Neurologics

Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. It can begin with simple forgetfulness, but may rapidly progress into more advanced symptoms, including confusion, profound memory loss, language disturbances, personality and behavior changes, impaired judgment, and dementia, that impact activities of daily living. Alzheimer’s disease primarily affects older people, and in most cases, symptoms appear after age 65.

There is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, which is progressive and fatal. The disease begins in the area of the brain that affects recent memory and gradually spreads. As the disease advances, most people with Alzheimer’s disease eventually will need complete skilled nursing care, and the continued loss of brain function and related complications leads to death.

Although some patients may live up to 20 years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, the average life expectancy after diagnosis is eight years. It is estimated that more than 5 million Americans, and more than 26 million people worldwide, suffer from some form of dementia.

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Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person is prone to having recurring seizures. A seizure happens when the way in which the nerve cells in your brain send electrical signals becomes disturbed. These disturbances can interfere with your senses, your awareness of things around you, and the way your body moves. During a seizure, the nerve cells in your brain may fire together and much more frequently than usual.

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Migraine Prevention and Treatment

Migraine is a highly disruptive condition: 91% of migraine patients reported functional impairment with their headaches. 51% reported that work or school productivity was reduced by at least 50%.

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