Within the past two decades a relatively recently discovered disease has become more well known and rapidly increased in diagnosis amongst athletes across the world,…
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Category: Neurocognitive Disorders
A Deep Dive into Epilepsy and it’s (Not-So) Shocking Ramifications on Global Health
Epilepsy is a neurological condition characterized by a recurrent onset of seizures (Mayo Clinic, 2021). Seizures are abnormal electrical activity in the brain which can…
Disparities in Access and Utilization of Neurological Health Care
You were just diagnosed with a neurological disorder, what’s next? Of course it depends on what disorder exactly, but more often than not these diagnoses…
What is Mild Cognitive Impairment?
“I literally had my phone just a second ago…. Where could it have gone?” Most humans have this exact thought play out countless times with…
Neurogenesis: Remembering or Forgetting
Neurogenesis refers to the process of developing new nerve cells from multipotent neural stem cells, and it is essential during embryonic and infant brain development.…
Auditory Processing Disorder
“What?” “Huh?” “Sorry, can you repeat that again?” These are questions that may feel all too familiar for people with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD). Auditory…
Social Development and Expression in Down Syndrome
Down syndrome is characterized as a genetic disorder that is associated with the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. This extra chromosome is…
What is Parkinson’s Disorder?
Parkinson’s disorder is a neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects movement. However, this neurodegenerative disorder is rare in young adults, and normally appears in adults aged…
A Neurocognitive Rarity: Explaining Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
When thinking about neurocognitive diseases, the most common examples that arise are usually dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and cognitive dysfunction brought upon by traumatic brain injury.…
The New Normal: Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s
Finding changes from day to day can be a difficult task, especially when noticing a significant difference in someone close to you. How silly that…