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 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 (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...
Psychopathological symptoms in the general population are as high as 25%. They usually relate to anxiety or mood changes.
Insomnia is a subjective ailment that consists of too little or insufficient restorative sleep.
Huntington's disease is a progressive disease of the central nervous system. It progresses with typical motor, cognitive and psychiatric disorders.
Study confirms that chronic alcohol abuse is associated with greater stroke severity
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.
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 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, 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 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...
The author presents an overview of the current knowledge of symptomatology, diagnosis and therapy of acute spinal-related pain syndromes.
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 (=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...
Aphasia is a disorder caused by damage to the speech centres in the cortex of the brain.
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...
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.
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...
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...