Aggressive patient
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...
Can sweetened drinks affect sleep?
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...
Cells have been found in the hypothalamus that control ageing
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...
What could be the causes of twitching eyelids?
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...
Depression, anxiety and psychosis in neurological diseases
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...
The role of working memory in affective disorders
Working memory is an essential part of the proper functioning of our brain and all operations such as reasoning, learning or even speech comprehension. Researchers have noted that working memory, is...
Metformin use and risk of neurodegenerative diseases
Pharmacotherapy is certainly able to alleviate the course of many conditions, but with every drug there is a risk of various side effects. This is the case, for example, with glucocorticosteroids,...
What is medical waste and how is it disposed of?
Medical waste - according to the Waste Act of 14 December 2012, medical waste is waste generated in connection with the provision of healthcare services and the conduct of medical research and...
Reimbursement of aids and orthopaedic appliances
If a patient wishes to be reimbursed for orthopaedic products, he or she should go to an authorised person as referred to in Article 2(14) of the Reimbursement Act. An authorised person is a person...
What behaviours may indicate neurosis?
Neurosis is classified as an anxiety disorder. It represents a serious problem from the point of view of doctors. It not only affects women, but is increasingly being diagnosed in men. Neurosis is...
Is it possible to be unaware of your neurological disorders?
Patient awareness is a very important part of the treatment process. An informed (and appropriately motivated) patient is keen to recover as quickly as possible - if only to leave a hospital with...
B vitamin deficiency and nervous system disorders
B vitamins play a key role in the normal functioning of the human body. Unfortunately, they are not produced and stored in the body in sufficient quantities. Therefore, it is crucial that they are...
Is poor physical form one of the signs of dementia risk?
Dementia is a significant decline in mental performance that follows brain damage. Disagreements persist - when to refer to dementia as dementia and when to refer to the natural process of ageing....
A torrent of words - on wordiness
We often think of a talkative person in this way; "But he has wordiness. Nothing can be said." But are we sure we are using the word correctly? Do we know what, in fact, this medical term means? The...
Risk of haemorrhagic stroke and the presence of bacteria in the mouth
Haemorrhagic stroke occurs much less frequently in patients than ischaemic stroke. Recent studies show that the risk of haemorrhagic stroke increases with the presence of certain bacteria in the...
Hallucinations - sensations that also accompany healthy people
Most people say that hallucinations only happen to sick people. This is a huge misconception, because hallucinations can also happen to healthy people. They occur just after waking up or shortly...
A new receptor to combat the symptoms of senile dementia?
Research is continuing to find a way to 'rejuvenate' the brain. Brain ageing is a natural process, but it also affects people with, for example, dementia, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease.
Can stress cause illness!
For most people, stress has a destructive effect on them. It leads to problems with concentration, irritability, emotional vacillation, nervous tension and various illnesses. The negative effects of...
Common causes of delusions
Delusions are nothing more than unsubstantiated, morbid beliefs, opinions and judgements about a subject that unfortunately do not conform to reality. Importantly, they do not change as a result of...
Division and characteristics of types of spinal muscular atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetically determined disease that is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. Another name for this disease used very commonly is SA. Several variants of the disease...
