Brain & Nervous System: Treatments

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  • Spina Bifida - Treatment Overview

    05/10/07, Healthwise

    Treatment usually is not needed for spina bifida occulta, the mildest form of spina bifida, and often not for meningocele. Treatment of the severe form of spina bifida manifesta called myelomeningocele depends on the specific prob

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  • Bell's Palsy - Treatment Overview

    08/08/07, Healthwise

    Bell's palsy usually goes away without treatment, especially if you can still partly move the muscles on the affected side of your face. Almost all people who can still move their facial muscles to some degree recover completely without n

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  • Bell's Palsy - Home Treatment

    08/08/07, Healthwise

    If your eyes, mouth, or tongue are affected by Bell's palsy, you can take steps to prevent future complications.

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  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Treatment Overview

    08/14/08, Healthwise

    Although there is no cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), treatment can help you maintain strength and independence, manage symptoms, and avoid complications for as long as possible. Treatment also focuses on providing emotio

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  • Tay-Sachs Disease - Treatment Overview

    04/04/08, Healthwise

    Treatment is aimed at controlling symptoms. For example, your child may take medicine for seizures. There is no cure for Tay-Sachs disease.

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  • Congenital Hydrocephalus - Treatment Overview

    02/06/08, Healthwise

    Treatment for congenital hydrocephalus focuses on lowering the amount of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain to relieve pressure. Early treatment—within a baby's first 3 to 4 months—is important to help limit or prevent brain d

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  • Brandt-Daroff exercise for vertigo

    12/29/08, Healthwise

    The Brandt-Daroff exercise is one of several exercises intended to speed up the compensation process and end the symptoms of vertigo. It often is prescribed for people with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and somet

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  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Treatment Overview

    10/29/08, Healthwise

    The goal of treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome is to allow you to return to your normal function and activities and to:

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  • Stuttering - Treatment Overview

    08/25/08, Healthwise

    Stuttering that develops between ages 2 and 7 years is not uncommon and usually resolves on its own. Regardless of whether stuttering is expected to be a temporary condition, treatment can be helpful. Success is more likely to occur if a

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  • Guillain-Barré Syndrome - Treatment Overview

    07/31/08, Healthwise

    The main treatment for GBS is preventing and managing complications (such as breathing problems or infections) and providing supportive care until symptoms begin to improve. This may include:

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