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Interruption of blood supply to part of the brain, from a clot or a bleed. Treatment is extremely time-sensitive, which is why the warning signs are t...
Continue Reading : The Stroke Checklist: What to Do and What to Skip
Interruption of blood supply to part of the brain, from a clot or a bleed. Key takeaways F.A.S.T.: Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Tim...
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A neurological condition causing recurrent headaches with nausea or sensitivity to light and sound, sometimes with aura. It is disabling, underdiagnos...
Continue Reading : A Working Checklist for Migraine
A neurological condition causing recurrent headaches with nausea or sensitivity to light and sound, sometimes with aura. Key takeaways Typical feature...
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A mild traumatic brain injury that temporarily disrupts how the brain works. Returning to activity too early risks longer recovery and, rarely, a dang...
Continue Reading : A Working Checklist for Concussion
A mild traumatic brain injury that temporarily disrupts how the brain works. Key takeaways Loss of consciousness: not required for a concussion If sus...
Continue Reading : Concussion: The Questions People Actually Ask The role of sleep in memory, attention and long-term brain health. Sleep is when memories are consolidated, which is why ongoing short sleep measurabl...
Continue Reading : Sleep and the Brain: What to Do, in Order
The role of sleep in memory, attention and long-term brain health. Key takeaways Adults: 7 or more hours a night Memory: sleep helps consolidate what...
Continue Reading : Your Questions About Sleep and the Brain, Answered Mental engagement through learning, complex work, reading and social interaction. Staying mentally and socially engaged is linked to better brain heal...
Continue Reading : Cognitive Activity: What to Do, in Order
Mental engagement through learning, complex work, reading and social interaction. Key takeaways Brain-training games: mainly improve performance at th...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Cognitive Activity A tendency to have recurrent seizures caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Many people become seizure-free with medicine, and the prac...
Continue Reading : Epilepsy: A Practical Checklist
A tendency to have recurrent seizures caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Key takeaways Diagnosis: based on symptoms, supported by EE...
Continue Reading : Epilepsy: The Questions People Actually Ask The relationship between untreated hearing loss and thinking, mood and social life. Hearing loss is linked to higher dementia risk, and many people wa...
Continue Reading : Hearing and the Brain: What to Do, in Order The relationship between untreated hearing loss and thinking, mood and social life. Key takeaways Linked to: higher dementia risk, social isolation an...
Continue Reading : Hearing and the Brain: Common Questions Answered The eating patterns linked to better brain health over time. The evidence supports overall eating patterns rather than single foods or supplements, wh...
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