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Vertigo is a spinning or tilting sensation that leaves awareness completely intact. A seizure is a burst of abnormal electrical activity in the...

Roughly 1 in 7 people worldwide live with migraine, and it is nothing like an ordinary headache: the pain usually sits on one side, throbs in rhythm...

Deep brain stimulation has changed the outlook for a lot of Parkinson's patients. Tremor, stiffness, medication that stopped working as well as it...

GBS becomes a medical emergency when ascending weakness reaches the trunk, causes breathing difficulty, or hits the nerves controlling heart rate...

A second opinion before DBS surgery is medically appropriate and expected by experienced surgical teams. DBS involves permanent electrode...

Parkinson's is better managed by a movement disorder specialist, especially once symptoms progress. Specialists have extra fellowship training in...

Physiotherapy and speech therapy in Parkinson's disease target specific motor and speech symptoms that medication alone doesn't fully address,...

Sudden memory loss in adults under 60 usually points to an acute event in the brain rather than typical age related decline, and the leading causes...

Writer's cramp is a neurological condition classified as a focal task-specific dystonia, where abnormal signaling between the brain's motor circuits...

Parkinson's disease affects driving and employment through its motor symptoms, tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability and through...

Flying with a Deep Brain Stimulation implant is safe for most patients, but it requires specific preparation, particularly around airport security...

After a dementia diagnosis, the immediate priorities for family members are: understanding the type and stage of the condition, getting a structured...

Hand tremor is not always a sign of Parkinson's disease; it's just one of several possible causes, and essential tremor is actually more common...

Stress triggers migraine by activating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, flooding the body with cortisol and adrenaline that lower the pain...

Parkinson's disrupts sleep through multiple, overlapping mechanisms: dopamine depletion, REM sleep behaviour disorder, and motor symptoms like...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is one of the most effective long-term options for advanced Parkinson's disease, but patients considering it often ask...

During an ischaemic stroke, neurons die rapidly with every minute that blood flow is interrupted. The brain has no pain receptors to signal this...

The brain changes with age in entirely normal ways, including slightly slower processing speed, occasional word-finding difficulty, and taking...

Dementia cannot be fully prevented, but the 2020 Lancet Commission identified 12 modifiable risk factors that together account for up to 40% of all...

Every minute during a stroke, approximately 1.9 million neurons are lost. The brain does not send pain signals when its blood supply is cut off,...

DBS surgery in India costs between Rs 8 lakh and Rs 20 lakh, with the device itself accounting for the largest share of the total bill. The wide...

Parkinson's disease doesn't automatically disqualify someone from driving in India, but it does change the conversation significantly. There's no...

One seizure doesn't mean epilepsy. Up to 10% of people worldwide have at least one seizure in their lifetime, but a single episode isn't enough to...

A stroke causes sudden, focal neurological symptoms that worsen within minutes. The most recognised signs are facial drooping, weakness or numbness...

Dementia is not a single disease but an umbrella term for conditions causing progressive cognitive decline severe enough to interfere with daily...

Vertigo and dizziness are not the same thing, even though most people use the terms interchangeably. Dizziness is a broad umbrella term covering any...

A DBS battery, or implantable pulse generator (IPG), needs replacement every 3 to 5 years for non-rechargeable devices and up to 9 years for...

Parkinson's disease does affect people under 50, and in India, early-onset cases account for roughly 10 to 20% of all Parkinson's diagnoses. When...

One of the most common concerns patients raise before agreeing to DBS surgery is whether the decision is permanent. Unlike ablative procedures such...

Unlike most medical conditions where a blood test or scan delivers a clear answer, Parkinson's disease is diagnosed entirely on clinical grounds....

Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy (MSA) both cause parkinsonism, but they are fundamentally different conditions with different...

Parkinson's disease currently has no cure. Every treatment available, from levodopa to Deep Brain Stimulation, targets symptoms rather than the...

Parkinson's disease is neither purely genetic nor purely a lifestyle condition. Most cases result from a combination of genetic susceptibility and...

There is no guaranteed way to prevent Parkinson's disease, but research increasingly shows that the risk is not entirely out of your hands....

For most Parkinson's patients, medication works well in the early years. Levodopa restores dopamine signalling reliably, and with the right dose...

Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a neurological sensorimotor disorder driven by dopamine pathway dysfunction in the brain, not a circulatory problem...

Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune condition where the body produces antibodies that attack acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction,...

Sleep disorders and neurological health share a deep, bidirectional connection. During deep sleep, the brain's glymphatic system clears neurotoxic...

Most people use the word "headache" for everything from a mildly stressful afternoon to an attack that puts them in bed for two days. The three most...

Around 1 in 3 people with epilepsy keep having seizures despite trying multiple medications. Epilepsy is classified as drug-resistant when two...

During a convulsive seizure, the most important thing is keeping the person safe from injury: move away any hard or sharp objects, cushion their...

Adults can certainly develop epilepsy for the first time in their fifties, sixties, or even seventies. In older adults, new-onset seizures are often...

Guillain-Barré syndrome typically rolls through a three-phase pattern where symptoms get progressively worse over days to four weeks, plateau for...

Autoimmune encephalitis often begins with sudden personality changes, hallucinations, paranoia, or unusual behavior resembling schizophrenia or...

Heavy-hitting disease-modifying drugs like ocrelizumab and natalizumab have become the standard starting point in Bangalore hospitals by 2026,...

Vertigo paired with sudden killer headache, trouble talking or moving half your body, seeing double, or flat-out not being able to walk screams...

The Epley maneuver knocks out BPPV-related vertigo in roughly 80 percent of cases when done correctly at home, making it the most effective...

BPPV causes sudden episodes of spinning that last less than a minute and are triggered by specific head movements such as rolling over in bed or...

People with Parkinson's Disease can often live 15 to 25 years or more after diagnosis, and many have a life expectancy close to that of people...

The best exercises for Parkinson's Disease patients include Walking, Strength Training, Balance Training, Stretching, and Yoga. These exercises help...

Parkinson's tremor usually starts in one hand while you're sitting still with it resting on your lap, but essential tremor only shows up when you're...

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease delivers strong results, with success rates of 85% to 90% in easing tremors, stiffness, and...

You take a painkiller, feel better for a few hours, and then the headache returns. If this keeps happening, the issue may not be random. In many...

Migraine and tension headache are the two most common primary headache disorders in adults, but they differ in location, intensity, associated...

Sudden vertigo is a false sensation of spinning or movement that comes on without warning, often lasting seconds to minutes but sometimes persisting...

Deep brain stimulation places thin electrodes into the subthalamic nucleus, where they deliver precise electrical pulses that override the abnormal...

Parkinson's disease causes both dysarthria and dysphagia due to muscle rigidity and reduced movement amplitude across oral and pharyngeal muscles....

Young-onset Parkinson's disease is diagnosed when symptoms of parkinsonism begin between the ages of 21 and 50, accounting for roughly 5 to 10...

The ideal candidate for Deep Brain Stimulation surgery is typically someone with Parkinson's disease of five or more years, whose body still...

Migraine triggers vary between patients, but the most effective way to identify them is keeping a headache diary that tracks food, sleep, stress...

Rigidity is one of three cardinal motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, and in clinical practice it often turns out to be the most functionally...

Freezing of gait is a Parkinson's symptom where the feet suddenly stop responding, even though the person intends to keep walking. It tends to...

Migraine is a neurological condition, not just a bad headache, and it shows up differently in different people, sometimes as throbbing head pain...

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological condition that advances through identifiable stages, each marked by increasing changes in motor...

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological condition that affects movement, muscle control, and balance. Symptoms often show up years before...

The complications of untreated Parkinson’s disease take hold quietly, often years before a diagnosis is made. A slight hand tremor, morning...

Introduction When a person develops shaking in the hands, the immediate fear is often Parkinson’s disease. But here’s the clinical reality: not...