The University of Vermont Medical Center HealthSource brain blog is your leading source for brain news, brain articles and nervous system articles from industry experts. Read through a collection of brain and nervous system information on a variety of topics such as Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease and more. The HealthSource brain blog features an array of regular authors and contributors from the medical world including doctors, nutritionists, nurse practitioners and healthcare experts.
You may have heard of Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Muscular Dystrophy, but you might not have heard about another neuromuscular disease: Myasthenia Gravis, or MG. It’s a breakdown in the normal communication between your nerves and voluntary muscles that will cause weakness, fatigue, and a loss of function. For many patients, it can make […]
Every 65 seconds, somebody in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease. The number of cases of Alzheimer’s disease will grow to 70 million by 2033. In Vermont, medical experts predict that the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease will increase by 41 percent by 2030. Here to talk with us is Dr. Michael LaMantia, a […]
When it comes to stroke, there are many risk factors that are beyond your control, including Being over age 55; Being a female (each year, women have more strokes than men, and stroke kills more women than men. Use of birth control pills, pregnancy, history of preeclampsia/eclampsia or gestational diabetes, oral contraceptive use, and smoking, […]
Join Nancy Malhotra, Stroke Program NP, and Rebecca Louko, PT, Supervisor Rehab Therapy Center for “Every Minute Counts! Surviving a Stroke” on Wednesday, May 9, 6 – 7:00 pm in the Davis Auditorium at the UVM Medical Center. The class is free and open to the public. Free parking is available. Registration is required. To register, contact […]
Diabetic retinopathy is a disease that affects nearly 8 million Americans and is a leading cause of blindness in adults. In the latest episode of HealthSource Radio, Dr. Christopher Brady talks about the disease. Brady is an ophthalmologist at the UVM Medical Center and assistant professor at the Larner College of Medicine at UVM. Listen to […]
Our bodies change as we age. In general, we see changes in our hearing, hair, or even height. We may also notice changes in our vision or our sleeping patterns. Memory changes occur, too. For a growing number of aging Americans, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia may take hold. William Pendlebury, MD, medical […]
Glaucoma affects nearly three million Americans and is a major cause of vision loss and blindness around the world. The disease is most common as we age. Beyond age sixty-five, it develops in 2-3 percent of whites and 4-6 percent of African-Americans. It also occurs in infancy and middle age, but this is less common. […]
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. Alzheimer’s is a disease that affects five million Americans. It damages the brain while causing a steady loss of memory, speech impairment, and interference with daily activities. During November, the Alzheimer’s Association recognizes the more than 15 million people in America providing unpaid […]
Concussion is a real ‘buzzword’ these days. Sports-related concussion is caused by biomechanical forces that causes chemical changes in the brain (the head and brain being moved quickly back and forth. Examples include when two players collide or when a cheerleader falls from the top of a human pyramid). There may be no loss of consciousness. […]
It’s possible to have a concussion and not even realize it, however most people do fully recover with rest or by attending physical or occupational therapy. To tell us more about how to know if you have a concussion and the steps to take to recover are a UVM Medical Center physical therapist, Timothy Bissonette, […]
