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Nov
What to Look for After a Slip & Fall
Slip-and-fall accidents are one of the most common accident types in the United States. While slip-and-fall accidents are very common, many people do not report these accidents because they believe they were at fault. After experiencing a slip and fall, you will want to know ...
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Nov
How Does Carotid Artery Disease Cause a Stroke?
A stroke is defined as an acute change in brain function resulting from impaired blood flow. The carotid arteries in the neck supply the brain with blood, and when they are narrowed due to atherosclerotic disease the blood flow to the brain is impaired. More than just restric...
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Nov
What Are Pediatric Brain Tumors?
A pediatric brain tumor is an abnormal growth of cells in the brain of a child. Children, from infants to teenagers, can develop brain tumors. In fact, brain tumors are the most common solid tumors in children. Fortunately, they are rare. Unlike adult brain tumors, metastat...
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Nov
What Is a Brain Tumor?
A brain tumor is an abnormal growth of cells in the brain. Brain tumors may be primary (originating in the brain and its coverings) or metastatic (spread from a tumor elsewhere in the body). Metastaic tumors by definition are malignant. Primary brain tumors, however, may be c...
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Nov
What Is a Cerebral Aneurysm?
A cerebral aneurysm is a bulge or dilation that forms off of the side of an intracranial blood vessel. This dilation is believed to arise from a focal weakness in the muscular layer (intima) of the blood vessel wall. This focal defect in the blood vessel wall is prone to sudd...
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Nov
What Is a Chiari Malformation?
The term chiari malformation refers to group of anatomical abnormalities affecting the cerebellum and/or brain stem. There is a spectrum of chiari malformations classified into different types: type I, type II and type III. A type I chiari malforamtion describes a condition w...
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Nov
What Is Chronic Pain?
Pain is a physiologically normal sensation brought about by bodily injury. Pain is considered chronic when it has lasted for greater than 6 months in the absence of any ongoing injury. What Causes Chronic Pain? The etiology of chronic pain is very complicated, and little is ...
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Nov
What Is a Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)?
AVMs are abnormal clusters of arteries and veins located within the brain or spinal cord. The blood flow in AVMs is abnormal since the blood rapidly flows from a complex of feeding arteries directly into a network of draining veins, bypassing the smaller capillary network of ...
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