When Do Medicines Stop Working for Essential Tremor?
Medicines stop working for essential tremor when the tremor outgrows what the drug can suppress, or when side effects cap the dose before it helps. Propranolol and primidone are the usual first choices, and they ease shaking in roughly half of patients, rarely more....
Can DBS Surgery Stop Parkinson’s Tremors?
DBS surgery doesn’t stop Parkinson’s tremors completely, but it reduces them sharply in most patients. Deep brain stimulation sends steady electrical pulses into the movement-control regions of the brain, settling the abnormal signals that drive shaking....
Causes of Epilepsy: How Is It Diagnosed and Treated?
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder defined by recurrent, unprovoked seizures from sudden bursts of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. The triggers vary from one patient to the next, genetic mutations, head injury, stroke, brain tumours, or central...