Neurology

Family's Health 13 Dec 2018

Cholinesterase Test: What it is, What it’s For & Results Explained

>What is cholinesterase? Cholinesterase is an enzyme required for function in the nervous system and is responsible for breaking down acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter), so that…

Neurology 13 Dec 2018

Neurosurgery

A neurosurgeon is a surgeon who specialises in operative management of patients with conditions that affect the brain, spinal cord and associated nerves.

Family's Health 13 Dec 2018

What is a Neurologist and What Do They Do?

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Children's health 30 Nov 2018

Cerebral palsy guide helps GPs provide better care for patients

People living with cerebral palsy, carers and researchers have joined forces to create an Australian-first kit helping general practitioners better understand and support patients living…

Children's health 04 Sep 2018

Spider venom strikes a blow against childhood epilepsy

A devastating form of childhood epilepsy that is resistant to traditional drugs may have met its match in spider venom.

Cancer 20 May 2018

Possible novel way to stop untreatable paediatric brain cancers

Researchers used an experimental molecular therapy in preclinical laboratory tests to effectively treat several types of deadly paediatric brain cancer and now propose advancing the…

Cancer 21 Apr 2018

Doctors warn against unnecessary CT scans in children presenting with new onset seizures

New medical advice is recommending doctors avoid Computed Tomography (CT) scans when evaluating children and adolescents who present with their first seizure. The advice is one of five recommendations released by the Australia and New Zealand Child Neurology Society (ANZCNS), a specialty society of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians…

Chronic Pain 27 Feb 2018

My experience with migraine and details of botulinum toxin treatment: Dr Julian Rodrigues

Neurologist Dr Julian Rodrigues discusses his own experience with migraine and gives details of how botulinum toxin can be used to treat migraine.

Neurology 27 Feb 2018

Cervical dystonia: Causes, symptoms and treatments: Dr Julian Rodrigues

Neurologist Dr Julian Rodrigues discusses the causes and symptoms of cervical dystonia and the treatment options available, including botulinum toxin and DBS.