Neurosciences

A Mayo Clinic study may help physicians differentially diagnose three common neurodegenerative disorders in the future. This study was presented at the Alzheimers Association International Conference ...

This Medical Edge Weekend program features Mayo Clinic physician Dr. J. Eric Ahlskog on Parkinson's disease. Medical Edge Weekend 6-19-10

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new technique known as STATISCOM to identify seizure origins in the brain. The increased accuracy of STATISCOM over the ...

The incidence of a rare and deadly tumor called primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is two times higher in black Americans, ages 20 to ...

Dr. Suresh Kotagal, a Mayo Clinic pediatric neurologist and sleep disorders specialist, describes symptoms to watch for in teens with sleep difficulties and Mayo Clinic's ...

An editorial on Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) authored by Mayo Clinic neurologist Elson So, M.D. was published in this month's issue of the ...

One in 100 people will suffer a seizure at one point in their life. Many assume they have epilepsy, a disorder of the central nervous ...

Michael Link, M.D., a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, describes symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options for hemifacial spasm. Hemifacial spasm is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by frequent ...

Dr. Elaine Wirrell, a pediatric neurologist at Mayo Clinic, describes the ketogenic diet. The ketogenic diet prompts the body to produce ketones, causing the body to ...

A new study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that relief of pain from vertebral compression fractures, as well as improvement in pain-related dysfunction, ...

Ten years ago, Mayo Clinic investigators published a seminal paper on mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Since then, thousands of papers have appeared in the medical ...

Kenneth Mack, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic pediatric neurologist, describes symptoms, treatment and concerns regarding tic disorders in children. Trigeminal neuralgia is a nervous system ...