DBS for Huntington’s Disease: Does It Work?
DBS can reduce chorea in selected Huntington’s disease patients, but that is the limit of what it offers. It does not slow neurodegeneration or address cognitive decline. In patients with existing cognitive impairment, it may worsen it. The evidence base is...
Can a Spinal Cord Injury Cause Paralysis Permanently?
A spinal cord injury can cause permanent paralysis. Whether it does depends on one thing above everything else: how complete the damage is. Complete injuries, where nothing gets through below the injury site, carry the highest risk of lasting paralysis. Incomplete...
What Is Encephalitis and When Does It Need Surgery?
Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain itself, not the surrounding membranes. Most cases are managed medically in intensive care. Surgery enters the picture only when specific complications develop haemorrhage, abscess or brain swelling that no drug can reverse....