Cutaneous manifestations of diseases with neurological symptoms
The skin is a mirror of health. Skin examination can provide important diagnostic clues in many disease entities and, as an important part of the patient examination and diagnosis process, should not...
Myotonia - a muscle disease
Myotonia is a symptom of muscle disease, the essence of which is an obstructed diastasis of the muscle and its stiffness. This symptom occurs in the course of various disease entities. Myotonic...
Surface sensory disorders
Superficial (exteroceptive) sensation is perceived by receptors located in the skin and includes sensory modalities such as touch, pain and temperature. There are many conditions in the course of...
People with autism have significantly more synapses than healthy people
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder and its first symptoms appear in early childhood. Importantly, they last a lifetime. We know of two types of autism (schizophrenic and infantile). The cause of...
Brain gliomas - key patient information
The basic component of nervous tissue is nerve cells (so-called neurons) together with glial cells. The function of the latter is irreplaceable (from protective to nutritional or participation in the...
Chronic alcohol consumption doesn't just damage the liver! - All about alcoholic polyneuropathy
Alcoholism, or chronic alcohol dependence, is a huge problem in the Polish population. It is estimated that around 800 000 Poles (mainly men) are addicted to this substance, and another 2 - 2.5...
Arthrogryposis in a child
MAC, or arthrogryposis, is the medical term for a syndrome of symptoms caused by joint contractures. These contractures are diagnosed in the child at birth and do not show a progressive tendency....
Discopathy of the lumbar spine
Lumbosacral spine pain is currently one of the most common health problems caused by musculoskeletal dysfunction, becoming a disease of civilisation. According to the results of the Polish population...
The most common pituitary adenoma Prolactinoma
The pituitary gland is a central organ in the endocrine system. This means that it has a superior role to other endocrine glands, i.e. those that secrete active substances directly into the blood....
Facial tingling - what are the most common causes?
A relatively common complaint that patients present to their GP or neurologist is that they experience an unpleasant sensation described as facial tingling. This abnormal, spontaneous sensation can...
Fibromyalgia - what is it and why are there diagnostic problems?
Fibromyalgia is a very serious social problem, defined as a syndrome of generalised pain that poses many difficulties, both diagnostic and therapeutic. It significantly reduces the quality of life of...
Degeneration of the lumbar and cervical spine - Baastrup's disease
Baastrup's disease, also known as Baastrup's syndrome, is a special case of degenerative changes in the spinal vertebrae. The pain syndrome caused by this condition is due to excessive mobility of...
Anisocoria, pupillary inequality - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
The phenomenon of pupil dilation itself was observed centuries ago, although the causes of such a phenomenon were not fully understood, nor was the neuroanatomy or physiology of the brain. Today, it...
Hakim syndrome, or all about normotensive hydrocephalus
Hakim's syndrome, or normotensive hydrocephalus, is a pathological condition manifested by a dilatation of the ventricular system of the brain with normal cerebrospinal fluid pressure. Hakim's triad...
Tingling hands - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Many patients underestimate the symptom of numbness in the upper limbs (especially the hands). Initially it does not cause many difficulties in normal functioning, with time it makes it impossible to...
What does a positive Babinski sign mean?
Babinski's sign represents one of the possible pathological reflexes in humans. Although it is in principle possible to check whether it is present even at home, it is better to go to specialists:...
What is angio-tk testing?
The development of multislice examination techniques has had a huge impact on diagnosis in vascular disease. Thanks to the use of a rotating-lamp CT scan, it is possible to perform CT angiography,...
Dangerous hydrocephalus, or a few words about the risks in adulthood.
Hydrocephalus is primarily associated with changes that occur in foetal or early infant life. However, it turns out that hydrocephalus can also affect adults. Do not underestimate the problem - it...
Disorder involving the facial region: Bell's palsy
Bell's palsy is a syndrome of symptoms involving the facial region that results from dysfunction of one of the cranial nerves: the facial nerve. The condition is still somewhat enigmatic due to the...
Rasmussen encephalitis - should it be feared?
Rasmussen encephalitis is an extremely rare disease. Unfortunately, due to its intensified symptoms and high resistance to treatment, the disease is extremely difficult to treat. The only way to...
