Neurology Events
Disability Education Series: Cerebral Palsy — Diagnosis and Management2024-03-27
In honor of National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, we will discuss the clinical features of cerebral palsy, common etiologies, and treatment of muscle tone and symptoms.
High Cholesterol2023-08-28
Join Linda Hemphill, MD, to learn about the role of high cholesterol in heart attack and stroke, as well as discuss ways to manage cholesterol levels.
Multiple Sclerosis: Understanding the Condition and Working to Mitigate Its Impact2023-08-21
Giovanna Manzano, MD, will review how multiple sclerosis (MS) impacts the nervous system, its common clinical symptoms, treatment and management options, and lifestyle changes that can help mitigate disease activity.
Understanding and Living with Dementia: Diagnosis, Navigating the Healthcare System, and Care Network2023-08-01
In this talk, Barbara Moscowitz, MSW, LICSW, will discuss the differences in memory issues, how to proceed with an evaluation, and how people with dementia and their caregivers can adapt.
Nutritional Risk for Cognitive Decline: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly2023-06-28
Join Gene Bowman, ND, MPH, for a talk on how diet is clinically assessed for patients, as well as how nutrients reach the brain and what dietary patterns are favorable and unfavorable.
Making Sense of Parkinson’s Disease2023-04-19
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. The number of people with Parkinson’s disease is increasing globally. In this talk, Dr. Albert Hung will review the symptoms, diagnosis, causes, and treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
Predicting and Promoting Recovery of Consciousness After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury2023-03-29
In this talk, Dr. Brian Edlow will discuss advances in brain imaging and how they are guiding new therapies aimed at promoting recovery of consciousness.
Brain Health for Disease Prevention2022-03-21
3 out of 5 people in the United States will develop brain disease in their lifetime and in many cases, this is preventable. Despite this, brain health is not commonly considered in preventive medicine. If this paradigm were to shift, it could reduce suffering worldwide. In this talk, we will discuss ways to promote brain health and why it is important to do so.
Transforming Medicine Through Innovation
Research at Massachusetts General Hospital integrates the full spectrum of "bench to bedside" discovery. Laboratory scientists work collaboratively with clinicians to make discoveries and turn them into treatments, diagnostics and devices that improve our quality of life.