The Hidden Neurological Disorder
Many degenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease or ALS show very distinct physical and mental symptoms that others can directly see. Bipolar dis...
Category: Disease
Breaking Down the Vicious Cycles of Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depressive illness, is a mental disorder characterized by extreme unusual shifts in energy, mood, and activity levels, imp...
My Cousin, Bipolar Disorder, and the Stereotypes of Mental Illness
Bipolar disorder is a disease that most people in the general public have heard about but had little experience with. For me, it is a disease that I find extre...
The Complex Organ We Call The Brain
The brain is a mysterious part of our bodies, and we have yet to explore all its depths. It is made up of complex networks of billions of neurons, which control...
Understanding the Highs and Lows of Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a mental disorder known for its manic and depressive episodes. Unlike our previous topics, it is not neurodegenerative, but it is neuro...
We Are All Doomed
The pessimistic conclusion I have come to after about 2 months of studying various neurological diseases is that we are all doomed. OK, not really… but s...
A Look into Bipolar
Mental illnesses have been more of a focus in medicine in the last decade because of the increased number of diagnosis. Bipolar otherwise known as manic-depres...
Maybe We All Have a Mental Disorder
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a mental disease characterized by swings from a manic state to a depressed state. Although each individual is affected in a unique way,...
Beyond the Shakes: Brain Pathology of Parkinson's Disease and Non-motor Symptoms
If you have ever witnessed someone with Parkinson’s disease suffering from tremors, it is a heartbreaking experience. To see someone trapped in a body they cann...
The Mystery Named Parkinson's
Last week in neurochemistry we talked about Parkinson’s disease. This is a disease that has gained much popular attention in our culture due to celebrities and...