Patient Education Resource Library

Patient Educational Articles and PowerPoint Presentations

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New technology makes ADHD diagnosis more precise
By BRETT ROWLAND
The Northwest Herald

New advancements in testing for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are making it easier for adults to get help.
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Mapping the Brain
By JAMI KUNZER
The Northwest Herald

Diane Venn peeks around the corner at her son lying on a table, his head strapped into a scan machine. Weeks earlier, she had given him an ultimatum: Go to jail or get some help. Eighteen-year-old Robert Venn had stolen money. He was impatient, moody, impulsive, irritable. He wanted to feel better.  Read More...

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
By Dr. Robert G. Kohn

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is often a multigenerational condition that requires a comprehensive treatment plan. ADHD represents a spectrum disorder with varying genetics, psycho-social and behavioral symptoms.  Read More...

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ADHD: A Contemporary Overview of Attention, Executive Function and NeuroSPECT

ADHD Fact or Fiction: A Neuro-Psychiatric View

ADHD Overview Presentation

Adolescent ADHD Presentation

ADD Adult Presentation

Neurology in Psychology: A Clinician's View of Brain Systems and Symptoms

Brain SPECT and Learning Disorders

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ADHD Golden Years
By Dr. Robert G. Kohn

From First Year to Golden Years: ADHD and Life's Relationships, click here

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A Systems Approach to Brain Geography and Functionality in ADD
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Warning Signs Of Alzheimer's

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Epilepsy Medical and Social Aspects

Epilepsy Overview for Nurses

Epilepsy Matching

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Epilepsy Overheads

Tourette Syndrome; More Than Just Tics
By: Robert G Kohn D.O. and Sande S. Shamash, Esq.

Tourette syndrome bears the name of a disorder described by the French neurologist Gilles de la Tourette in 1885. Today most of the public imagines this disorder to be a frightening and uncontrollable condition in which those afflicted feel compelled to utter profanities. This common misconception needs to be corrected.  Read More...

Traumatic Brain Injury
By Dr. Robert G. Kohn

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can become an invisible barrier that prevents those affected from rejoining their families and friends, and TBI can shatter hopes for the future. Every fifteen seconds someone in the United States suffers a brain injury. Every five minutes, one of those people will die. Read More...

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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
By Dr. Robert G. Kohn

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, presented at 9th Annual Fall Nursing Symposium, 9/17/2008, click here