By Benjamin G. Wu
Peer Reviewed
The news of a large $675 million dollar settlement on concussions has headlined on both the sports news channels and in popular media during this 2013 National Football League (N.F.L.) season [1]. Heralded as a …
Category: Neuro
Clinical Correlations
Mystery Quiz- The Answer
June 29, 2012Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The answer to the mystery quiz is thymoma associated with myasthenia gravis. The clue to the case is the intermittent dysphagia and chewing difficulty. If one considers myasthenia in the differential, then an otherwise grossly normal appearing chest radiograph may …
Use it or Lose it- Do cognitive leisure activities protect against the development of Alzheimer’s?
March 30, 2012
By Courtney Cunningham, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
As the world population ages, enormous resources will be required to adequately care for persons suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. The disease is …
How Should You Choose the Best Anti-platelet Agents for Secondary Stroke Prevention?
February 16, 2012
By Demetrios Tzimas, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
You are about to discharge a 75-year-old female with hyperlipidemia, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, who was admitted to the hospital for an ischemic stroke. Being …
Dance Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease: Can the Argentine Tango Improve Motor Function?
December 2, 2011
By Neha Jindal
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder that affects over 1 million people in the United States. People with PD often demonstrate …
Vegetative State 2.0
May 13, 2011
By Ivan Saraiva, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
 “Mr. Dockery was a police officer in the town of Walden, northwest of Chattanooga, when he was shot in the forehead as he …
Do I have a Concussion?
July 21, 2010
By Radhika Sundararajan, M.D., Ph.D
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A healthy 18 year-old female presents to Urgent Care after slipping and falling this morning in the bathroom and hitting her head on the tile floor. She …
Marijuana and Multiple Sclerosis- Half-Baked? The Evidence Behind Cannabinoid Use for the Treatment of Pain and Spasticity in MS Patients
June 3, 2010
By Maura RZ Madou, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
When the New Jersey legislature approved a measure to legalize the use of marijuana for patients with chronic illnesses early this …