MS Awareness Post Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a complex and unpredictable neurological disease that affects the central nervous system, specifically disrupting the flow of information between the brain and the body. The condition is characterized by damage to the protective sheath (myelin) that covers nerve fibers, which can result in a variety of symptoms depending […]
If You Are 20 Or Older And Suffer From Restless Legs Syndrome, You May Be Eligible To Participate In A Research Study. You May Qualify If You -Are 20 or older -Have a diagnosis of Restless Legs Syndrome of at least one year -Have Restless Legs Syndrome in both legs -Are willing to participate […]
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have reached a new milestone in their efforts to harness the immune system to slow or halt the progression of Parkinson’s disease. In an early clinical trial in humans, the researchers used an existing drug to shift a population of white blood cells from a destructive mode […]
What is Peripheral Neuropathy? Peripheral neuropathy refers to a problem with the peripheral nerves. These nerves send messages from the central nervous system, the brain and the spinal cord to the rest of the body. The peripheral nerves tell the body when, for example, the hands are cold. It can lead to tingling, prickling, numbness, […]
The Bellevue Medical Center staff and our physicians received an award from the American Heart Association for our care of stroke patients. Award: “2019 Get with Guideline Gold Plus Stroke Honor Roll” For More Info Please Visit: https://www.heart.org/en/professional/quality-improvement/target-stroke/target-stroke-honor-roll
Check out the Faces of Omaha 2019 article featuring our very own Dr. Pamela Santamaria. Read it here: https://omahamagazine.com/articles/faces-of-omaha-2019/
If you or a loved one is suffering from mild memory loss, contact us to learn more about enrolling in a clinical research study near you. QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS MUST: Be 55 to 79 years old Have mild memory impairment Have a spouse, close person or relative who spends a lot of time with the participant […]
June happens to be Migraine Awareness Month. The title of the month is aptly named as there are many in the public (including physicians) who have heard of migraine but are not AWARE of migraine. People with migraine are often misdiagnosed as having other types of headaches or even tossed aside by their employers and […]
Injection treatments offered at Neurology Consultants of Nebraska include Botox injections, trigger point injections, and occipital nerve blocks. We plan to add the capacity to offer Sphenocath sphenopalatine ganglion blocks in the future. This post will focus trigger points injections and occipital nerve blocks. Trigger point injections are localized injections of numbing medication (lidocaine and/or […]
