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Understanding how your brain and nervous system function can help you recognize the symptoms of conditions that affect them. Learn about diagnostic tests, associated diseases, and treatment options.
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Empty Sella Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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What Is the BRAIN Initiative Mapping Project?
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Science Behind the Social Brain of Humans
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Paresthesia: Why Your Body Parts Tingle and Fall Asleep
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Causes and Prevention of Seizures
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What Is General Anesthesia?
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Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS) System for Epilepsy
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Daith Piercing for Migraine
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Sumatriptan for Acute Migraine Treatment
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Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
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Neurologist: Expertise, Specialities, and Training
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Your Body's Natural and Automatic Reflexes
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NMDA Receptors and How They're Involved in Disease
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Overview of the Specialized Neuro-ICU
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Where Is Love Located in the Brain?
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Shrinking Hippocampus and Alzheimer's Disease
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Understanding Consciousness With Science
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Horner Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment
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The Frontal Lobes and Their Function
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Dravet Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Zolmitriptan (Zolmitriptan) for Migraine Treatment
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Rett Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
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The Symptoms and Treatment of Aphasia
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Understanding the Spinal Cord and Motor Neuron Diseases
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What Are Glial Cells and What Do They Do?
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5 Controversies Surrounding Autism
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The Blood-Brain Barrier: Anatomy, Function, and Treatment
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Migraine With Aura: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
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Amnesia Overview: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment
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Types of Traumatic Brain Injury
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Causes of Numbness and Tingling
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How Healthy Fats Can Nourish an Aging Brain
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What Is Your Migraine Profile?
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How to Calm a Child With Autism
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The Embrace Watch for Monitoring Epilepsy Seizures
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Social Stories for Kids With Autism
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The Science of Emotions of the Brain
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Hypothalamus Regions and Function in the Body
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Functions of the Limbic System
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Understanding Developmental Dyspraxia
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Strange Reflexes and What They Say About Your Health
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Fenfluramine for Treating Epilepsy Seizures
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Intractable Epilepsy: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Social Motivation and Autism
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Vagal Nerve Stimulator for Epilepsy Seizure Prevention
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Myoclonic Epilepsy: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome and Dopamine Medications
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The 7 Best Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Support Groups of 2021
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How Seizure Dogs Help People With Epilepsy
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Shunt Placement for Hydrocephalus or Water on the Brain
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Cerebral Palsy: Causes and Risk Factors
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