Information for Patients

Here are some links that patients might find helpful in learning more about glutamate modulated diseases:

Alcoholism
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/default/en_about.cfm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alcoholism.html

ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
http://www.PackardCenter.org
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
amyotrophiclateralsclerosis.html
http://www.alsa.org

Epilepsy
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/epilepsy.html
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/
http://www.epilepsy.org.uk

Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/glaucoma.html
http://www.glaucoma.org/

Giomal (Brain cancer)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/braincancer.html
http://www.abc2.org/

Huntington’s Disease
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
huntingtonsdisease.html
http://www.hdsa.org/
http://hdlighthouse.org/

Multiple Sclerosis
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/multiplesclerosis.html
http://www.mssociety.org.uk/
http://www.msfacts.org/

Noise Induced Hearing Loss
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/noise.asp http://www.hei.org/news/factshts/nihlfact.htm

Parkinson’s Disease
http://www.pdf.org/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
parkinsonsdisease.html

Peripheral Neuropathy
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/peripheralneuropathy/
peripheralneuropathy.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
peripheralnervedisorders.html
http://www.neuropathy-trust.org/

Radiation Induced Brain Injury

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/radiationtherapy.html
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/eto_1_3_Radiation_therapy.asp