BACKGROUND Comorbidities are rarely taken into account in studies of neurological conditions although they may be a confounder of the outcome and treatment. The relationship between comorbidities and neurological conditions is also problematic as comorbidities may be symptoms of the underlying cause of the neurologic condition or long-term adverse effects of the treatment. SUMMARY There is ev...

BACKGROUND Social support can help to deal with the consequences of neurological conditions and promote functional independence and quality of life. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of neurological conditions on the use of support and health-care services in a population-based sample of community-dwelling adults with neurological conditions. METHODS Data were from the Survey of Living with ...

BACKGROUND Although comorbid neurological conditions are not uncommon for individuals undergoing lower-extremity (LE) amputation, short- and long-term prognosis is unclear. METHODS This cohort study on the survival of United States veterans with LE amputations examined the association between different preexisting neurological conditions and short- and long-term (in-hospital and within 1-year...

Why are neurological conditions so important to Canadians? In 2005, The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that neurological conditions account for over 6% of the global burden of disease.1 The relative contribution of neurological conditions is greater in high income countries such as Canada.1 The burden of neurological conditions is substantial because many: (1) are chronic and lack cur...

BACKGROUND Recent literature suggests that one in nine children in the United States uses some type of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Children with challenging neurological conditions such as headache, migraine, and seizures may seek CAM in their attempts at self-care. Our objective was to describe CAM use in children with these conditions. METHODS We compared use of CAM among ...

Increased neurological soft signs (NSSs) have been found in a number of neuropsychiatric syndromes, including chemical addiction. The present study examined NSSs related to perceptual-motor and visuospatial processing in a behavioral addiction viz., pathological gambling (PG). As compared to mentally healthy individuals, pathological gamblers displayed significantly poorer ability to copy two- ...