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…
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…
Plantar Fasciitis Maria Procopio Dugan DO Plantar heel pain is one of the most common orthopedic pain syndromes seen in a primary care practice. The true prevalence is not known….
