June 15, 2020

COVID-19 Can Start With Neurological Symptoms

MONDAY, June 15, 2020 -- While a fever and cough have seemed to be the early warning signs of COVID-19, new research shows almost half of hospitalized patients experience a host of neurological problems.

In fact, headaches, dizziness, strokes, weakness, decreased alertness or other neurological symptoms can appear before the more commonly known symptoms of infection with the new coronavirus (known as SARS-COV-2), the researchers said.

June 15, 2020

Wristband 'Zapper' Might Help Calm Tourette Syndrome

THURSDAY, June 4, 2020 -- A wristband that zaps a key nerve may help quell the uncontrollable tics of Tourette syndrome, according to British researchers.

"We think we've come up with a safe and effective piece of technology that we believe is relatively cheap that will give control over tics to people with Tourette syndrome," said lead researcher Stephen Jackson, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University of Nottingham.

May 19, 2020

AHA News: Hearing Loss and the Connection to Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia

WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (American Heart Association News) -- Sound has the power to stimulate the brain, which is why hearing loss has the potential to have a profound effect on health – especially among older adults.

About 1 in 3 people in the United States between the ages of 65 and 74 has hearing loss, according to the National Institutes of Health. A 2016 study in the American Journal of Public Health found about two-thirds of adults ages 70 or older suffer from hearing impairment that may affect daily communication.

April 29, 2020

Some COVID-19 Patients Stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome

TUESDAY, April 21, 2020 -- Studies are beginning to show that, in rare cases, people with severe COVID-19 may develop the serious nervous system disorder known as Guillain-Barre syndrome.

"Guillain-Barre syndrome is a well-known condition in which one's immune system targets peripheral nerves as foreign and attacks them, resulting in the cardinal features of the disease," explained Dr. Anthony Geraci, who directs neuromuscular medicine at Northwell Health in Great Neck, N.Y.