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When a comatose young mother came into Duke’s Neuro Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU) after a cardiac arrest, second-year resident Martin Weiss, MD, and other clinicians worked overtime to give h

Duke Raleigh Hospital became the first hospital in North Carolina to receive Advanced Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest sta

The past 31 days saw several advances in neurological research published from members of the Duke Department of Neurology.

While E. Wayne Massey, MD, had an initial career path to become a preacher, his medical school projects and love for neuroscience aroused his interest in becoming a neurologist.

Not all neurological diseases pose a greater risk for women. For Parkinson’s disease, women are less likely to develop the diseases and usually do so at a  later age.

For women, stroke is both more dangerous and more complicated than it is for men. Women are at greater risk than men for having and dying from a stroke.

Women bear most of the burden of Alzheimer’s disease, not only making up most of the patients with the condition but also doing most of the demanding work of caring for Alzheimer’s patients.

Treatment is complicated for anyone with epilepsy, but especially for women, with pregnancy, family planning, and health concerns such as osteoporosis all affecting the treatment that may be be

A spectrum of factors influence women’s health, and neurology is no exception.