance, the puncturing of a disc for the instillation of iodinated contrast into the nucleus pulposus.

Doctors are starting to think that attention deficit may be as common in girls as in boys.

WebMD explains how a PET scan is used to diagnose epilepsy.

But many school-age kids who get the diagnosis may not really have the condition, experts say

The authors review the use of endoscopy in spine surgery and in the treatment of spinal disorders.

Results of registries and clinical trials to date indicate that carotid angioplasty and stent placement are at least as safe and effective as endarterectomy.

Delivery of drugs to malignant brain tumors is challenging. CED can overcome some of the difficulties so pharmacological agents that would not normally cross the BBB can be used for treatment.

Usually a seizure occurs when brain nerve cells send messages over a cluster of cells, spreading over the entire brain. Subliminal seizures, also known as partial seizures, only affect a portion of the brain.

Coordinated care is essential for reducing death rates, experts say

Children denied counseling may have lost out, experts say

The news is not great for efficacy of this often-prescribed agent in treating mild AD.

While mainstream medicine continues to look for more drugs to help people afflicted with multiple sclerosis cope with their symptoms, many others are searching for an alternative treatment for MS. Traditional medicine calls for the use of a variety of drugs to help reduce the quantity and severity o