Seeking a higher priority for health promotion, the law requires health plans to cover several tests in annual exams. While opposition has been muted, concerns remain about unfunded mandates and the appropriateness of some screening measures.

Coping with a teenager who has epilepsy presents a host of challenges for parents. WebMD offers suggestions.

Carpal tunnel surgery is a procedure in which the ligaments in the wrist are severed in order to release the median nerve from compression. There are risks associated with this surgery, including weakness and damage to the median nerve. Benefits of this surgery include relief from symptoms and regai

Finding points to possible disparities in care

In the war against Alzheimer's disease, researchers are stocking the arsenal with a barrage of different weapons, both drugs and vaccines, aimed at a single target -- the deadly protein beta-amyloid.

Stimulating activities may encourage brain to adapt and create 'work-arounds,' study suggests

While it is known that certain ticks carry Lyme disease, the common wood tick can cause paralysis and even death if it is not promptly removed.

Seven percent of all adult cases of status epilepticus are caused by a brain tumor. Should these patients be managed differently than those with SE due to other causes?

Rewiring healthy nerves may offer a new way to increase the odds of walking again after spinal cord injuries, a study shows.

WebMD explains what clinically isolated syndrome is and how it’s similar to, and different from, multiple sclerosis.

There are many options for the surgical treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis, including anterior and posterior techniques.

Patients with neurological disease often suffer from concurrent depression. This systematic review examines the efficacy and tolerability of a wide variety of antidepressants in this population.

Smelling a scent while learning and again during deep sleep may help you remember what you learned, German scientists report.

A guide to terms associated with Alzheimer's disease and what they mean.

Recurrence is more common with coil embolization of intracranial aneurysm vs. surgical clipping. Is there a relationship between volume, packing, and recurrence of aneurysms treated with coils?

First Determine What Did Not Cause the ProblemBlood tests are taken to determine whether or not the patient has recently taken too much medication, has an allergy, has abused recreational drugs, or has contracted a serious viral infection of the central nervous system, all of which could...

Utilizing fMRI, the authors investigated the effect of pupil size in human faces on amygdala response, in order to further clarify its function in relation to biologically relevant stimuli.

Nearly everyone will experience some type of pain in their feet during their lifetime. Of all the reasons that people experience pain in their feet, nerve damage is one of the most common.

Pudendal nerve entrapment is a painful condition that is caused by the compression of the pudendal nerve, a nerve located in the pelvic region. The nerve can become entrapped in a variety of ways, and the condition is characterized by specific, painful symptoms. There are three main ways to treat th

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