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Shingles: Hope Through Research
NINDS — When the itchy red spots of childhood chickenpox* disappear and life returns to normal, the battle with the virus that causes chickenpox seems won. But for too many of us this triumph of immune system over virus is temporary. The virus has not ...More…
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Parkinson's Disease: Hope Through Research
NINDS — Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It was first described in 1817 by James Parkinson, a British physician who published a paper on what he called "the shaking palsy." In this paper, he set ...More…
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Pain: Hope Through Research
NINDS — Pain in Aging and Pediatric Populations: Special Needs and Concerns You know it at once. It may be the fiery sensation of a burn moments after your finger touches the stove. Or it's a dull ache above your brow after a day of stress and tension. ...More…
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Muscular Dystrophy: Hope Through Research
NINDS — The first historical account of muscular dystrophy appeared in 1830, when Sir Charles Bell wrote an essay about an illness that caused progressive weakness in boys. Six years later, another scientist reported on two brothers who developed ...More…
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Huntington's Disease: Hope Through Research
NINDS — In 1872, the American physician George Huntington wrote about an illness that he called "an heirloom from generations away back in the dim past." He was not the first to describe the disorder, which has been traced back to the Middle Ages at ...More…
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Traumatic Brain Injury: Hope Through Research
NINDS — What Immediate Post-Injury Complications Can Occur From a TBI? Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health problem, especially among male adolescents and young adults ages 15 to 24, and among elderly people of both sexes 75 years and ...More…
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Dementia: Hope Through Research
NINDS — This woman, known as Auguste D., was the first person reported to have the disease now known as It is now clear that AD is a major cause of dementia in elderly people as well as in relatively young adults. Furthermore, we know that it is only one ...More…
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Brain and Spinal Tumors: Hope Through Research
NINDS — A diagnosis of a brain or spinal cord tumor brings uncertainty and worry to you and your friends and family. It's easy to become overwhelmed by a new world of tests, technology, and treatments that you may know little or nothing about. This ...More…
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Spinal Cord Injury: Hope Through Research
NINDS — How Does Rehabilitation Help People Recover From Spinal Cord Injuries? Accounts of spinal cord injuries and their treatment date back to ancient times, even though there was little chance of recovery from such a devastating injury. The earliest ...More…
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Multiple Sclerosis: Hope Through Research
NINDS — Although multiple sclerosis (MS) was first diagnosed in 1849, the earliest known description of a person with possible MS dates from fourteenth century Holland. An unpredictable disease of the central nervous system, MS can range from relatively ...More…
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Stroke: Hope Through Research
NINDS — More than 2,400 years ago the father of medicine, Hippocrates, recognized and described stroke-the sudden onset of paralysis. Until recently, modern medicine has had very little power over this disease, but the world of stroke medicine is ...More…
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Headache: Hope Through Research
NINDS — Besides Migraine, What Are Other Types of Vascular Headaches? Understanding why headaches occur and improving headache treatment are among the research goals of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). As the leading ...More…