A similar format has been adopted for Brain Awareness Week of 1997, which takes place in March. This year the object is once again to help raise public awareness of the great progress being made in the neurosciences. By popular demand, Drs. Guynn and Ferrendelli will again make presentations. Don't miss this opportunity to participate and learn about new ways of detecting and treating brain disorders.
Most people suffer from anxiety occasionally.
Normal, mild anxiety arouses us to action but, for some, anxiety develops into an illness or disorder. Examples include obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias and panic attacks. Dr. James A. Ferrendelli Chairman of UT-Houston Department of Neurology Neurological diseases such as dementia, stroke and epilepsy affect one in five Americans. Recently, there have been several major advances in our understanding of the brain in health and in illness. Not only has our ability to diagnose neurological diseases and disorders markedly improved, but many new treatments have been introduced.