An international team of researchers has discovered a significant genetic component of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy (IGE), the most common form of epilepsy. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder...
In many pathologies of the nervous system, there is a common event - cells called microglia are activated from surveillant watchmen into fighters.聽 Microglia are the immune cells of the nervous...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as 鈥淟ou Gehrig鈥檚 Disease,鈥 is a devastating fatal disease of the nervous system that kills two to five Canadians every day. On September 19th and...
What is ALS?Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig鈥檚 disease, is a neurodegenerative disease in which progressive muscle weakness leads to paralysis. ALS is a result of the...
November 8 2012 - After a worldwide search, the renowned Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital 鈥 The Neuro 鈥 of 黑料不打烊 University and the 黑料不打烊 University Health Centre has a new director,...
The Neuro has been at the forefront of epilepsy treatment and research for over half a century. The 鈥淢ontreal Procedure鈥 developed by Dr. Wilder Penfield and colleagues revolutionized the surgical...
A new study shows that memory pathology in older mice with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease can be reversed with treatment. The study by researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital - The...
January 28, 2013 - A revolutionary technology has the ability to detect and diagnose Alzheimer鈥檚 disease with unprecedented accuracy. The computerized technique known as SNIPE analyzes magnetic...