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Tuesday, May 31
by
Dr. Karen
on Tue 31 May 2005 03:48 PM EDT
Most of the time, we hear about all the children being diagnosed with ADHD, but have you thought about what happens when these children grow up?
Even without a formal diagnosis of some kind, how many times have you felt you weren't paying adequate attention, weren't focused enough, didn't follow-through in ways you would like?
The following article, from the Science Daily website, gives some current information about ADHD in adults and describes a bit about the use of neurofeedback as an alternative to medications. more »
Tuesday, May 24
by
Dr. Karen
on Tue 24 May 2005 06:09 PM EDT
Here 's a news story I thought you might find interesting...
Treatment helping eliminate seizures
06:35 PM CDT on Monday, May 23, 2005
By JEFF BRADY / WFAA-TV
The human brain remains by far the most complex and mysterious organ in the body.
But cutting-edge neurofeedback at a lab in Dallas is helping doctors and patients learn more.
One family traveled south from Ohio so their daughter could get help training the brain. Cassandra Wilson, 9, is a skater who floats on ice despite her epilepsy.
Her Dad tapes every skating session, each a neurological mystery.
"She has over 200 seizures a day," father Tom Wilson said. "It's like static on a radio - it's constant. She can't ride a bike, she falls off a bike, but she can walk out on two thin blades and ice skate."
"I feel like it goes away when I'm on the ice," Cassandra said. more »
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