Category: Neurology And Neurosurgery
New ALS Drug
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Anchor lead: A drug combination slows progression of ALS, Elizabeth Tracey reports A two drug combination tested in people with ALS, also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, has slowed their rate of decline compared with those who did not receive the …
Excess Deaths
Why Trauma and Headache?
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Anchor lead: Trauma can produce conditions that lead to chronic headache, Elizabeth Tracey reports How is it that trauma to the head can result in chronic headaches? Sashank Reddy, a craniofacial surgeon at Johns Hopkins, explains. Reddy: Every nerve in …
Who is Suitable?
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Anchor lead: How can people who are considering surgery for headache be evaluated? Elizabeth Tracey reports Chronic headaches that develop after trauma or injury can sometimes be alleviated with a surgical procedure, but careful evaluation is needed beforehand. Sashank Reddy, …
Post-traumatic Headache
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Anchor lead: Some people with chronic headaches develop them after trauma, Elizabeth Tracey reports Injuries to the head can sometimes result in chronic, painful headaches that can be disabling. In some cases those headaches may be treatable with a procedure, …