David Schick

  What are neurological disorders? Neurological disorders affect some 25 million Americans. These disorders are diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system, that is, of the brain, spinal cord, cranial and peripheral nerves, autonomic nervous system, nerve roots, neuromuscular plate, and muscles. “Our nervous systems are composed of some of the most important parts of our body: the brain, the spinal cord, muscles and the nerves that connect them,” said David Schick, a New York neurologist affiliated with NYU Langone Hospitals and Mount Sinai Hospital. “They are responsible for many important functions in our bodies, such as memory, perception, language, movement, swallowing, breathing and even bowel and bladder function.”

Although migraine is a condition that generally affects adults, it also manifests itself in childhood. N eurologist David Schick explains that headache, photo and phonophobia, nausea, vomiting, among others, are some of the symptoms characteristic of this condition.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with abnormal protein modification, inflammation and memory impairment.   In many ways, Alzheimer's can be considered as the epidemic of the 21st century. An entity associated with age and that, according to WHO data, affects around 50 million people worldwide, of which around 60% live in low- and middle-income countries.  About 10 million new cases are registered each year. It is estimated that between 5% and 8% of the general population aged 60 years and older suffer from dementia at any given time. The total number of people with dementia is expected to reach 82 million in 2030 and 152 million in 2050. Much of this increase can be attributed to the fact that in low- and middle-income countries the number of people with dementia will tend to grow increasingly. Alzheimer’s disease is a multifactorial pathology, for which no cure is currently available. To date, we do not have any effective treat...

  Neuromuscular diseases are a group of neurological diseases of a progressive nature whose main characteristic and symptom is loss of strength. It is estimated that there are more than 150 types of neuromuscular diseases, mostly of genetic origin. They are long-term, chronic diseases that cause the loss of the patient's autonomy and usually a great family and social burden. The most common symptoms of these diseases are weakness (eg loss of strength in muscles of the face, neck, arms or legs), altered sensation (eg tingling or numbness) and neuropathic pain or muscular (due to injury to the peripheral nerves or muscles, respectively). Other symptoms may be diplopia (double vision), dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), muscle cramps or contractures, or due to autonomic dysfunction. Neuromuscular diseases can appear at any age and can be genetic (caused by DNA alterations) or acquired (caused by immune-mediated, infectious, toxic, metabolic, neurodegenerative or due to compression...

  When someone recommends that we go to a neurologist, be it another healthcare professional or a relative, it generates a feeling of uneasiness and fear, because we usually associate neurology with a serious disorder, an irreversible disorder, a degenerative disorder, a disorder that causes dependency. However, this is not always the case. It is true that in neurology, diseases with dramatic courses, gloomy prognoses that generate a permanent disability are managed, but diseases with a very good prognosis are also treated and in which the help of a good professional will improve our quality of life. In this post, New York-based neurologist David Schick is going to try to demystify the visit to the neurologist, giving it a reassuring and confident character and thus avoid the suspicion that is usually generated by the mere mention that a consultation is going to occur. The main reasons for consultation in Neurology have to do with discomfort, complaints, symptoms, which are ve...

What is Parkinson's disease? Parkinson's disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder. I t is characterized by the gradual disappearance of certain neurons in the brain: dopamine neurons. As a result of the disease, the production of dopamine (a molecule that allows neurons to communicate with each other, especially present in a region of the brain essential for controlling movements) decreases, which results in impaired motor functions.