Lucy Mulloor woke up one morning and realized something was terribly wrong. The 45-year-old single-mom could hear her two daughters in the kitchen but couldn't call out to them. She'd lost the ability ...

Powerful magnetic fields might be able to help stroke patients regain their speech ability Magnetic stimulation of the brain combined with intensive speech therapy helped patients recover their speech ...

Researchers have used repetitive magnetic stimulation on the brain of a man who’d had a cerebellar stroke 12 years ago, improving his walking speed, balance, and coordination. The innovative treatment ...

Use of transcranial magnetic stimulation to the cerebellum promoted gait and balance recovery in stroke patients in a new study. "We showed a clear increase in walking ability and balance with this ...

December 22, 2011 — A new study suggests that use of theta-burst stimulation can help patients with stroke who are suffering from hemispatial neglect, with improvements apparent after only 2 weeks of ...

With more than $3.7 million in funding from the National Institute on Aging, Medical University of South Carolina neuropsychologist Andreana Benitez, Ph.D., of the Department of Neurology in the ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in older adults. Current approaches to treatment include cholinesterase inhibitors such as donepezil and the NMDA receptor antagonist ...

Noninvasive brain stimulation has emerged as a promising adjunct therapy for post-stroke dysphagia, a condition that significantly compromises swallowing safety and nutritional status. By targeting ...

Three months ago, Forest Adams' health was at "an all-time low," she said. The 22-year-old had to take a leave of absence from working with children with autism to search for something that would work ...