Prevention & Detection

Learn from AANS Experts about Stroke Symptoms, Treatment Options, and Recovery

Essential Guide to Stroke Care

• A Neurosurgeon’s Guide to Stroke

  Provides essential information on stroke symptoms, treatment options, and recovery. Learn from the experts at the AANS to better understand and manage stroke care.

Recognizing Head Trauma and Seeking Immediate Medical Attention

Understanding Head Injuries

• Preventing Head Injury

  Explains head injuries that can range from minor scalp contusions to severe TBIs that can lead to a brain bleed or coma. Recognizing severe head trauma and seeking immediate medical attention is crucial.

Lower Back Pain Prevalence, Recurrence, and Chronic Pain Definition

Gaining Insights on Lower Back Pain

• Lower Back Pain: What to Watch For

  Examines lower back pain, which affects 75-85% of Americans at some point in their lives. 50% of those who experience low back pain have recurrent episodes within a year. Chronic low back pain is defined as pain lasting more than 12 weeks.

Primary and Metastatic Intracranial Tumors and Their Growth

Understanding Brain Tumors

• Symptoms of BrainTumors

  Provides answers on brain tumors, known as intracranial tumors, which are abnormal masses of tissue in which cells grow and multiply uncontrollably, seemingly unchecked by the mechanisms that control normal cells. More than 150 different brain tumors have been documented, but the two main groups of brain tumors are termed primary and metastatic.

Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options for Ataxia, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Huntington’s, MSA, Myoclonus, and Parkinson’s Disease

Comprehensive Guide to Movement Disorder

• Symptoms of Movement Disorders

  Delves into movement disorders, including Ataxia, Dystonia, Essential Tremor, Huntington’s Disease, Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Myoclonus, and Parkinson’s Disease. Learn about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options for these conditions.