Stroke - symptoms, how to recognise
A stroke (otherwise known as: stroke or cerebral infarction) is defined as a set of neurological symptoms that last longer than 24 hours and usually appear suddenly. Strokes are divided into...
Multiple sclerosis - diagnosis
Multiple sclerosis is a lifelong disease. It is diagnosed by a specialist - a neurologist, with the cooperation of other doctors. Diagnosis requires taking a very thorough history from the patient...
Multiple sclerosis - definition, forms, symptoms
Multiple sclerosis (sclerosis multiplex, S) is a demyelinating disease that mainly affects adults (between the ages of 20 and 45), with women more commonly affected than men. It is not a psychiatric...
Psychological problems as a significant symptom of neurological diseases
Psychopathological symptoms in the general population are as high as 25%. They usually relate to anxiety or mood changes.
Sleep disorders - when is it a problem or a disease?
Insomnia is a subjective ailment that consists of too little or insufficient restorative sleep.
Huntington's disease - symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Huntington's disease is a progressive disease of the central nervous system. It progresses with typical motor, cognitive and psychiatric disorders.
Chronic ethanol abuse increases stroke severity
Study confirms that chronic alcohol abuse is associated with greater stroke severity
Dyslexia may appear before children learn to read
New research suggests that the reduced brain activity associated with the onset of dyslexia appears to develop before, rather than after, a child starts reading.
The second phase of the 'I have S' educational campaign is underway
26 October saw the launch of the next phase of the nationwide educational campaign "I have S", in which medical students will have the opportunity to learn about the reality of multiple sclerosis...
Pineal cyst - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Pineal cysts are benign tumours often found incidentally on head imaging studies (4%). Structurally, they are a non-pathological variant of the pineal gland and consist of cystic structures...
Ménière's disease - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Ménière's disease, also known as endolymphatic hydrops, is a condition characterised by recurrent episodes of tinnitus, with hearing impairment of varying severity and systemic dizziness accompanied...
Benign positional vertigo causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common form of vertigo associated with inner ear pathology. It is characterised by brief, recurrent episodes of systemic vertigo provoked by...
Current views on the management of acute spinal syndromes
The author presents an overview of the current knowledge of symptomatology, diagnosis and therapy of acute spinal-related pain syndromes.
Lance-Adams syndrome - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Lance-Adams syndrome is a rare syndrome caused by central nervous system hypoxia that can occur after successful resuscitation of patients following cardiac arrest.
Myasthenia gravis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Myasthenia gravis (=Erba-Goldflam disease) is an autoimmune disease. It is characterised by excessive muscle fatigue due to abnormalities in neuromuscular conduction . The cause is a deficiency of...
Speech disorders - aphasia - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Aphasia is a disorder caused by damage to the speech centres in the cortex of the brain.
Nervous tics - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
They are one example of involuntary movements, i.e. movements that arise unintentionally and are usually also uncontrollable. Tics consist of short, repetitive movements of a specific part of the...
Coma - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
It is among the most serious quantitative disorders of consciousness, i.e. those in which there is a reduction in contact with the environment up to its complete absence.
Trigeminal neuralgia - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
It is characterised by the occurrence of very short paroxysmal facial pains in one, two or three branches of the trigeminal nerve, usually on one side. The disease mainly affects older people, with...
Vertigo - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Dizziness (vertigo) is described by patients as a sensation of movement of the environment or their own body or head, an illusion of instability, imbalance, uncertainty of posture, a sensation of...
