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Back or neck pain does occur as the years pass. But when is it something more than age-related “creaks”? Here’s what you should know.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2023/february/spine-pain-and-age

Back and neck pain takes a toll on everyday life, learn how physical therapy might be the best way to reduce the pain.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2022/december/physical-therapy-for-spine-pain

How can you spot a stroke FAST? What does this acronym mean? And why is time so important when someone is having a stroke?

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2022/march/what-to-do-if-someone-is-having-a-stroke

Before considering surgery to treat carotid artery disease, it's important to understand your treatment options. Penn Medicine provides second opinions and a range of treatment options.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2022/march/carotid-artery-disease

How can you spot a stroke FAST? What does this acronym mean? And why is time so important when someone is having a stroke?

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2022/february/time-is-of-the-essence-when-it-comes-to-stroke-detection

The causes of a stroke are unclear to many people. Yet, it kills 160,000 Americans each year. Find out how to protect yourself.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2022/january/do-you-know-the-causes-of-stroke

Focused ultrasound may be a method for alleviating involuntary movements caused by many Parkinson’s disease medications learn about this clinical trial and how this treatment may help.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2021/december/focused-ultrasound-and-parkinsons

Essential tremor is one of the most common movement disorders and now patients who suffer from ET will have access to a treatment called MR-guided focused ultrasound.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2021/november/treatment-for-essential-tremor-focused-ultrasound

Can you imagine life without search engines? If you’re age 30 or older, you probably remember a time before you could plug virtually any question into Google, Bing, or Yahoo and get dozens of a...

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2021/october/health-information-online

Finding out you may need spinal surgery can be daunting, but getting an expert second opinion can put your mind at ease.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2021/october/second-opinion-spinal-surgery

Women are more often diagnosed with MS than men, and young women at that. Yet, for a long time, the disease’s effect on pregnancy, and vice versa, was misunderstood. That changed about 30 years...

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2021/september/what-you-need-to-know-about-starting-a-family-when-you-have-multiple-sclerosis

Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) is a chronic, sometimes debilitating disease that affects the visual pathways (optic neuritis) and the spinal cord (myelitis). Dr. Brandstadter, neurologist, explains t...

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2021/september/living-with-neuromyelitis-optica-spectrum-disorder

John P. Creveling is a retired business and career consultant. In his own words he shares his experience with Parkinson Disease and how he has found ways to stay positive through this journey.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2021/april/lessons-learned-while-living-with-pd

Knowing what to do—and what not to do—when someone is having a seizure could mean the difference between safely allowing the seizure to pass and causing an injury.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2015/may/someone-is-having-a-seizure-what-should-you-do

Caring for a loved one with multiple sclerosis can be difficult, here are 5 tips to help caregivers.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2017/may/caregiver-for-ms

What is a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and when should you seek help? Here, Dr. Diaz-Arrastia, Dr. Sandsmark, and Megan Moyer, CRNP, MSN, explain everything you need to know about TBI including t...

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2017/february/q-and-a-tbi-specialists

Alzheimer’s is more than just memory loss. There are many other symptoms that can help you identify — and treat — Alzheimer’s early to slow down symptoms.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/november/stages-of-alzheimers

Many people with spinal tumors receive several other diagnoses before they get to the right one. Here's why a spinal tumor is challenging to diagnose.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2016/may/when-you-could-have-a-spinal-tumor

Jan-Karl Burkhardt, MD, is an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Penn Medicine. Dr. Burkhardt sees patients at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine and specializes in the treatment of co...

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/september/question-and-answer-with-dr-burkhardt

There are many different types of spine surgeries from minimally invasive surgery to traditional spine surgery. Learn from our spine surgeons what to consider before perusing spine surgery.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/july/types-of-spine-surgery

The Penn Spine Center offers streamlined, collaborative, and multidisciplinary care.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/july/diagnosing-spinal-tumors

Dr. Jacobs and Dr. Amit Bar-Or, received a grant from the Penn Board of Women Visitors to kick-start the Women’s MS Program.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/july/personalized-care-and-education-for-women-with-ms

Penn Neurology is standardizing models of headache care across the health system through a variety of initiatives through the Headache Program.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/july/standardizing-headache-care-across-penn-medicine

the Penn Brain Science Translation Innovation and Modulation (brainSTIM) Center launched through the support of the Perelman School of Medicine.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/july/new-brainstim-center

Daniel Yoshor, MD, has recently been appointed as chair of the Department of Neurosurgery and vice president of clinical integration and innovation for Penn Medicine.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/june/question-and-answer-with-dr-yoshor

Dmitriy Petrov, MD, is an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Penn Medicine.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/june/question-and-answer-with-dr-petrov

The Penn Memory Center has compiled a list of tips for caregivers to help reduce the stress of these uncertain times and ease the challenges that often come with caring for a dementia patient.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/june/caring-for-dementia-patients-during-covid19

Dr. Siderowf offers advice on how to protect yourself against COVID-19 and how it affects patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD).

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/june/tips-for-managing-your-pd-during-covid19

Dr. Cucchiara is among a growing army of doctors and medical professionals sounding the alarm about the importance of getting needed emergency care during the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/may/emergency-care-for-strokes-during-covid19

The digitization of health care is enabling providers to gain insights into patients and help them in ways that hadn’t been possible before.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/march/giving-patients-a-voice

Neurogenetics co-directors Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre, MD, PhD and Tanya Bardakjian, MS, LCGC, are anticipating big breakthroughs in gene therapy. Learn more about their plans, progress and concerns.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/january/neurogenetics-team-forms

Demand for neurological care has increased rapidly throughout the region. Learn more about our growing community-wide network of specialists.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/january/quality-care-without-commute

Brian Litt, MD and Danielle Bassett, PhD, have been working on developing virtual cortical resection (VCR) technology. Learn more about how this promising method helps guide epilepsy surgery, lea...

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/january/mapping-epileptic-networks

Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, MD, PhD, is leading the charge to advance understanding and treatment of traumatic brain injury. Learn more about his work and the progress being made.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/january/grants-totaling-10-mil

The Department of Neurology is developing an initiative to better serve the growing population of dementia patients. Learn more about their plans and the progress they're making.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2020/january/dementia-pathway

Read our interview with Stephen Bagley, MD, MSCE to learn more about his work as a medical oncologist, his motivations and his vision for the future of Neuro-Oncology.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/september/conversation-with-stephen-bagley

If you’ve been diagnosed with a brain tumor, you’re not alone — social workers are right there in your corner. Read about the ways a brain tumor social worker can help you from diagnosis to...

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/august/brain-tumor-social-worker

Epilepsy and pregnancy: Is it a safe combo? Here are 7 myths about epilepsy and pregnancy — debunked.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/august/myths-about-epilepsy-and-pregnancy

Seizure triggers are different for everyone. If you have epilepsy, what could cause your seizures? Some of the answers may surprise you

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/august/surprising-epilepsy-seizure-triggers

Jang Yoon, MD, MSc, is an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Penn Medicine. Dr. Yoon sees patients at the Penn Spine Center at Pennsylvania Hospital, where he specializes in complex spine sur...

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/august/question-and-answer-with-dr-yoon

In this podcast segment, Dr, Kate Davis talks about the journey for epilepsy patients, the new technology and treatment being researched at Penn Medicine.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/july/podcast-epilepsy-and-research

The Penn Behavioral Health’s Adult Autism Spectrum Program led by Edward S. Brodkin, MD, is raising the bar through this program by providing more education and treatment for autism in adults.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/july/adult-autism-spectrum-program

Here’s what you should know about brain aneurysms — what causes them, warning signs to look out for, how they’re diagnosed and treated, and steps you can take to lower your risk of developi...

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/june/brain-aneurysms

The new Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics is studying how and why aesthetics affect decision making.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/june/unraveling-the-science-of-beauty-and-art

Now FDA-approved for the treatment of tremor associated with Parkinson's Disease, MR-guided focused ultrasound may be a key to relieving other motor symptoms of Parkinson's.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/june/the-future-of-mr-guided-focused-ultrasound-for-pd-motor-symptoms

Learn how Spinraza, a drug that can slow progression of spinal muscular atrophy, has made measureable improvements in the life of one Penn Medicine patient.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/june/sma-best-christmas-present-ever

Lauren Elman, MD, explains how Penn is transforming the way neurodegenerative disease are being treated – and the future.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/june/future-of-neurodegenerative-disease-care

Physicians at Penn’s Department of Neurology and Center for Neuroinflammation and Experimental Therapeutics are using precision medicine to develop new treatment approaches for multiple scleros...

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/may/neuro-immune-revolution

MS Nurse Manager Kristin McCabe is dedicated to turning challenges into opportunities for patients at Penn’s Multiple Sclerosis Center.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/may/enhancing-patient-care

Here’s what you should know about mini strokes — and why treatment at a comprehensive stroke center matters.

https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/neuroscience-blog/2019/may/tia-mini-stroke