NINDS National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The mission of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke is to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world. Disorders A-Z, News, Research, Health Information, Clinical Trial News and Opportunieis, Information and Resources
Dystonias Fact Sheet at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NINDS - what are the dystonias - Symptoms, classifications - treatment - research
Spasticity Information Page at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NINDS - What is Spasticity -Treatment - Prognosis - Research - Clinical Trials and Organizations
Hypertonia Information Page at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NINDS - What is hypertonia - Treatment - Prognosis - Research - Clinical Trials and Organizations
NINDS Hydrocephalus Information Page - Definition, treatment, prognosis, research, clinical trials, organizations and additional resources rom MEDLINE Plus
Hydrocephalus Fact Sheet at National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeNINDS - Definition, symptoms, causes, prognosis, types of hydrocephalus, treatment and research
In the new study, researchers led by Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., D.MSc., of the University of Rochester , showed that glutamate produced by astrocytes can trigger seizures.
NINDS - Researchers Identify a Signal for Cell Death during Stroke - In a new study, researchers have identified a signal that promotes the death of vulnerable brain cells in an animal model of stroke. In the future, drugs designed to inhibit this death signal might help reduce brain damage in stroke patients