Gunita Jain

Migraine attacks can sometimes feel unpredictable. You may be fine one day after a busy schedule or a cup of coffee, yet develop an attack after the same thing another day. That is because migraine triggers are rarely as simple as one food, one smell or one stressful event. Your susceptibility can change from day […]

Forgetting a name, searching for misplaced glasses, or walking into a room and briefly forgetting why you went there can happen to almost anyone. These moments can become more common with age, stress, poor sleep, or simply having too much on your mind. The important question is not whether you ever forget something. It is

You know where you want to go. You try to take the next step. Yet, for a few seconds, your feet seem stuck to the floor. This sudden difficulty moving is called Parkinson’s freezing of gait. It can happen when you start walking, turn, pass through a doorway, enter a crowded space, or try to

Having one stroke can leave you with an understandable question: Could this happen again? The answer is that having a previous stroke does increase your risk of another one. But there is also a great deal that can be done to lower that risk. Learning how to reduce the risk of a second stroke is

A BERA test checks how sound signals travel from the inner ear through the hearing nerve and into the brainstem. Doctors mainly use it to assess hearing, estimate hearing thresholds, and look for problems affecting the auditory nerve or brainstem hearing pathways. It is especially helpful when a baby, child, or adult cannot give a

Occasionally forgetting a name or misplacing your glasses does not automatically indicate a serious brain condition. However, memory changes that are new, worsening, affecting daily life, or occurring with other neurological symptoms should not be dismissed. Understanding when memory loss needs a neurologist can help you avoid two common mistakes: panicking over normal forgetfulness or

Falling asleep during a quiet afternoon can happen to anyone. However, excessive daytime sleepiness that keeps returning, affects your safety or appears with other neurological symptoms deserves closer attention. The cause may be as simple as not getting enough restful sleep. In some people, however, persistent sleepiness can be connected to narcolepsy, seizures, a previous

A fever is common during an infection. But when fever appears with sudden confusion, a seizure, unusual behavior, severe headache, weakness, or difficulty waking, the situation may involve the brain or nervous system. These neurological emergency symptoms should not be watched casually at home. The person needs urgent medical assessment, especially when the symptoms are

Falling once can happen to anyone. But frequent falls in adults should not be brushed aside, especially when they are unexplained, repeated, sudden, or linked with weakness, dizziness, numbness, blackout, shaking, speech trouble, or poor balance. Sometimes the cause is simple, such as poor lighting, unsafe footwear, low blood pressure, or medicine side effects. But

Motor neuron disease can begin quietly. A person may first notice weakness in one hand, trouble gripping objects, repeated tripping, muscle twitching, speech changes, or difficulty swallowing. These symptoms do not always mean motor neuron disease. Many other nerve, muscle, spine, and brain conditions can cause similar problems. But when symptoms are progressive, spreading, or