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What are
the symptoms of neurological disorders?
Because the brain
controls sleep & wakefulness, there frequently exists an overlap between
neurologic & sleep disorders & their symptoms.
Weakness / Numbness / Tingling
Blackouts / Seizures / Epilepsy / TIA / Stroke
Pain: Head, Neck, Back, Limb / Migraines
Radiculopathy / Neuropathy / Carpal Tunnel
Multiple Sclerosis / Alzheimer’s Dementia / ALS
Sudden Speech, Vision & Hearing Loss
Parkinson’s / Tremors/ Tics / Poor Coordination
Dizziness / Imbalance / Vertigo / Tinnitus
Poor Memory / Attention / Concentration / ADD
Seasonal Depression & Anxiety
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Examples
of diagnoses that are evaluated and treated.
Headaches:
Tension migraines, cluster, sinus, TMJ syndrome
Demyelinating
diseases, e.g., Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinsonism
& other movement disorders
Dementia,
Alzheimer’s
ADD,
hyperactivity, Tourette’s
Stroke/TIA
Epilepsy/Seizures
Neuromuscular
disorders, e.g., Myasthenia Gravis, Muscular Dystrophies
Neuropathies,
e.g., diabetic, carpal tunnel syndrome
Spine&
spinal cord problems, e.g., herniated discs, radiculopathy (pinched
nerves), ALS, Post Polio Syndrome
Tumors of
the nervous system
Neurologic
complications of systemic disease, e.g.,
HIV
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Testing and Treatment Procedures:
EEG
(Electroencephalography)
EMG
(Electromyography)
NCV (Nerve Conduction Velocity)
Visual, Somatosensory & Auditory Evoked
Potentials
Botox Treatment
Massage / Myofascial
Release
Non-Invasive Vascular
Testing (by Lake Washington Vascular Laboratories)
Testing performed at Evergreen Sleep Disorders Center or
Swedish Sleep Medicine Institute:
Polysomnogram
Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT)
Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT)
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