Brain and Nervous System Medical Reference
Meet Your hATTR Amyloidosis Care Team
- Questions for Your hATTR Amyloidosis Appointment
Find out which questions can help you get the most from your next hereditary ATTR amyloidosis (hATTR) doctor visit.
- Questions Your hATTR Team May Ask
At your first appointment with your hATTR amyloidosis care team, they may ask you a lot of questions. Here’s why, and here’s what you can do to prepare.
- Your First hATTR Amyloidosis Appointment
Your first hATTR appointment may seem scary. Here’s a guide for what to expect: from tests your doctor will order to the treatments they might recommend.
- hATTR Amyloidosis: Finding a Specialist
How to find the right doctor to treat your hATTR amyloidosis. Hint: You may need more than one.
- What’s Needed Before Your hATTR Appointment
Here’s what to bring so your doctor has everything needed to give you the best treatment for hereditary ATTR amyloidosis (hATTR).
- How hATTR With Polyneuropathy Can Impact Multiple Systems in the Body
hATTR with polyneuropathy is a rare disease that’s passed down through families. Learn about disabling symptoms it can cause all over your body.
- What Is hATTR With Polyneuropathy?
hATTR with polyneuropathy is a rare disease that can damage your heart, nerves, and more. Learn what causes it and how to know if you’re at risk.
- Treating hATTR-Related Complications
Treatments for hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR) with polyneuropathy were once limited, but there’s progress to slow the disease’s progression.
- Treatments for Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis With Polyneuropathy
Treatments for hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis with polyneuropathy were once limited, but new therapies improve symptoms of the rare disease.
- Myasthenia Gravis Surgery: Set Yourself Up for Success
Follow these tips to prepare for your thymectomy and make recovery easier.
- What Is a Thymectomy?
Considering removing your thymus? Learn more about this surgery.
- Myasthenia Gravis: The Road to Remission
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune condition without a cure. But it’s treatable. Learn more about how treatment can help you get to remission with myasthenia gravis.
- How Do I Know If My Treatment Is Working?
There are signs your myasthenia gravis is getting better. Here’s what to look for.
- Working Rest Breaks in With MG
Myasthenia gravis (MG) saps your energy and can leave you weak. Get tips on working rest breaks into your day to save your strength.
- How to Make Things Easier Around the House
Tips to help you stay safe and live better in your home when you have myasthenia gravis.
- Myasthenia Gravis: Make the Most of Your Energy
How to manage fatigue and get more done when you live with myasthenia gravis.
- MG: Should You Tell Your Boss?
Whether to tell your employer about myasthenia gravis is up to you, but you might qualify for accommodations if you do reveal your diagnosis.
- Explaining MG to Your Family and Friends
Learn how to talk to family and friends about your myasthenia gravis diagnosis to get the support you need.
- Dysautonomia
Dysautonomia is a group of medical disorders that affect your autonomic nervous system (ANS). Learn more about each type and their symptoms here.
- Spasmodic Dysphonia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Spasmodic dysphonia is a rare voice disorder. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this condition.
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Getting an ALS Diagnosis: One Person’s Story
- Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia gravis is a chronic condition that causes fast muscle weakness. Get the facts on the disease and how treatment with medications or surgery may help.
- Friedreich’s Ataxia
When you have Friedreich’s ataxia (FA), there’s a lot to learn and do. Find out what is, what kinds of therapies may help, and where to find support.
- What Is Moyamoya Disease?
Discover how to spot signs of moyamoya disease, which can reduce blood flow to your brain.
- What Is Foreign Accent Syndrome?
Foreign accent syndrome is a rare motor speech disorder that causes you to suddenly develop a new accent. A stroke or a severe brain injury is the most common cause.
- What to Know About Memories
Find out all you need to know about memories, including how memories form, how they work, why they form, and more.
- Substantia Nigra: What to Know
Learn what you need to know about the substantia nigra. Discover its function, location, and possible health risks.
- Trochlear Nerve: What To Know
Find out what you need to know about the trochlear nerve. Discover its functions, location, and related health conditions.
- Glossopharyngeal Nerve: What to Know
Find out what you need to know about the glossopharyngeal nerve. Learn about its location, functions, and the problems caused by injuries to this nerve.
- Obturator Nerve: What to Know
Find out what you need to know about your obturator nerve and its function. Learn the signs of injury and common conditions affecting it.
- Sural Nerve: What to Know
Find out about the sural nerve, including its function, location, health problems, and more.
- Oculomotor Nerve: What to Know
Find out what you need to know about the oculomotor nerve, and discover the function, location, and possible conditions.
- What to Know About IQ Tests
IQ tests have been around for 100 years, but their history is contentious. Learn their history, how they work, and how accurate they really are.
- What Is Lobotomy?
Lobotomy is the severing of connections between parts of the brain. Learn about the necessity, benefits, and dangers of this procedure.
- What to Know About Central Cord Syndrome?
Central cord syndrome is a spinal cord injury that affects motor functions in your hands and legs. Learn about its causes, symptoms, and treatments.
- What to Know About Myelopathy
Myelopathy is a condition that compresses the spinal cord and affects nervous system functions. Learn more about myelopathy treatment and the conditions that cause it.
- What Is the Glasgow Coma Scale?
The Glasgow Coma Scale is used to assess patients with traumatic brain injuries. Find out how it works and what its limitations are today.
- What to Know About Stiff Person Syndrome
Stiff person syndrome is a rare disorder that causes muscle stiffness and spasms. Here’s what you need to know.
- Parasympathetic Nervous System: What to Know
Find out more about the functions of the parasympathetic nervous system including regulating the heart rate and managing the body's stress response.
- What Is Brown-Sequard Syndrome?
Find out what you need to know about Brown-Sequard Syndrome, its causes, symptoms, treatment, and more.
- Vagus Nerve: What to Know
Find out what you need to know about the vagus nerve. Discover what it does and how it affects your health.
- Tibial Nerve: What to Know
Find out what you need to know about your tibial nerve and its function. Discover the first signs of a problem and how to protect this nerve.
- Olfactory Nerve: What to Know
Find out what you need to know about your olfactory nerve and its function. Learn signs of a problem and how to protect your olfactory nerve.
- Anterior Pituitary: What to Know
Find out what you need to know about the anterior pituitary, including what it does and how it works.
- What Is Dysmetria?
Dysmetria is a lack of coordination resulting from damage to the cerebellum. It is a symptom of cerebellar ataxia. Learn more about dysmetria and its treatment.
- Pons: What to Know
Find out what you need to know about your pons and its function. Learn how this collection of nerves can affect your health.
- Spinal Cord: What to Know
The spinal cord is a cylindrical tube of nerves and other cells. It carries signals back and forth between the brain and the rest of the body. Learn more about its anatomy and functions.
- Meninges: What to Know
Find out what you need to know about meninges, discover what they do, and learn how they may affect health.
- What Is Locked-In Syndrome?
Locked-in syndrome is a rare neurological condition caused by damage to a part of the brainstem called the pons. Read on to learn more about this condition.