Brain Injury General, CJD, Ceberal Palsy

Brain - General Syndromes - Injury Etc
Organic Brain Syndrome
	PsychNet-UK Organic Brain Syndrome Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
	Angioma (Angiomas) - Angioma (Angiomas) articles, support groups, and resource. 3/5
	Amygdala - Brain. 1. An almond-shaped neuro structure involved in producing and responding to nonverbal signs of anger, avoidance, defensiveness. 3/5
	Brain Addiction Disorders - Patients with a diagnosis of “mind-brain disorder” need to be educated about their disorders using brain pictures, showing the patient the abnormalities. An Article. 3/5
	Brain Chemicals and Modern Life - It all comes down to our chemistry. Fidgeting, concentration, sleep, energy levels, mood swings, even the ability to sweat. An Article. 3/5
	Brain Surgery Information Center - Conditions requiring brain surgery and information for prospective patients. 4/5
	Brain Injuries and Vision - We welcome you to this network page which offers information on the visual consequences of brain injuries (such as traumatic brain injuries (TBI). 2/5
	British Epilepsy Association - UK - With links to: Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome 3/5
	Biopsychiatry and Hearing Voices - Biopsychiatry and Hearing Voices: On the Making and Unmaking of a Child into a "Mentally Ill Patient" (Slightly edited version in Journal of Family Life, Vol. 3. An Article. 3/5
	Coma and Persistent Vegetative State - An Article. 3/5
	Dopamamine Receptor D4 3/5
	Drug Induced Movement Disorders - NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME. A Fact Sheet. 3/5
	Functional Neuroanatomy and Basal Ganglia Research 3/5
	Head Trauma /Epidemiology & Prognostication - A number of Articles. 3/5
	HealthCentral - Organic Brain Syndrome 5/5
	Hierarchical Nomenclature for Structures of the Human Brain 3/5
	Huntingtons Chorea - The corpus striatum is approximately 160:1 in Huntingtons patients the ratio is reduced to 40. More on Huntington's Chorea. 3/5
	Hypothalamus - Function hypothalamus. It is involved in regulation of the internal milieu of the body or, said another way, for homeostatic control. It does that by means of its neuroendocrine role in conjunction with the Function hypothalamus. It is involved in regulation of the internal milieu of the body or, said another way, for homeostatic control. It does that by means of its neuroendocrine role in conjunction with the ....3/5
	Introduction to Brain Chemistry - Interesting links and brain information. 3/5 Student
	Keys to the Doors of Perception - Brain Chemicals. Links to Information on Better Living through Brain Chemistry. List of Neurotransmitters that can modify and shape human behavior. Info and Links. 3/5
	Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) Epilepsy Foundation - Lennox Gastaut Syndrome What is Lennox Gastaut syndrome (LGS)? Lennox Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is one of the more severe forms of epilepsy. It usually develops during preschool years and is by several seizure types and developmental delay. 3/5
	Megalencephaly - Megalencephaly, also called macrencephaly, is a condition in which there is an abnormally large, heavy, and usually malfunctioning brain.... 3/5
	National Society for Epilepsy - www.epilepsynse.org.uk - The NSE is the largest UK medical charity for epilepsy; our doctors and scientist are internationally renowned for their research and assessment of the condition. NSE services include residential care, outpatient clinics, in-patient assessment services for people with difficult to control epilepsy, a confidential epilepsy helpline, epilepsy awareness training, provision of leaflets, books and videos, a patient self-management programme, and a network of epilepsy information services. Our website offers information about epilepsy and about the NSE, a message board, online shop, and more. 3/5
	Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome : Article by : Theodore Benzer, MD, PhD 3/5
	Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Information Service (NMSIS). - NMSIS is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1997 by the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States (MHAUS) in collaboration with a group of prominent experts in psychiatry and psychopharmacology. 4/5
	Neuropathology Laboratory on the Internet. 5/5
	NINDS Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Information Page - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Accessible version Science for the Brain The nation's leading supporter of biomedical research on disorders of the brain and nervous system. 4/5
	NINDS Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Information Page - Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a life-threatening, neurological disorder most often caused by an adverse reaction to neuroleptic or antipsychotic drugs. 4/5
	Organic Mental Disorder - General Aspects of OrganicMental Disorder Acute OrganicMental ChronicOrganic MentalDisorder Etiology of OrganicMental Disorders Assessment of OrganicMental Disorders Delirium Self-care Deficits of OMD Impaired Thought. 2/5
	Persistent Vegetative State - An Article. 3/5
	Split Brain Operation - In a cerebral commissurotomy the surgeon opens the skull, lays back the brain's coverings and, with a tool called a cerebral retractor, exposes the corpus callosum between the two hemispheres. 2/5
	The Whole Brain Atlas - One of the best Brain sites that we know. 5/5

- CJD
	PsychNet-UK Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
	Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Home Page - What is CJD Voice? - We are a grass roots organization of individuals formed in May 1997 to support families during and after a CJD crisis. We also discuss various issues surrounding CJD and other related illnesses. As of October 1999, we have over 400 members. 2/5
	The Blood-Recall Withdrawal - CJD Web Site - Email support/discussion group. The website has information on CJD and on blood issues related to the disease, such as a Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee recommendation to ban people who have visited or lived in England from donating blood in the United States.. Blood-CJD was formed to meet the support needs of people who had received notices that the blood products that they, or their children, received were withdrawn from the market because a member of the donor pool died of CJD or was at risk for the disease. Studies are currently being conducted to determine if CJD is transmitted to humans through blood. The infectious agent has been found in blood but there have been no documented cases of blood transmission of CJD in humans. 3/5
	Official Mad Cow Disease Homepage 5/5

- Cerebal Palsy
	PsychNet-UK Cereral Palsy Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
	Cerebral Palsy - A Multimedia Tutorial for Children and Parents. 3/5
	Cerebral Palsy Definition - At The Craig Family Home Page. 3/5
	Cerebral Palsy; A Guide for Care - By Miller, Bachrach. 3/5
	Cerebral Palsy Info Central. 4/5
	CPParent Resource Center - Information for parents of children with cerebral palsy on treatments such as hypnotherapy, and their online support group. 4/5
	SCOPE - The Charity for People with Cerebral Palsy. 3/5
	UCPA - United Cerebral Palsy Association 4/5
	Voice of the Cerebral Palsied - Of Greater Vancouver 3/5

Dementias
	PsychNet-UK Demantia Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
	Candid Dementia - UK 4/5
	Clinical Dementia Rating Scale - & NEW On-Line Training Protocol - The Washington University Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR) is widely used in longitudinal and clinical studies to gauge Alzheimer's Disease progression. The CDR is also helpful as a guide in the clinical care of Alzheimer's Disease patients and their family care providers. 3/5
	Dementia with Lewy Bodies (LBD) - Is a neurological disorder that includes symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, clinical features of Parkinson's disease, fluctuations in cognitive performance and, finally, visual and/or auditory hallucinations. From the lewybodydiseace.org. 3/5
	Dementia With Lewy Bodies - By Penelope Roques. 3/5
	Dementia with Lewy Bodies.- A Distinct Non-Alzheimer Dementia Syndrome? - An Article. 3/5
	Guidelines for Treating Dementia 3/5
	Hearing Voices in your Head - Some people claim hearing voices in your head indicates insanity! An Article. 3/5
	Kingshill Research Centre - Information resource which aims to provide patients and carers with access to the information they need to understand and cope with dementia. 4/5
	NINDS Dementia With Lewy Bodies Information Page - Synonym(s): Lewy Body Dementia. 4/5
	Reminiscence Therapy for Dementia (Cochrane Review) - Spector A, Orrell M, Davies S, Woods RT. ABSTRACT. 3/5
	The Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Effect of Reminiscence Therapy on Demented Elderly. 3/5
	WebMD/Lycos - Article - Hepatic Encephalopathy - Hepatic Encephalopathy Hepatic Encephalopathy. 3/5
	Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome. 3/5
	Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome - From MedLine Plus. 3/5
	What is Lewy Body Disease? - This sheet tells you about a condition called Lewy body disease which is a cause of dementia very similar to Alzheimer's disease. It differs both in the precise nature of the symptoms and in the damage that is found in the brain after death. 3/5

Mental Retardation
	PsychNet-UK Mental Retardation Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
	Arc's Q&A on People with Mental Retardation & Sexual Abuse - Sexually inappropriate behavior. The needs of those with mental retardation contributes to the risk of sexual abuse. An Article. 3/5
	FRAXA Research Foundation - Fragile X Syndrome is the #1 inherited cause of mental retardation. 3/5
	Cognitive Disability / Mental Retardation 4/5
	Family Village - Information, resources, and communication opportunities for persons with mental retardation, & other disabilities, for their families, and for service providers. 3/5
	Introduction to Genetic & Mental Retardation - With a Downloadablr Introduction - Ebook. 3/5
	Mental Retardation - From the ERIC Digest. 3/5
	Psychiatric Assessment of the Person With Mental Retardation - An Article. 3/5
	Waisman Center on Mental Retardation and Developmental Disability Resources - One of 14 national centers dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about human development and developmental disabilities. 3/5

- Multi Infarct Dementia
	PsychNet-UK Multi Infarct Dementia Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
	MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Multi-infarct Dementia - 4/5
	NINDS Multi-Infarct Dementia Information Page. 4/5
	NMHA MHIC Factsheet: Elderly- Multi-Infarct Dementia 4/5

- Stereotypic Movement Disorder
	PsychNet-UK Stereotypic Movement Disorder - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
	The Movement Disorder Society - To provide international forums to disseminate information on recent advances in both clinical and basic science pertinent to movement disorders. 3/5

Cognitive Disorders - General
	Alexithymia - Despite its apparent acceptance in the clinical domain, the construct of alexithymia has received relatively little attention in the psychophysiological literature. An Article. 3/5
	Ataxia - Ataxia was started in 1964 (as Friedreich's Ataxia Group) by parents and relatives, friends of people with Ataxia, doctors and scientists. 3/5
	Ataxias: Classification - Immune Miller-Fisher Multiple sclerosis Paraneoplastic Infections: CNS Acute ataxia: Viral Creutzfeldt-Jakob Meningitis, Mass lesion Abscess Neoplasm Sarcoid. 3/5
	The Digital Anatomist - The Digital Anatomist Program is a collaboration between anatomists and computer scientists within the University of Washington Department of Biological Structure. The anatomists are headed by John Sundsten and Cornelius Rosse. 4/5
	Drugs, Brains and Behavior- Previously published by Prentice Hall as Principles of Behavioral Pharmacology, the copyright has been assigned to the authors, C. Robin Timmons & Leonard W. Hamilton. They, in turn, have decided to make their entire excellent book available on the Web. 4/5
	Emotion Processing in Alexithymia - Despite its apparent acceptance in the clinical domain, the construct of alexithymia has received relatively little attention in the psychophysiological literature. An Article. 3/5
	Endemic Cretinism - This condition has been recognised for many centuries in the Alpine villages of Europe 140. A survey carried out at Napoleon's order (1810) in what is now the Swiss canton of Valais, revealed 4,000 cretins among 70,000 inhabitants. 3/5
	Encephalitis Support Group UK 3/5
	Encephalitis and Meningitis Information Page Synonym(s): Meningitis. 3/5
	Episodic Ataxia, Ataxia Episódica - Welcome to my Page on Episodic Ataxia. Click on below to find out more about Hereditary Episodic Ataxia. 3/5
	Genetic Screening & Counselling - A Discussion Article. 3/5
	National Ataxia Foundation Home Page - What is the National Ataxia Foundation? Information about and support for people with ataxia. 3/5
	Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome 4/5
	Phenylketonuria (PKU ) - An Article. 3/5
	Post Concussion Syndrome - The Subtle Brain Injury "Concussion, PCS, Mild Brain Injury, Post-Traumatic Syndrome. All of these old labels equal Subtle Damage to Our Minds" 3/5
	Post-concussive Syndrome. - A Description. 2/5
	Prader-Willi Syndrome - An Article. 3/5
	Psychological Sequelae - Postconcussion, Frontal Lobe, anf Temporal Lobe Syndromes. 3/5
	Serendip - Brain and Behavior, Genes and Behavior. 4/5
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