Dr. Angela Bates Flores MD

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• Informing Your Family and Friends about Parkinson's Disease

  If you have Parkinson's, the time for you to explain Parkinson's to your friends and family will certainly come along one day. When this comes, this can definitely put somebody in a pressured state which can be really distressing and agonizing. It is true that anxiousness and discomfort are...

• This Is How Parkinson's Affects Life Expectancy

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• Multiple Sclerosis: Remembering Annette Funicello’s Legacy

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• Study Confirms Molecular Link Between PTSD and Alzheimer's

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• Diagnosing Epilepsy: What You Need to Know

  Sometimes, it can be difficult to know if an individual is having a bout of seizure. It is also not easy for physicians to make a diagnosis on what type of epilepsy or seizure a person has since there are various disorders that can be confused with epilepsy.The very first step, and probably the most...