At the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Paris last week a long-discussed issue was once again debated: Whether patients should be tested for the disease. There were various press reports about this aspect of the conference. The conundrum seems to be this, namely…
Singer Glen Campbell Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Disease
The famous, talented and rich are not spared being stricken by Alzheimer’s disease. And the latest celebrity to be diagnosed with the malady is country singer Glen Campbell, who is 75. Last week, in an article in People magazine, Campbell’s…
Scientists Link Cellphones To Brain Cancer Again
The debate over whether cellphones cause brain cancer was reignited this week. That’s because a group of global experts, a panel of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Tuesday said that cellphone use may heighten the risk for brain cancer. IARC…
Man Survives After 96 Minutes With No Pulse, And His Brain Is Undamaged
A man who was without a pulse for 96 minutes after collapsing from cardiac arrest not only lived, he lived without sustaining any brain damage. The Wall Street Journal explained the details of this seemingly miraculous rescue in a recent story…
More Insight Into Rare Foreign Accent Syndrome, Sometimes Triggered By Stroke
Earlier this month “The Today Show” did a segment on a bizarre, and rare, speech disorder that sometimes results after injury to the brain. We’ve written about this phenomenon, called foreign accent syndrome, before. But the morning news show shed more light on…
Actress Mary Tyler Moore Recovering From Brain Surgery
Actress Mary Tyler Moore is recovering after having a four-hour surgery Friday to remove a benign tumor from her brain, according to various press reports. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/13/us-marytylermoore-idUSTRE74B52G20110513 Moore, the 74-year-old who made her name in the sitcoms “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and…
Sideline Test Can Quickly Diagnose Concussions In Athletes
Here is something that could be a life-saver, or at least a brain-saver, for athletes: A test for concussions that can be performed on the sidelines and takes just a minute. http://www.subtlebraininjury.com/blog/wp-admin/comment.php?action=editcomment&c=402 A study on the effectivness of the simple test,…
Polar Bear’s Sudden Death Blamed On Undiagnosed Brain Damage
Animal lovers were shook up over the sudden death last month of Knut, the polar bear who resided in the Berlin Zoo. As it turns out, it appears that Knut died from undetected brain damage, according to a report on AsiaOne.com.…
Physician Tries Healing Herself: What Happens When A Neurosurgeon Has A Stroke
There has been a rise in the number of younger people who are having strokes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I’ve run across recent anecdotal evidence of it. The hiphop artist Nate Dogg, for example, just…
Nate Dogg, Known As Hip-Hop Collaborator, Dies Of Stroke Complications
Nate Dogg was not a marquee name in West Coast music like his high school buddy, rapper Snoop Doggy Dog. But he collaborated on records with artists like 50 Cent, and was nominated for four Grammys during his career. Dogg’s career was a relatively short…