A concussion is an injury to the brain that requires immediate medical care. It can temporarily disrupt normal brain function and cause permanent damage.
Everyone gets some headaches. “Headache disorder” refers to recurrent head pain, usually with other symptoms like nausea and sensitivity to light or noise.
As the cost of genetic sequencing—mapping out an individual’s DNA—has continued to decrease, it has become increasingly available to patients. A medical geneticist or genetic counselor can guide patients and families through the pros and cons of the process and the final results.
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a rare neurological condition causing chronic, severe facial pain that can feel like aching, burning, or electrical shocks.
Concussion testing is done when a person experiences a minor head trauma, typically caused by blunt trauma to the head.
Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder that results in unwanted muscle contractions or spasms. The involuntary twisting, repetitive motions, or abnormal postures associated with dystonia can affect anyone at any age.
Neurogenetics uses genome sequencing to understand the cause of brain and nerve disorders, such as Alzheimer's, ALS and many others.
Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, progressive disease that affects the central nervous system, which controls muscle movement and monitors organ function.
Guillain-Barré syndrome is a neurological condition in which the immune system attacks healthy nerve cells.
Neuropathy, which can cause burning or shooting pain and weakness, is caused by damage to the nervous system.