A stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain or neck becomes blocked by a clot which migrated or a plaque that broke interrupting flow to areas in the brain.
Month: August 2020
Returning to the sacred patient-physician relationship
Virginia Thornley, M.D., Board-Certified Neurologist, Epileptologist https://neurologybuzz.com/ August 15, 2020 Introduction Seeing physician burnout articles every page you swipe on social media, on physician online media groups, and in editorials of national syndicates are becoming the norm. Not to minimize it, it can become fairly discouraging reading about the fate of well-educated healers with only…
Living with Memory Loss
Virginia Thornley, M.D., Board-Certified Neurologist, EpileptologistAugust 16, 2020 IntroductionThere are many reasons why one may have a loss of memory. It could be related to head injury, epilepsy, or neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. What to doEngaging in activities that involve the thought processes such as doing crossword puzzles, reading engaging books or novels or…