Prosopagnosia is a condition that affects very few people. Its main symptom is a developing problem with face recognition. How does the disease develop, and what are the treatments?
The human brain is considered to be unique - for good reason, but what makes our functioning so different from that of animals is still not really known. It is for this reason that various scientists...
Spinal muscular atrophy (SA) is a neurodegenerative disorder where the underlying cause of the disease is genetic. This extremely rare disease occurs on average in one person per 5 000 to 7 000...
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...
Researchers from the Czech National Institute of Mental Health (Národního ústavu duševního zdraví - NUDZ) have indicated that poverty has a major impact on human health.The results were published in...
Liver damage caused by a variety of factors - both chemical and bacteriological - can cause many disorders in the normal functioning of the whole body. Hepatic encephalopathy is classified as a...
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...
Magnesium is one of the most important elements - it regulates and controls the human body. The human body is made up of cells that are constantly 'monitored' in all their functions, such as...
Although there are still some aspects of the functioning of the nervous system that remain unclear, thanks to numerous studies, knowledge of the system that controls our organism is becoming...
Rare diseases are conditions that occur more often than we think. One rare disease is Melnick-Needles syndrome. The mutation that causes the disease affects the functioning of the whole body. How is...
18 April 2006 was established as European Patients' Rights Day. This holiday is celebrated in all countries of the European Union with the aim of raising awareness or reminding patients of their...
Restless legs syndrome is a relatively common affliction of the population of European countries. The most characteristic symptom is an unpleasant sensation in the form of a compulsion to move the...
International Day of Invalids is a holiday dedicated to people with disabilities as a result of accidents at work. It was established by the International Labour Organisation and is celebrated every...
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The International Day of Persons with Disabilities was established by the UN General Assembly and is celebrated annually on 3 December. The day is intended to draw attention to the problems of people...
The doctor-patient relationship is a specific type of interpersonal contact. In the therapeutic procedure, the patient requires from the doctor (specialist), an accurate diagnosis and an effective...
The effects of sugar, and the excessive amounts supplied in the daily diet, have no longer been a taboo subject for many years. In fact, it is well known what negative health consequences can result...
More and more people are fighting ageing through various appearance-enhancing treatments, for example. Scientists, meanwhile, are still looking into what is responsible for the fact that our bodies...
Twitching eyelids are an ailment that occurs in many people, mainly adults. There are many causes of this condition. They can be caused by lack of sleep or a magnesium deficiency. What are the other...
The co-occurrence of psychiatric disorders with neurological diseases is not uncommon. For some of the entities typically dealt with by neurologists, psychiatric problems are even present in the vast...