Kadlec Neurological Resource Center

Programs: Educational programswe held 19 education programs and conferences that served 2,300 attendees. 2014 conferences included the southeastern washington autism conference, and prescription for caregivers. Other educational programs included: alzheimer's and dementia, food and the brain, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (mthfr), mthfr & memory, mthfr & neuropathy, and parkinson's disease.

our newsletter, the neurotransmitter, was distributed to more than 5,500 readers. Featured articles included: young athletes' concussions often unreported; even minor strokes might take years off life; brain scans show fibromyalgia patients process pain differently; brain connections strengthen as kids sleep, study suggests; study sheds light on link between pesticides, parkinson's; hearing loss tied to faster brain shrinkage with age; breathing deeply & sharing hope: tina lagonegro's story; 'senior moments' don't seem to lead to dementia for most; poor sleep tied to mental decline in older men; caregiving gets messy; genes, environment may play equal parts in autism risk; can aggression be related to food? ; researchers link stress, heart trouble; steroids may not be wise for icu patients; mild concussion can cause thinking, memory problems; a healthy lifestyle may deflect dementia; spotlight neurodegenerative disease & research; scientists shed light on link between depression, dementia; emotional life lingers for alzheimer's patients; neurological patterns for ptsd symptoms; educating hs football players on concussions; treating alzheimer's memory loss; and traumatic brain injury & attending to the now.

our resource lending library has over 2,500 titles on neurological disorders, caregiving, brain health and related topics. Our library collection is automated and accessible via our website. We also provide clients with free education materials such as pamphlets and booklets. There are 1,620 library patrons in our system. 1,575 library materials were circulated in 2014.