African coma (Chagas disease) - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
African coma, is also known as Chagas disease or African trypanosomiasis. The disease is transmitted by the tse-tse fly.
Botulism - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Botulinum toxin, or botulism, is ranked as one of the most dangerous and potent poisons on the human body.
Sinusitis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Sinusitis is defined as inflammation of the sinuses. In many cases, the patient does not realise that he or she is suffering from sinusitis and usually interprets his or her symptoms as a common cold...
Agnosia - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Agnosia is defined as a complete or partial lack of ability to recognise various stimuli and objects in the environment, with sensory disturbances also very often present. There are two types of...
Vascular diseases - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Diseases of the cerebrovascular system are one of the most common causes of death and disability. Understanding and thoroughly understanding the mechanisms that accompany cerebral circulatory...
Myopathy - what is it ?
Myopathies belong to the group of neuromuscular diseases. They include syndromes in which there is damage to a motor unit in its entirety or only in its nerve or muscle part.
Types of neurological examination
The neurological examination begins the moment the patient enters the doctor's office. The doctor then has the opportunity to observe the patient, both his/her behaviour and movement, responding to...
Sudden visual disturbance
Sudden visual impairment is defined as a loss or deterioration of vision of 0.05 in a few minutes or hours. If your vision deteriorates, you should always consult an ophthalmologist or, in urgent...
Why does the doctor order a head MRI?
Magnetic resonance (MR) is an imaging study that uses the action of a magnetic field. Its main advantage is that it does not expose the patient to X-rays and can image organs in multiple planes.
Sciatica - effects of transarterial steroid injection.
Patients without significant root compression are more likely to be helped by steroids.
Back pain - what you should know
Back pain is pain, tension or stiffness in the muscles of the peri-spinal region, often accompanied by pain radiating along a limb. The most common complaints are of the lumbosacral region of the...
Finish for legal highs
Afterburners are substances that can have psychoactive effects. Their composition is not well known and it is sometimes difficult to predict their effect.
Severe limb paresis in a child bitten by a wasp
Case report of a 10-year-old boy who developed severe peripheral nervous system damage within 24 hours of being bitten by a wasp.
First episode psychosis and soft neurological symptoms
According to recent studies, patients with a first episode of psychosis often have damage in the thalamus and the right caudate nucleus.
