Understanding Depression

Depression is certainly no laughing matter. We recently heard of the news regarding the celebrity chef & CNN Star, Anthony Bourdains’ death (apparent suicide) last week. According to news reports the culprit was depression.  Depression is a disorder by low mood and a wide range of other possible symptoms, which will vary from person to

Understanding Spinal Cord Injury

What is a Spinal cord? It is a long, fragile tube-like structure that begins at the end of the brain stem and continues down almost to the bottom of the spine. It contains nerve cells, called neurons, and bundles of nerve fibers, or axons, that carry signals to and from the brain.  The spinal cord is responsible

Understanding Neck Pain

The Neck is composed of nerves, bones, joints, and muscles directed by the brain and the spinal cord. It is designed for strength, stability, and nerve communication. If a person experiences neck pain, DO NOT PANIC!! Rarely that it is a sign of anything serious. As a matter of fact, a lot of people do

Understanding Anxiety Attacks

Anxiety attacks also known as anxiety disorder are classified as one of the most common psychological problems. They can be the result of biochemical imbalances, past experiences, and stress. They are not neurological conditions. However, nerve disorders and psychological concerns can have similar symptoms. Therefore, neurologist are always on the lookout for the symptoms of depression

Understanding Migraine

Migraine is more than just a headache and migraine pain normally comes with nausea (queasiness and feeling sick) or vomiting (being sick), over sensitivity to light, noise, movement, or smell. It can mean the attack, or can mean the underlying disease that causes the attacks. Migraine pain can be on one side of the head or

Understanding Neurological Disorder

According to the World Health Organization (WHO); Neurological disorder are diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system. In other words, the brain, spinal cord, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, nerve roots, autonomic nervous system, neuromuscular junction, and muscles. These disorders include epilepsy, Alzheimer disease and other dementias, cerebrovascular diseases including stroke, migraine and other headache

Stroke Prevention 101

In my several years of practice of medicine specifically in the field of neuroscience. A lot of patient had repeatedly asked the question, “How do you prevent a stroke?”. Well, the answer is actually very simple. Care to make a guess? Its “LIFESTYLE CHANGE”. Its the ultimate key to lower your risk of a stroke.

Do you know that more millennials are having a stroke?

It is pretty common to see the occurrence of stroke in patients that are 60 years of age and above; but do you know that based on studies in the U.S.; more than 10% of stroke patients are below the age of 45. As a mater of facts, other studies shows: From birth to age 19, there are nearly

Secret way on how your neurologist identifies a brain aneurysm

Aneurysm is a ballooning at a weak spot in an artery wall. It may leak or rupture, causing bleeding into the brain (hemorrhagic stroke). Most often a ruptured brain aneurysm occurs in the space between the brain and the thin tissues covering the brain. Neurologist use multiple tests to confirm a brain aneurysm diagnosis: MRA:

How can I fully recover from a stroke?

Stroke can be treated. If the right actions are taken quickly after a brain attack or stroke, a person may not have major long term disability. Stroke Rehabilitation is the process and approach that helps you to recover as many abilities as possible. A typical stroke rehabilitation program may include exercises and routines that you