Neurological Disorders

Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder that exhibits extreme emotional highs and lows. Seroquel, approved by the FDA, is a medication used to treat this severe condition. Although some people are...

Lyrica, an anti-epileptic medication, is prescribed for a variety of conditions, including the control of seizures and for the treatment of nerve pain. It works by affecting pain signals firing...

Lyrica is a brand name for the prescription medication pregabalin. Despite its effectiveness for the treatment of seizure, nerve pain and fibromyalgia, Lyrica poses a risk for side effects in some...

The National Parkinson Foundation describes Parkinson's disease as a neurological disorder caused by damage to the dopamine-producing cells that enable coordinated muscle movement. The most common...

Trigeminal neuralgia is pain originating from the damaged trigeminal nerve of the face. Although not life-threatening or disabling, the stabbing pain is severe and comes in spurts lasting from...

Selegiline hydrochloride is a medication prescribed to help decrease symptoms of Parkinson's disease, a nervous system disorder that causes difficulty with movement and muscle control. Selegiline...

The side effects of cerebral palsy (CP), a neurological disorder affecting body movement and muscle coordination, are plentiful (see Reference 1). CP side effects can range from physical and...

Approximately 3 million Americans suffer from an active seizure disorder. Anti-seizure medications are available for preventing and minimizing severity of seizures.

Paraldehyde is the generic name of a prescription medication available in the United States and Canada. Despite its effectiveness at treating convulsions caused by alcoholism and helping anxious...

Cholinergic medications are used to treat conditions like glaucoma, myasthenia gravis and urinary retention. They work by increasing or acting like acetylcholine, a chemical found in the body that...

Seizures are uncontrolled electrical misfires from nerves in the cerebral cortex, which governs movement, mental functions, emotions, reactions and some functions of internal organs. According to...

Seizures occur because of abnormal activity in the brain and are a sign that there is an underlying neurological issue. Seizures are normally diagnosed after more than one seizure. Any seizure...

Epilepsy is a term used for a group of disorders that cause disturbances in the electrical signaling in the brain. Seizures occur when these electrical signals short circuit, causing changes in...

Deep brain stimulation involves brain surgery and it is used primarily to alleviate symptoms of movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease. Although deep brain stimulation is considered very...

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy is a treatment option for severe seizure disorders. It involves placing a "pacemaker" that attaches to the left vagus nerve that helps stabilize electrical...

Mirapex (pramipexole) is a Parkinson's medication which belongs to a family of medications known as dopamine agonists. According to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, Mirapex simulates dopamine...

A seizure is a short period of abnormal brain activity caused by the effects of electrical conduction in the brain. Seizures cause certain effects to the body when they occur repeatedly over time.

Epilepsy is a medical condition that causes frequent seizures. While effective, drugs that reduce seizures in epileptics cause side effects in some patients.

Dilantin is a prescription medication used to prevent seizures due to epilepsy or other medical conditions. Despite its effectiveness, Dilantin poses risks for side effects in some patients.

Zonegran is a prescription medication that is used to treat epilepsy. Despite its effectiveness, Zonegran is not for everyone as it presents several risks for side effects and complications in...

Mysoline is an anticonvulsant medication that can only be prescribed by a doctor. Mysoline is most often used to treat epilepsy and other seizure disorders. Contact your doctor if you think...

L-dopa, also called levodopa, is the medication most frequently-prescribed to control symptoms of Parkinson's disease. It is very effective at treating the rigidity and slow movement caused by...

Some 1.5 million Americans suffer from Parkinson's Disease, a condition believed to be caused by a shortage of a special chemical messenger in the body called dopamine. Although there is no cure...

The World Health Organization reports that more than 50 million people worldwide suffer from epilepsy, a neurological condition marked by the occurrence of seizures. There are a number of...

The World Federation for Mental Health reports that as much as 22 percent of the world's population suffers from Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Generalized Anxiety Disorder causes worrying and...

Lyrica is the brand name for the drug pregabalin produced by Pfizer. It is most commonly prescribed to treat pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy and fibromyalgia and to prevent...

Cerebyx (fosphenytoin) is an anticonvulsant drug that can prevent seizures. It is administered through an IV or may be given intramuscularly (IM). The FDA has approved it for short-term use of...

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that over 43 million people worldwide suffer from epilepsy, a neurological disease that causes seizures. Although there is no cure for epilepsy, there...

The National Tourette Syndrome Associate reports that between 100,000 and 200,000 people in the United States suffer from Tourtette Syndrome (TS), a condition marked by uncontrollable tics,...

A seizure is an episode of involuntary contractions of muscle and an alteration of the state of consciousness that occurs suddenly and without control. Seizure medications are frequently...

A seizure is an episode of involuntary contractions of muscle and an alteration of the state of consciousness that occurs suddenly and without control. There are several different types of...

Thousands of children are diagnosed each year with attention deficit disorder (ADD). It is a diagnosis recognized not only by health care professionals but by many parents. Ritalin is the most...

Neurontin is the brand name of gabapentin, a prescription pharmaceutical compound similar to the neurotransmitter GABA (gamma-Aminobutyric acid). Produced by Parke-Davis, a subsidiary of Pfizer,...

Each year, thousands of Americans are prescribed drugs to help treat and control their epilepsy. Many people suffer from this condition at varying degrees, which means that the dozens of...

About 3 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with Epilepsy, and about 200,000 people will have their first seizure this year. That is a staggering figure, and yet we generally...

Any condition in the body that destroys neurons, such as Parkinson's Disease, can be alleviated by the use of glutathione. When administered by medical personnel intravenously, the chemical...

Xanax is a sedative-hypnotic drug known as a benzodiazepine (BDZ), the class of drugs used to treat anxiety- and panic-related disorders. It is a high-potency BDZ with immediate effects, and is...

Depakote is a prescription drug used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder among other neurological problems. It can reduce the symptoms of these ailments and help to keep them from recurring....