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Anxiety Disorders, With an Emphasis on Panic Disorder David S. Resch MD Anxiety is a nonspecific symptom that is a frequent experience in life. In a large case study, 24.4%…

Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attacks, and Carotid Stenosis Willem Wisselink MD Thomas F. Panetta MD Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Approximately 2 million people…

Seizure Disorders Henry Cohen MS, PharmD Salah M. Mesad MD Seizures are the clinical manifestations of excessive and hypersynchronous, usually self-limiting, abnormal activity of neurons in the cerebral cortex. The…

Peripheral Neuropathy Henry Cohen MS, PharmD Dalia Abdelmacksoud PharmD Joanne V. Hickey PhD, RN, CS, ACNP, CNRN, FAAN Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is a serious complication that occurs in a myriad…

Parkinson’s Disease Daisy Arce MD Steven Kaner MD Felix Enabosi OT, PhD Bayo Sedenu PT, PhD Nearly one million people in the United States have Parkinson’s disease. This is a…

Headache Virginia E. Robertson MD Mary E. McCormack RNCS, FNP-C, MPH Headache is a challenging symptom for both patient and provider. Etiologies are varied and include idiopathic and specific conditions,…

Demyelinating Disease/Multiple Sclerosis Ann Higgins MS, RN, ANP Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that typically appears in late adolescence or early adulthood….

Dizziness, Vertigo, and Ataxia Henry Cohen MS, PharmD Salah M. Mesad MD DIZZINESS AND VERTIGO Vertigo is a precise term, defined as a sensation of spinning or whirling motion; it…

Dementia and Delirium Joseph Scarpa MD, CMD Peter Sanna PA-C, MPH Dementia, a syndrome of deterioration of cognition in alert persons that results in their impaired performance of activities of…

Temporomandibular Disorders Edgar Fayans DDS Vague pain relating to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) that resembled otalgia was first described by Costen in 1934. Since that time, temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) have…