Boosting creativity through neuroscience
After the vacations we are back with news. Among them, the publication of a book(Potencia la creatividad de la mano de la neurociencia) by one of our specialists, Dr. Monica Kurtis. Our doctor specialist in movement disorders has worked with the publishing house Larousse and the illustrator Cristina Quiles, to carry out this project in […]
Functional Neurological Disorders
13 April International Day for Functional Neurological Disorders Today, April 13, is the International Day for Functional Neurological Disorders, one of the most enigmatic disorders of the brain. What are functional neurological disorders? Functional neurological disorders are a medical condition that is primarily due to an alteration in the functioning of the nervous system rather […]
April 11 World Parkinson’s Day
In figures: Some 160,000 people suffer from Parkinson’s disease in Spain. It is estimated that the figure is closer to 300,000 affected. Every year about 10,000 new cases of Parkinson’s disease are diagnosed in Spain. It is the second neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease. Seventy percent of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease are over 65, […]
Automated brain volumetry in Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease The clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is based on the combination of a series of data collected in the consultation (e.g. progressive cognitive impairment) and the results of various complementary tests (e.g. brain MRI, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, positron emission tomography). In particular, most patients with Alzheimer’s disease develop progressive brain atrophy with particular […]
World Sleep Day
On the occasion of World Sleep Day, Dr. Laura Lillo, a specialist in Sleep Medicine and one of the heads of the Sleep Medicine Program of the Neurology Department of the Ruber Internacional Hospital in Madrid, wanted to share this collaboration in our Blog. World Sleep Day The need for sleep is an individual characteristic. […]
Epilepsy surgery by laser (Laser Ablation)
Marcelo Budke (Neurosurgeon) and Antonio Gil-Nagel (Neurologist) have successfully performed several laser therapy interventions on patients with focal epilepsy refractory to treatment with antiepileptic drugs. This minimally invasive technique makes it possible to eliminate the epileptic focus, reducing the risks of conventional surgery and the recovery period. The treatment is performed by introducing a laser […]
Neurology and COVID19 – Update
In March of last year Dr. A. Jimenez, neurologist attached to the Clinical Neurology Program of the Neurology Service, wrote an entry in our blog about COVID19 and neurology, nowadays we have much more information and for this reason he has written an update. Neurology and COVID19 NEUROLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF SARS-CoV-2 VIRUS INFECTION Infection with […]
Epilepsy trial in recruitment phase
The Epilepsy Program of the Neurology Department of the Ruber International Hospital https://www.ruberinternacional.es/ in Madrid is looking for patients for a new trial. A promising treatment, not yet marketed, for people suffering from focal epilepsy who have not responded to two or more drugs. Epilepsy Assay CVL-865 As the drug is not yet commercialized, this […]
EEG Video Monitoring: V Edition of the Course
The Video EEG Monitoring Course is taking place during October 22nd and 23rd at the Ruber Internacional Hospital, the Fifth Edition of the Video EEG Monitoring Course organized by our Epilepsy Program Team. This course, given the current circumstances, and in order to reach the maximum number of specialists (neurologists, neurophysiologists and neuropediatricians) has been […]
What is abasia?
Abasia” is a term that describes the inability to walk and can affect people of all ages. In abasia the patient is unable to stand and therefore to walk. The ability to walk is specifically impaired without there sometimes being an underlying problem of movement, sensation or coordination in the legs. For that reason, he […]
