Parkinson's disease a common but complex neurodegenerative disorder that affects 10 million people worldwide. Here are some key facts to know about the disease.
According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately 500,000 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and that number is expected to double by 2040.
The family of Bruce Willis recently revealed that the actor has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, or FTD. While you’ve likely heard of dementia and associate the health condition with...
Doctors aren't quite sure what causes sundowner's syndrome, but they do know people with Alzheimer's disease are prone to develop it, especially in the mid to late-stages of the disease.
Huntington's disease is a rare, inherited disease that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in different regions of the brain, resulting in movement, cognitive, and psychiatric disorders. Learn about...
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah Health researchers are leading a nationwide clinical trial for a type of autoimmune encephalitis that prompts the immune system to mistakenly attack the brain,
Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder that involves abnormal extra movements, or sounds that can be sudden and unwanted. Learn about Tourette Syndrome and possible treatment options.
Women who have preeclampsia during pregnancy are at least three times more likely to have strokes later in life than women who do not have a history of this condition...
COVID-19 and hemorrhagic stroke are a deadly combination, increasing the risk of death up to 2.4 times among patients who have this pairing compared to those who only had hemorrhagic...
Stefan M. Pulst, M.D., Dr. med., professor at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah Health and chair of the Department of Neurology, is among 489 newly elected Fellows of the American Association for...
