Items Tagged ‘Neurologic Diseases’
April 30, 2015
Fishing for Answers, and Hope in Battle With Rare Disease
By In the Loop 
Ed Shawley had to give up fishing to search for answers and help for a rare neurodegenerative condition called multiple system atrophy, which he describes as being like having ALS, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease all wrapped up into one.
Tags: Multiple System Atrophy, Neurologic Diseases, Neurology
November 20, 2014
The Big Screen Through a Neurologist’s Lens
By In the Loop
You’re deep into the movie, soaking in a dramatic moment, when the guy sitting next to you whispers, “That’s a classic response to the typical manifestation of those comorbidities.” (Wha?) Okay, so maybe that’s just how we imagined it might be watching a movie with a neurologist/film critic. But that’s not the feeling you get from […]
Tags: Dr. Eelco Wijdicks, Movies and Medicine, Neurologic Diseases