Posts by Batoota

Patient information: Hemorrhagic stroke treatment Author Louis R Caplan, MD Section Editor Scott E Kasner, MD Deputy Editor Janet L Wilterdink, MD Disclosures STROKE OVERVIEW — In the United States,…

Patient information: Stroke symptoms and diagnosis Author Louis R Caplan, MD Section Editor Scott E Kasner, MD Deputy Editor John F Dashe, MD, PhD Disclosures STROKE OVERVIEW — Stroke is…

Patient information: Treatment of seizures in children Author Angus Wilfong, MD Section Editors Douglas R Nordli, Jr, MD Timothy A Pedley, MD Deputy Editor Janet L Wilterdink, MD Disclosures SEIZURES…

Patient information: Seizures in children Author Angus Wilfong, MD Section Editors Douglas R Nordli, Jr, MD Timothy A Pedley, MD Deputy Editor Janet L Wilterdink, MD Disclosures SEIZURE OVERVIEW —…

Patient information: Seizures in adults Author Steven C Schachter, MD Section Editor Timothy A Pedley, MD Deputy Editors Constanza Villalba, PhD Janet L Wilterdink, MD Disclosures WHAT IS A SEIZURE?…

Patient information: Febrile seizures Author Marvin A Fishman, MD Section Editor Douglas R Nordli, Jr, MD Deputy Editor Janet L Wilterdink, MD Disclosures FEBRILE SEIZURE OVERVIEW — Febrile seizures are…

Patient information: Tremor Author Daniel Tarsy, MD Section Editor Howard I Hurtig, MD Deputy Editors Constanza Villalba, PhD John F Dashe, MD, PhD Disclosures TREMOR OVERVIEW — Tremor is the…

Patient information: Parkinson disease treatment options education, support, and therapy Author Daniel Tarsy, MD Section Editor Howard I Hurtig, MD Deputy Editor John F Dashe, MD, PhD Disclosures PARKINSON DISEASE…

Patient information: Parkinson disease symptoms and diagnosis Author Kelvin L Chou, MD Section Editor Howard I Hurtig, MD Deputy Editor John F Dashe, MD, PhD PARKINSON DISEASE OVERVIEW — Parkinson…

Patient information: Diabetic neuropathy DIABETIC NEUROPATHY OVERVIEW — Neuropathy is the medical term for nerve damage. Neuropathy is a common complication of type 1 and type 2 diabetes; up to…

Patient information: Overview of muscular dystrophies MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY OVERVIEW — Muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder that causes progressive muscle weakness (myopathy) and atrophy (loss of muscle mass) due to…

Patient information: Dementia (including Alzheimer disease) DEMENTIA OVERVIEW — Dementia is a general term used to indicate that a person has developed difficulties with reasoning, judgment, and memory. People who…