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Paediatric neurology (93 contents)
Synesthesia: in whom is it most common? Find out!
Synesthesia is a specific sensory processing condition in which certain types of stimuli, such as tastes, smells, sounds or letters are automatically assigned additional characteristics, such as...
Neurotransmitters - function and relationship to psychiatric disorders
Neurotransmitters are much discussed in psychiatry - for example, their role in the occurrence of depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. What are neurotransmitters, which substances are...
IS predicts who is likely to develop dementia
Researchers at the University of Exeter have created an artificial intelligence (AI) that can predict who will develop dementia within two years of being tested.
Scheuermann's disease - causes, symptoms and treatment
The consequences of suffering from this syndrome can lead to bone necrosis, deformity and distortion of the spine. The disease significantly deforms the thoracic spine. The first symptoms appear at...
How do hiccups affect the infant brain?
Hiccups are a natural physiological mechanism of the human body and are not indicative of existing pathologies. Especially among children, it is a frequently observed phenomenon. According to...
Colour perception is more limited than previously thought
Recent research into the human eye's perception of colour has shown that we see surprisingly little of it and that the brain is largely responsible for creating colour reality.
GM2 ganglioside (Tay-Sach disease) and its effects
Tay-Sach disease is very rare and is caused by genetic mutations that result in the accumulation of ganglioside GM2 in nerve cells. Can the disease be cured? How to live with it?
Alexander's disease type I - symptoms, course and treatments
Alexander's disease is a very rare genetic disease that is responsible for damage to the central nervous system. The neurodegenerative disease destroys glial proteins and leads to a progressive...
How air pollution affects our nervous system, part 2.
Environmental pollution is an ever-growing problem. The biggest threat to humans are the pollutants that are present in the air we breathe in every day. Harmful substances that enter the atmosphere...
Multiple sclerosis in children and adolescents
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that is typically diagnosed in adults. Although it is quite rare, it is also possible to develop the condition at a much younger age, even in a child of a few years....
How does smog affect the brain?
No one needs convincing that smog has an adverse effect on health. But does smog affect a child's developing brain?
Duchenne muscular dystrophy - what is it and how to treat it?
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a recessively inherited disease linked to the X chromosome. It therefore affects the vast majority of boys, with occasional cases in girls, such as those with Turner...
Febrile convulsions - are you afraid?
A febrile convulsion is an affliction that spends sleepless nights for parents. This is hardly surprising, as every epileptic seizure evokes anxiety, fear and apprehension. However, an epileptic...
Olfactory hallucinations (phantosmia): what might their causes be?
Olfactory hallucinations are sometimes referred to as phantosmia. The problem is that the patient perceives smells that in reality... do not exist. While hallucinations are primarily associated with...
Find out what tests you should perform before a procedure or operation
Some patients require special preparation for a procedure or operation and, above all, a specific choice of anaesthetics or anaesthetics. We are talking about people with Gilbert syndrome, a...
Leg pain in a child: what might the causes be and when should you go to the doctor?
One of the complaints that children may have is leg pain. Most often these are due to completely harmless causes, but it can also happen that a child's leg pain is linked to a disease such as...
Infrasensory and hypersensory disorders
Sensory disturbances are one of the symptoms produced by diseases of the nervous system. Palsy and hypersensitivity belong to a group of neurological conditions. Do you know what these conditions are...
Metal accumulation in the CNS
Diseases of the CNS, caused by the accumulation of metals in its centres, can lead to serious damage to individual organs and even death. The best known diseases of this type to date are those...
Good physical fitness can reduce the risk of dementia disorders
Exercise is good for your health - not only does it reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease or diabetes, but it also simply makes you feel better. In fact, however, it turns out that there are far...
Specialists on stroke
Polish neuroscience specialists actively support the Western Angels Initiative helping people who have suffered a stroke to function normally in society.
Migraine - headache or systemic disorder?
Migraine is classified as a chronic, paroxysmal condition characterised by specific symptoms. An additional aspect is the migraine aura, which affects approximately 15% of people dealing with...
Central pontine myelinolysis: a disease sometimes caused by too much treatment
Central pontine myelinolysis is a disease that is mainly caused by over-compensating for sodium deficiency in the patient's body. Its symptom may initially be a slight gait disturbance, but...
Nusinersen and the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy as the next step in the development of neurology
Spinal muscular atrophy is a condition that is being worked on in order to find an effective treatment pathway. In December 2016, the first results of a study of a treatment for this condition using...
