Devic syndrome, part 2
Devic syndrome belongs to a group of demyelinating diseases that involve the central nervous system - particularly the spinal cord and optic nerve. Until recently, it was treated as a type, a...
Devic syndrome, part 1
Devic syndrome belongs to a group of demyelinating diseases that involve the central nervous system - particularly the spinal cord and optic nerve. Until recently, it was treated as a type, a...
Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes
Paraneoplastic neurological syndromes are diagnosed in patients affected by cancer, manifesting as complaints originating from the neurological system without a direct link to the developing tumour....
Vagus nerve stimulation and the treatment of RA
Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) focuses, among other things, on blocking the action of certain substances that are associated with autoimmune reactions, such as tumour necrosis factor (TNF),...
Biofeedback - naturotherapeutic support, part 2
Biofeedback is an instrumental method of learning specific reactions and behaviours using brain wave imaging with EEG. With this method, patients learn how to cope with their body's reactions and how...
ALPS syndrome and its impact on a child's educational and social development, part 2
ALPS, or fetal alcohol syndrome, is a condition resulting from a pregnant woman's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. ALPS brings with it many difficulties for the child, causing developmental...
ALPS syndrome and its impact on the child's educational and social development, part 1
ALPS, or foetal alcohol syndrome, is a condition resulting from a pregnant woman's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. ALPS brings with it many difficulties for the child, causing developmental...
Biofeedback - naturotherapeutic support, part 1
Biofeedback is an instrumental method of learning specific reactions and behaviours using EEG brainwave imaging. With this method, patients learn how to deal with their body's reactions and how to...
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...
Alice in Wonderland syndrome - sounds like a fairy tale that is actually a nightmare...
When you have a migraine, you see the world differently than usual. Your favourite mug seems to be a different colour, the edge of the table seems to wave strangely, the bedside table looks as if it...
Stroke: find out what the risk is!
Stroke is the third most common cause of death and the leading cause of loss of independence in adults. So what do you need to know about it? How to recognise it and how to prevent it? Find the...
Migraine headaches
Migraine is an unpleasant condition affecting the vast majority of premenopausal women. The first migraine attack usually occurs before the age of 40.
Dizziness on standing up: what could be the causes?
Dizziness when standing up occasionally happens to all of us and then it is not a cause for concern. However, this is not the case when the problem occurs on a regular basis, in which case it is...
Keith syndrome - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Keith's syndrome is a very rare disease that affects the cartilage and bone tissues. The disease initially develops gradually in its course, but the symptoms worsen over time. The disease is known in...
Multiple sclerosis in a nutshell!
Multiple sclerosis (Latin: Sclerosis multiplex, S) is one of the conditions that affects the structures of the nervous system. S is an incurable disease, but increasingly better symptomatic...
Meningioma - the most common benign brain tumour
Meningioma is one of the most common human neoplasms of the nervous system. In the vast majority of cases, the lesion is benign, but there are also cases where the meningioma is malignant. Some...
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...
Breastfeeding may reduce stroke risk
Because of how serious the consequences of stroke can be, scientists are still looking for factors that may reduce the risk of stroke. The prophylactic effect of exercise or keeping blood pressure...
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...
