Category: Neurology And Neurosurgery

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Strategies to help people with movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease abound, and now individually prescribed music has been added to the mix. Alex Pantelyat, a neurologist and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Music and Medicine, explains. Pantelyat: What …

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When someone of any age has a stroke, it’s really important to find out the cause or causes. That’s according to Johns Hopkins stroke expert Michele Johansen. Johansen: Why, as stroke neurologists, do we spend a long time thinking about …

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While it’s not really known why rates of stroke are increasing in those in the 18 to 50 year old age group, some factors are understood. Michele Johansen, a stroke expert at Johns Hopkins, says the good news is many …

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When a stroke takes place in a person younger than fifty, not only may the usual deficits be present, but a host of others. Johns Hopkins stroke expert Michele Johansen describes what may follow. Johansen: Stroke is a devastating disease. …

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While in the US strokes are generally declining, one group in whom they are increasing is younger people. Michele Johansen, a stroke expert at Johns Hopkins, explains. Johansen: In general the age is 18 to 50 years old. Now for …

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A look at the number of strokes people experience worldwide demonstrates just what a big problem they are, with more people in the 18 to 50 year old cohort now having strokes domestically. That’s according to stroke expert Michele Johansen …

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Intensive and personalized physical rehabilitation one to two months after a stroke helps people recover better, a recent study showed, but getting such services paid for remains a challenge. Steven Zeiler, a stroke expert at Johns Hopkins, says technology can …

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