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Brain and Nervous System

Learn about the brain and nervous system

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Your brain and your nervous system work together to help you do things like see, smell, taste, feel, and move. Your nervous system sends signals to your brain to control these important functions. It also takes messages from your brain to your muscles, organs, and skin. But sometimes there is a problem, and the signals can't be sent. For example, with Parkinson's disease, nerve cells in the brain break down and can't send signals, so you may have trouble moving the way you want to. Other problems, like vertigo, happen when your sensing systems send false signals to your brain.

Our topics can help you learn more about your brain and nerve symptoms. Find out about certain diseases and disorders so you can understand the best treatment for your needs. To get started, explore these brain and nervous system topics:

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Absence Epilepsy Acupressure Bands for Motion Sickness ADHD Myths and Facts ADHD: Social Skills Training Age-Related Hearing Loss Agitation and Dementia Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Alcohol Abuse: Other Health Problems That May Occur Alcohol and Drug Problems Alcohol and Substance Abuse in PTSD Alcohol Effects on a Fetus Altitude Sickness Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Maintaining Good Nutrition Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Making the Most of Remaining Abilities Alzheimer's and Other Dementias: Making Your Home Safe Alzheimer's Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Anesthesia Anesthesia Specialists Anesthesia: Health Risks Anesthesia: Malignant Hyperthermia Response Antidepressants for Migraine Headaches Apolipoprotein E-4 Genetic (DNA) Test Asperger's Syndrome Aspirin Assistive Devices for People With Disabilities Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Aura and Seizures Autism Avoiding Mercury in Fish Back Pain in Children and Teenagers Back School for Low Back Pain Back Surgeries for Tumors and Infections Back to Work? Bacterial Infections of the Spine Behavior Rating Scales for ADHD Behavior Therapy for ADHD Bell's Palsy Bell's Palsy: Conditions With Similar Symptoms Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Binge Eating Disorder Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens Bipolar Disorder in Children: Other Health Problems That May Occur Bipolar Disorder in Children: School Issues Body Mechanics Borderline Personality Disorder Botulinum (Botox) Injection for Low Back Pain Botulism Brain Aneurysm Brain Aneurysm: Endovascular Coil Embolization Brandt-Daroff Exercise for Vertigo Capsaicin Carole's Story: Taking Medicine Right Away to Stop a Migraine Carotid Artery Stenting Carotid Endarterectomy for TIA and Stroke Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Nerve Tests Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Activities to Limit Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Reducing Pain and Swelling Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Safe Posture and Movements Cathy's Story: Dealing With Stress Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy: Bathing and Grooming Tips Cerebral Palsy: Controversial Treatments Cerebral Palsy: Early Signs Cerebral Palsy: Help for Speech Problems Cerebral Palsy: Other Medical Problems Cerebral Palsy: Safety Tips Cervical Disc Herniation Cervical Spinal Stenosis Chemical Ablation for Vertigo Cheryl's Story: Dealing With Depression Cholesterol and Stroke Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Chronic Fatigue: Antidepressants Chronic Fatigue: Changing Your Schedule Chronic Fatigue: Getting Support Chronic Pain Chronic Pain Syndrome Classification and Types of Hydrocephalus Classification of Spinal Cord Injuries Cluster Headaches Cluster Headaches: Conditions With Similar Symptoms Cochlear Implants and Meningitis Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Pain Management Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Complications of Osteoarthritis Comprehensive Rehabilitation Programs for Low Back Pain Concussion Conditions Related to Dyslexia Conditions With Symptoms Similar to Depression in Children and Teens Confusion, Memory Loss, and Altered Alertness Congenital Hydrocephalus Counseling for PTSD Debbie's Story: People Can and Do Recover Deciding to Get Treatment for PTSD Decompressive Laminectomy for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Deep Brain Stimulation Degenerative Disc Disease Dementia Dementia: Bladder and Bowel Problems Dementia: Helping a Person Avoid Confusion Dementia: Legal Issues Dementia: Medicines to Treat Behavior Changes Dementia: Support for Caregivers Dementia: Testing How Well a Person Functions Dementia: Tips for Communicating Dementia: Understanding Behavior Changes Depression Depression and Suicide Depression and the Holidays Depression in Children and Teens Depression in Older Adults Depression Screening Depression, Anxiety, and Physical Health Problems Diabetes: Amputation for Foot Problems Diabetes: Lab Tests for Nerve Problems Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy Diabetic Focal Neuropathy Diabetic Neuropathy Diabetic Neuropathy: Exercising Safely Diabetic Neuropathy: Medical History and Physical Exam Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Diagnosing Epilepsy: EEG's Limits Differences Between ADHD and Bipolar Disorder in Children Differences Between Essential Tremor and Parkinson's Disease Discectomy or Microdiscectomy for a Lumbar Herniated Disc Discography for Low Back Pain Diuretics for Ménière's Disease Dizziness: Lightheadedness and Vertigo Do I Have Depression? Dyslexia E. Coli Infection From Food or Water: Blood and Kidney Problems Ear Infection and Hearing Loss Ear Injuries and Hearing Loss Eat a Balanced Diet for Mental Health Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Encephalitis Encephalitis: Mosquitoes and Ticks Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Epidural and Spinal Anesthesia Epilepsy Epilepsy and Driving Epilepsy Medicine Therapy Failure Epilepsy: Anterior Temporal Lobectomy Epilepsy: Atonic Seizures Epilepsy: Complex Partial Seizures Epilepsy: Generalized Seizures Epilepsy: Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures Epilepsy: Myoclonic Seizures Epilepsy: Simple Partial Seizures Epilepsy: Tonic Seizures Epley and Semont Maneuvers for Vertigo Evaluation and Treatment After a First Seizure Exercising to Prevent a Stroke Expert: Be Active to Help Your Back Heal Factors That Increase the Risk of Back Pain and Injury Fainting Family History of Epilepsy Family Therapy for Depression in Children FDA Advisories for Antidepressants Fear and Anger in PTSD Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Caring For Your Baby Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Signs That Your Child Needs to Be Evaluated First Aid for Head Wounds in Children First Aid for Low Back Pain Focal Epilepsy Gastroparesis General Anesthesia Generalized Anxiety Disorder Get Chores Done Without Making Your Pain Worse Get Regular Exercise for Mental Health Getting Help Around the House Getting Support When You Have Low Back Pain Ginger for Motion Sickness Grief and PTSD Guillain-Barré Syndrome Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Immunotherapy Head Injuries in Children: Problems to Watch For Head Injury, Age 3 and Younger Head Injury, Age 4 and Older Headache Prevention: Posture and Body Mechanics Headaches Headaches in Children Health Tracking Forms and Checklists Hearing Aids Hearing Loss Hearing Self-Test Heavy Sweating Helping a Family Member Who Has PTSD Helping a Person During a Seizure Hemispherectomy for Epilepsy Hemorrhagic Stroke High Blood Pressure, Transient Ischemic Attack, and Stroke How Common Is Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? How Diabetes Causes Foot Problems How Diabetes Causes Nerve Disease How We Hear Huntington's Disease Genetic Test Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Imaging Tests for Epilepsy Independent Living for People With Disabilities Infantile Spasms (West Syndrome) Injury to the Tailbone (Coccyx) Interactive Tool: Are You Depressed? Interactive Tool: Do You Have a Drinking Problem? Interactive Tool: Should I Consider Surgery for My Low Back Problem? Interactive Tool: What Is Your Risk for a Stroke if You Have Atrial Fibrillation? Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET) for Low Back Pain Jack's Story: Will I Need Surgery? Jerry's Story: Reducing Stress to Stop Tension Headaches Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Kernicterus Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy Labyrinthitis and Vestibular Neuritis Learning Disabilities Leg Problems, Noninjury Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Living With a Spinal Cord Injury Living With More Than One Health Problem Local Anesthesia Lorna's Story: There's No Fast Cure Low Back Pain Low Back Pain and Sex Lumbar Herniated Disc Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Arthrodesis) Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Lumbosacral Region of the Spine Lyme Disease Mad Cow Disease Medical Conditions That May Cause Back Pain Medical History and Physical Exam for Dementia or Alzheimer's Disease Medications and Other Substances That Can Cause Symptoms of Depression Medicine for Tourette's Disorder Medicines for Cluster Headaches Melatonin Memory Problems: Tips for Helping the Person With Daily Tasks Memory Problems: Wandering Ménière's Disease Meningitis Meningitis and Group B Streptococci Meningitis and Listeria Monocytogenes Meningitis: Long-Term Problems Meningitis: Medicines for Pressure on the Brain Meningitis: Medicines for Seizures Meningitis: Short-Term Complications Mental Health Problems and Stigma Migraine Headache Triggers Migraine Headaches Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Mild, Moderate, and Severe Vertigo Misdiagnosis of Lyme Disease Mobility After a Spinal Cord Injury Monitoring During Anesthesia Morton's Neuroma Motion Sickness Moving From Sitting to Standing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Multiple Sclerosis and Geographic Location Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy Multiple Sclerosis Progression Multiple Sclerosis: Alternative Treatments Multiple Sclerosis: Benefits of Exercise Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical Trials Multiple Sclerosis: Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) Multiple Sclerosis: Medicines for Depression Multiple Sclerosis: Medicines for Fatigue Multiple Sclerosis: Medicines for Muscle Stiffness and Tremors Multiple Sclerosis: Mental and Emotional Problems Multiple Sclerosis: Mercury Dental Fillings Multiple Sclerosis: Modifying Your Home Multiple Sclerosis: MRI Results Multiple Sclerosis: Other Treatments Under Study Multiple Sclerosis: Pain Medicines Multiple Sclerosis: Questions About What to Expect Multiple Sclerosis: Total Lymphoid Irradiation Multiple Sclerosis: Treating Sexual Problems With Medicines Multiple Sclerosis: Urinary Tract Tests Muscle Relaxants for Anesthesia Myths About Tourette's Disorder Myths and Facts About Depression Neisseria Meningitidis Nerve Function Tests for Evaluating Low Back Problems Nervous System Problems Neurological Exam for Parkinson's Disease Neurosyphilis Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Nonepileptic Seizures (NES) Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Occupational Therapy for People With Chronic Disease OCD Medicines Other Than SSRIs Office Ergonomics Open Carpal Tunnel Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Orthopedic Surgery for Cerebral Palsy Other Conditions With Symptoms Similar to Spinal Stenosis Other Types of Counseling for PTSD Pain in a Spinal Cord Injury Pain Management Pain Management Clinic Pain Medicines for Diabetic Neuropathy Pallidotomy (Posteroventral Pallidotomy) for Parkinson's Disease Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder Parkinson-Plus Syndromes Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's Disease and Depression Parkinson's Disease and Exercise Parkinson's Disease and Freezing Parkinson's Disease and Nutrition Parkinson's Disease and Sexual Problems Parkinson's Disease and Speech Problems Parkinson's Disease and Tremors Parkinson's Disease: Classification Parkinson's Disease: Eating and Drooling Problems Parkinson's Disease: Levodopa Versus Dopamine Agonists Parkinson's Disease: Modifying Your Activities and Your Home Parkinson's Disease: Movement Problems From Levodopa Parkinson's Disease: Other Symptoms Patty’s Story: Using Positive Thinking to Help Back Pain Percutaneous Discectomy for a Lumbar Herniated Disc Periodic Limb Movement Disorder Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Anesthesia Peripheral Neuropathy Phantom Limb Pain and Chronic Pain Physical Exam for Chronic Pain Physical Exam for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Physical Therapy Physical Therapy for Spinal Stenosis Pinched Nerve In or Near the Elbow Postoperative Problems Postpartum Depression Post-Polio Syndrome Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Pregnancy and Epilepsy Pregnancy: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Pressure Injuries From Scuba Diving Preventing Falls in Older Adults Preventing Falls: Exercises for Strength and Balance Procedural Sedation Progressive Muscle Relaxation Prolotherapy for Low Back Pain Proper Back Posture (Neutral Spine) PTSD and Depression PTSD and Negative Coping PTSD and Panic Attacks PTSD and Physical Health Problems PTSD and Suicide PTSD and Your Family Pudendal Neuralgia Questions About Medicines for Epilepsy Questions Your Doctor May Ask Before Prescribing Medicine for Depression in Children and Teens Rabies Rabies: HRIG Injection Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Pain Ravi’s Story: Coping With Back Pain and Depression Regional Anesthesia Rehabilitation Programs for Low Back Problems Relapse of Schizophrenia Resorption of a Herniated Disc Restless Legs Syndrome Restless Legs Syndrome: What Conditions Can Cause It? Returning to Play After a Head Injury During a Sporting Event Reye Syndrome Ringing in the Ears (Tinnitus) Robert's Story: Getting and Staying Active Safe Hand and Wrist Movements Schizophrenia Schizophrenia and the Caregiver Schizophrenia: Encouraging Social Skills Sciatica Screening for Hearing Problems Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Seizures Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy Self-Massage Serotonin Syndrome Severity of Back Injuries Shaken Baby Syndrome Sherri's Story: Medicines Do Work Shingles Sleep Problems, Age 12 and Older Smoking and Stroke Risk Social Anxiety Disorder Spasticity Speech and Language Development Speech and Language Development: Helping Your 1- to 2-Year-Old Speech and Language Development: Red Flags Speech and Language Milestones, Ages 1 to 3 Years Speech and Language Milestones, Ages 3 to 5 Years Speech and Language Milestones, Birth to 1 Year Speech Problems From Brain or Nervous System Damage Speech Problems: Normal Disfluency Spina Bifida Spinal Cord Injuries: Areas of Research Spinal Cord Injury: Adapting Your Home Spinal Cord Injury: Assisted Cough Spinal Cord Injury: Autonomic Dysreflexia Spinal Cord Injury: Breathing Practice Spinal Cord Injury: Changing Your Activity Levels Spinal Cord Injury: Dietary Issues Spinal Cord Injury: Finding a Rehab Center Spinal Cord Injury: Flexibility Exercises Spinal Cord Injury: Safe Transfers To or From a Wheelchair Spinal Cord Injury: Sensual Exercises Spinal Cord Injury: Talking With Your Partner About Sex Spinal Cord Injury: Your Rehabilitation Team Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain Spondylolisthesis Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis Stages of Lyme Disease Stages of Sleep Stages of Syphilis Stan's Story: Getting There Hasn't Been Easy Stopping Medicine for Epilepsy Straight-Leg Test for Evaluating Low Back Pain Stress Journal Stress Management Stroke Stroke and TIA: Who Is Affected Stroke Rehabilitation Stroke Risk and Carotid Endarterectomy Stroke Symptoms Stroke: Behavior Changes Stroke: Common Disabilities Stroke: Getting Dressed Stroke: Hesitant or Impulsive? Stroke: How to Prevent Another One Stroke: Life-Threatening Complications Stroke: Memory Tips Stroke: Perception Changes Stroke: The Unaffected Side Stuttering Stuttering: Risk Factors Suicidal Thoughts or Threats Susan's Story: A Friend Really Helps Symptoms of Depression in Children Talk to Others About Depression Tay-Sachs Disease Teen Alcohol and Drug Abuse Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Temporary Confusion or Decreased Alertness Tension Headache Triggers Tension Headaches Thalamotomy for Parkinson's Disease Tips for Parents of Children With Epilepsy Tourette's Disorder Tourette's Disorder Tics Tourette's Disorder: Habit Reversal Training Tourette's Disorder: Making Home and School Life Easier Tourette's Disorder: Tic Triggers Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Traumatic Brain Injury Treatments for Developmental Stuttering Tremor Types of Cerebral Palsy Types of Headache Types of Multiple Sclerosis Types of Schizophrenia Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome Upper and Middle Back Pain Use Heat or Ice to Relieve Low Back Pain Vagus Nerve Stimulator for Epilepsy Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Vertigo: Level 1 (Easy) Balance Exercises Vertigo: Level 2 (Harder) Balance Exercises Vertigo: Senses That Help Your Balance and Position Vertigo: Walking Exercises Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia Vocational Training Warning Signs of Dementia Weakness and Fatigue West Nile Virus Worried About Addiction? Wrist Splint for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Medical Tests
Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in Blood Angiogram Angiogram of the Head and Neck Blood Alcohol Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Head and Face Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Spine Cranial Ultrasound Electroencephalogram (EEG) Electromyogram (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies Electronystagmogram (ENG) Lumbar Puncture Lyme Disease Test Magnesium (Mg) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Head Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Spine Mental Health Assessment Myelogram Neuropsychological Tests Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Self-Test for Breath Alcohol Sleep Studies Tay-Sachs Test Vitamin B12

Medications
Acamprosate for Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Acetaminophen for Low Back Pain Acyclovir for Encephalitis Amantadine for Parkinson's Disease Anesthetic or Corticosteroid Injections for Low Back Pain Antibiotics for Bacterial Meningitis Antibiotics for Lyme Disease Anticholinergic Agents for Parkinson's Disease Anticholinergics for Cerebral Palsy Anticholinergics for Urinary Incontinence in Spinal Cord Injuries Anticonvulsants for Cerebral Palsy Anticonvulsants for Chronic Low Back Pain Anticonvulsants for Chronic Pain Anticonvulsants for Restless Legs Syndrome Antidepressant Medicines Used to Treat OCD Antiemetics (Phenothiazines) Antihistamines for Vertigo Antihypertensives for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Antiplatelet Medicines for Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Antipsychotics for Child and Teen Bipolar Disorder Antipsychotics for the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder Antipsychotics for Treating Schizophrenia Antivirals for Shingles Atomoxetine (Strattera) for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Benzodiazepines for Epilepsy Benzodiazepines for Panic Disorder Benzodiazepines for Restless Legs Syndrome Benzodiazepines for Social Anxiety Disorder Beta-Blockers for Migraine Headaches Calcium Channel Blockers for Cluster Headaches Calcium Channel Blockers for Migraine Headaches Carbamazepine for Epilepsy Cerebral Palsy: Medicines to Relax Spastic Muscles Cholinesterase Inhibitors for Alzheimer's Disease COMT Inhibitors for Parkinson's Disease Corticosteroids for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Corticosteroids for Multiple Sclerosis Disulfiram Dopamine Agonists for Parkinson's Disease Dopamine Precursors and Agonists for Restless Legs Syndrome Epidural Steroid Injections for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Ergotamines for Cluster Headaches Ergotamines for Migraine Headaches Ethosuximide for Epilepsy Felbamate for Epilepsy Fingolimod for Multiple Sclerosis Gabapentin for Epilepsy Glatiramer for Multiple Sclerosis High-Flow Oxygen Inhalation Therapy for Cluster Headaches Interferon Beta for Multiple Sclerosis Lamotrigine for Epilepsy Levetiracetam for Epilepsy Levodopa Medicines for Parkinson's Disease Lithium for Cluster Headaches MAO-B Inhibitors for Parkinson's Disease Memantine for Alzheimer's Disease Mitoxantrone for Multiple Sclerosis Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) for Depression Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) for Panic Disorder Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) for Social Anxiety Disorder Mood Stabilizers for Child and Teen Bipolar Disorder Mood-Stabilizing Medicines for Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia Muscle Relaxants Natalizumab for Multiple Sclerosis Opiate Pain Relievers for Chronic Pain Opiate Pain Relievers for Low Back Pain Opiate Pain Relievers for Restless Legs Syndrome Opiate Pain Relievers for Spinal Stenosis Other Antidepressants for Depression Oxcarbazepine for Epilepsy Phenobarbital for Epilepsy Phenytoin for Epilepsy Prazosin for PTSD Scopolamine Sedatives for Vertigo Seizure Medicine to Prevent Migraine Headaches Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) for Depression Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) for Depression in Children and Teens Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) for Postpartum Depression Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) for PTSD Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Depression and Pain After a Stroke Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Panic Disorder Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for Social Anxiety Disorder Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) for Chronic Pain Serotonin Antagonists (5-HT3 Receptor Antagonists) Stimulants for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Tiagabine for Epilepsy Tissue Plasminogen Activator (t-PA) for Stroke Topiramate for Epilepsy Tricyclic and Tetracyclic Antidepressants for Depression Tricyclic and Tetracyclic Antidepressants for Low Back Pain Tricyclic Antidepressants for Chronic Pain Tricyclic Antidepressants for Panic Disorder Tricyclic Antidepressants for Postpartum Depression Triptans (Serotonin Receptor Agonists) for Migraine Headaches Triptans for Cluster Headaches Valproate for Epilepsy Zonisamide for Epilepsy

Make a Wise Decision
ADHD: Should My Child Take Medicine for ADHD? Alzheimer's Disease: Should I Take Medicines? Alzheimer's or Other Dementia: Should I Move My Relative Into Long-Term Care? Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Take an Anticoagulant to Prevent Stroke? Atrial Fibrillation: Which Anticoagulant Should I Take To Prevent Stroke? Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Should I Have Surgery? Depression: Should I Stop Taking My Antidepressant? Depression: Should I Take an Antidepressant? Depression: Should I Take Antidepressants While I'm Pregnant? Depression: Should My Child Take Medicine to Treat Depression? Headaches: Should I Have Imaging Tests to Find Out What's Causing My Headaches? Headaches: Should I Take Medicine to Prevent Migraines? Headaches: Should I Take Prescription Medicine for Tension Headaches? Low Back Pain: Should I Have an MRI? Low Back Pain: Should I Have Spinal Manipulation? Low Back Pain: Should I Try Epidural Steroid Shots? Lumbar Herniated Disc: Should I Have Surgery? Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Should I Have Surgery? Multiple Sclerosis: Should I Start Taking Medicines for MS? Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Should I Take Medicine for OCD? Panic Disorder: Should I Take Medicine? Stroke: Should I Have Carotid Endarterectomy? Stroke: Should I Move My Loved One Into Long-Term Care?

Take Action
ADHD: Helping Your Child Get the Most From School ADHD: Helping Your Child Get Things Done Alcohol Problems: Helping Someone Get Treatment Alcohol Problems: How to Stop Drinking Bipolar Disorder in Children: Helping Your Child Prevent Manic Episodes Bipolar Disorder: Preventing Manic Episodes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Using Graded Exercise to Get More Energy Depression: Dealing With Medicine Side Effects Depression: Helping Someone Get Treatment Depression: Managing Postpartum Depression Depression: Supporting Someone Who Is Depressed Depression: Taking Antidepressants Safely Epilepsy: Taking Your Medicines Properly Headaches: Finding and Avoiding Triggers Headaches: Managing a Headache Migraines: Finding and Avoiding Triggers Multiple Sclerosis: Rehabilitation Programs Restless Legs Syndrome: Getting More Sleep Seasonal Affective Disorder: Using Light Therapy Stroke Recovery: Coping With Eating Problems Substance Abuse: Dealing With Teen Substance Use Vertigo: Balance Exercises Vertigo: Staying Safe When You Have Balance Problems Wrist Care: Preventing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Last Revised: August 24, 2011

Medical Review:

Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine

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