News tagged with neurologic symptoms

Multiple sclerosis more linked to depression in minorities

Multiple sclerosis (MS) can cause significant physical impairment, including fatigue, pain, muscle spasms, tremors and dizziness. For many with MS, the disease wreaks havoc with emotional well being, too, ...

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created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pramipexole shows promise for treating depression in patients with Parkinson's disease

Pramipexole, a dopamine agonist, improves depressive symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), and has the potential to become an important antidepressant treatment for these patients. The Article published Online ...

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created May 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Can Memory Be Improved? A Meta-Analysis Suggests It Does

A meta-analysis published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics by Swiss investigators B. Metternich and associates indicates the effectiveness of non pharmacological interventions on memory complaints.

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created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

What part do relapses play in severe disability for people with MS?

ST. PAUL, Minn. -People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have relapses within the first five years of onset appear to have more severe disability in the short term compared to people who do not have an early relapse, according ...

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Anti-angiogenesis treatment improves hearing in some NF2 patients

Treatment with the angiogenesis inhibitor bevacizumab improved hearing and alleviated other symptoms in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). In a paper to appear in the July 23 New England Journal of Medicine, which ...

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created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0