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RNI is Enrolling for Alzheimer’s studies shown on PBS
Rowe Neurology Institute is currently enrolling patients for both of the promising new experimental drugs for Alzheimer’s disease that are discussed on PBS. On Wednesday April 13 PBS showed an excellent documentary “Can Alheimer’s be Stopped?” about research on Alheimer’s
Sleep Apnea Can Cause Headache and Pinched Nerve Neck Pain
Got migraines? Your sleep apnea may be to blame! Sleep apnea can cause headache and neck pain. The mechanism of the headache is complex, but probably involves decreased oxygen in the blood that occurs during apneas, and the resultant dilation
Spells Seizures and TIA’s
Spells seizures and TIA’s are transient changes in the function of the central nervous system. These transient disturbances all have their diagnostic codes. What I usually tell patients is that the temporary symptom spells seizures, or TIA’s they’ve had is
MS Clinical Trials — Value for All Patients
MS Clinical Trials–By Vernon Rowe, Doug Schell, Arlene O’Shea, Liegh Kreishel, LeAnn Cannon, Shannon Cone, John Hunter MS Clinical Trials are an extremely important part of our MS center at the RNI, one of the major MS centers in the
How To Handle a Sports Concussion: A Neurologist’s Persepective
Love them or hate them, sports are everywhere. Youth, high school, college, recreational, professional — in the US there is no shortage of ways to play. Participating in a sports league yields many benefits such as an improved fitness and
Can Sleep Give Sports Teams An Advantage? Dr. Rowe on Good SportsTV
What do we know about sports and sleep? Everyone “knows” athletes tend to do better after a good night’s sleep But what’s the data? Dr. Vernon Rowe discussed this topic during an interview by Steve Fisch for his Good Sports
Snoring Children May Have Sleep Apnea
Snoring in children is not normal, and may be caused by sleep apnea. If not diagnosed and treated, it not only causes a reduced quality of life but also has many developmental consequences. This is discussed in detail in a
How To Find A Really Good Doctor—A Critical Part of Your Healthcare
Many years ago a great teacher at Duke Medical School, Eugene Stead, told me “What every patient needs is a really good doctor.” That’s as true today as it ever was. Notice it’s not a really good MRI or other
This Is MS Awareness Month–MS Treatment
by Vernon Rowe, Doug Schell, and Aaron Seacat March is MS Awareness Month. This time of year we as a country focus on MS, a disease that affects more than 400,000 people in the US and is a major crippler
High Deductible Insurance 101—Warning! This could save you thousands!
By Vernon Rowe, Aaron Seacat, Rose Eilts, and Amber Smith With the changes in health insurance these days, Obamacare causing high deductible insurance for employer based health plans, and the increasing responsibility for patient payments caused by these changes, the