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by Floyd E. Bloom, M.D.;
M. Flint Beal, M.D.;
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Seeing Problems � The Dana Guide

Four types of conditions or accidents are the most common neurological causes of vision loss.

Neurofibromatosis � The Dana Guide

Neurofibromatosis consists of two different genetic disorders. Both forms cause tumors to grow along the nerves and also affect nonnervous tissues, such as the

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder � The Dana Guide

Post-traumatic stress disorder develops in response to a terrifying event or ordeal that a person has experienced, witnessed, or learned about from others.

Huntington�s Disease � The Dana Guide

The first signs of HD consist of changes in movement and dexterity, alterations in personality and mood, and occasionally disordered thought and impaired judgme

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome � The Dana Guide

Chronic fatigue syndrome often begins as a flulike illness, but the fatigue persists even after the person has rested or reduced his or her activity.

Visualization and Navigation � The Dana Guide

Most people would say that the organ of vision is the eye, but in fact the eye is only the beginning of the visual system.

Learning and Memory � The Dana Guide

Being able to acquire new knowledge has allowed humans to remain biologically the same for several hundred thousand years yet build the civilization we know to

Paraneoplastic Syndromes � The Dana Guide

Paraneoplastic syndromes are disorders of an organ or tissue caused by a cancer but not due to spread of the cancer to that organ or tissue.

Dyslexia - The Dana Guide

A brain disorder that primarily affects a person�s ability to read and write.

Schizophrenia � The Dana Guide

Schizophrenia affects a variety of mental functions as well as a person�s ability to think clearly and feel intensely.

Recent Updates

Parkinson's Disease — The Dana Guide

Published Jul 06, 2009

by Mahlon R. DeLong

Parkinson's Disease is a progressive neurological disorder that most commonly develops between the ages of 55 and 65.

Alcoholism — The Dana Guide

Published Jun 16, 2009

by Charles P. O'Brien, M.D., Ph.D.

A disease defined by the compulsive use of alcohol to the point that it interferes with work or personal life or impairs health

Anxiety and Panic — The Dana Guide

Published Jun 10, 2009

by Jack M. Gorman

Anxiety is a normal human emotion, but at times can become abnormal and harmful.