Stacey Alderman NP

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• How to Manage Labor Pain

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• What Is Ischemia? Treatment for Acute or Chronic Ischemia

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• Dystonia: What Does This Symptom Look Like in Parkinson's Patients?

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• Causes of Epilepsy

  Epilepsy, also classified as seizure disorder, is a neurological disorder affecting the nervous system. A seizure is the result of electrical activity disturbance in the brain.There is no single cause for epilepsy for about half of the population with this condition. In other cases, the cause of...

• What is the Link between Magnesium and Restless Legs Syndrome?

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