Billy Joel's ex-wife Elizabeth Weber says she can still contact the Piano Man whenever she wants, but appears to be keeping a respectful distance as he deals with a brain disorder called normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH).
Black and Hispanic Americans have historically been prone to dementia, largely due to higher rates of conditions like diabetes and obesity, which induce harmful inflammation and damage blood vessels in areas of the brain responsible for memory.
The suspected shooter who killed four people in a Manhattan skyscraper Monday claimed to suffer from the brain disease ChronicTraumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, which experts say could explain his violent behavior.
She had a history of Myasthenia Gravis (MG), an autoimmune disorder affecting the brain that causes intermittent muscle weakness in the neck, face, and limbs, but vision loss isn't typically common with the condition.
Billy Joel is doing much better, the “Piano Man” singer wants fans to know. In May, Joel canceled all upcoming concerts across North America and England after being diagnosed with fluid buildup in his brain that has affected his “hearing, ....
At Burjeel Medical City (BMC) in Abu Dhabi, doctors diagnosed Hamdan with a rare neurological condition called Dopa-Responsive Dystonia (DRD), a disorder that affects only about one in a million people worldwide.