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Condition guides

Guides to the conditions we're asked about most.

Every guide below explains a condition in plain language: what it means, the patterns people commonly notice, and how clinicians evaluate it. Start with the one closest to what you are experiencing, then call (775) 507-2000 if you want to talk about your own situation.

What these guides cover, and why they exist.

Gates Brain Health works with many chronic neurological and autoimmune concerns: balance and dizziness problems, lingering symptoms after a concussion, memory changes, thyroid autoimmunity, movement disorders, and more. The guides below grew out of the questions patients ask most often.

Each guide follows the same shape. It explains what the condition means, describes the patterns people commonly report, walks through how clinicians evaluate it, and points out when symptoms call for emergency care instead of an office visit.

These pages educate. They do not diagnose.

Reading about a condition can help you put words to what you are experiencing and prepare better questions, but no page can tell you what is causing your symptoms. Many of the conditions described here share symptoms with one another, and with unrelated problems, which is exactly why evaluation by a clinician matters.

The same goes for the list itself. Finding a condition here does not mean it is what you have, and it is not a promise about what care can do for any particular diagnosis. It means the topic comes up often enough in this practice to deserve a careful explanation.

When you're ready, call and describe your situation.

If a guide sounds like what you have been living with, or your concern is not covered here at all, the next step is the same: call (775) 507-2000, Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Dr. Randall Gates, D.C., DACNB, considers each situation individually, and a free consultation is the usual first step before any examination is scheduled.

If you want to know what evaluation and ongoing care actually involve, the services page and the treatment walkthrough cover both, so you do not have to piece it together from condition pages.

Questions

Common questions

Does having a guide here mean the practice treats that condition?

No. The guides are educational. The practice works with a wide range of neurological and autoimmune concerns, but whether it can help with your specific situation is a conversation, not something a web page can settle. Call and ask.

My condition isn't listed. Should I still call?

Yes. The guides cover the most common questions, not the full range of concerns the practice sees. Call (775) 507-2000 and describe what you are experiencing; each situation is considered individually.

Sources

Primary references used on this page

  1. Gates Brain Health public website: ConditionsAccessed 2026-07-15.

Next step

Questions about your situation? Start with a call.

The office can talk through scheduling and whether the practice is a fit—please keep health details for the phone call or your visit.

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