May/June 2010

She quickly learned doctors failed to take her dangerous, debilitating headaches seriously. Here’s how she’s taking migraines from misunderstood to manageable.

Impaired mobility after a stroke can result in social paralysis and a loss of independence. Gait training therapy gets people moving again, helping their long-term health.

How do doctors determine if someone is brain dead? A new brain death guideline from the AAN helps clear things up.

Understanding the criteria for brain death is key to helping doctors and families make appropriate—and consistent—decisions.

A new type of MRI, diffusion kurtosis imaging, is giving researchers new, detailed insights into the human brain—and may help discover early signs of disease.

Neurologists can make a more personalized recommendation regarding someone driving with dementia with help from a new AAN guideline.

Researchers have been working to create oral pills for MS that safely deliver the right dose. Five new drugs are showing promise in clinical trials.

Find the latest migraine news, research, support groups for people living with migraine, and more.

Re-learning life skills as part of brain injury rehab is a long journey, not something that happens overnight.