According to the World Health Organization (WHO), today epilepsy is one of the most common causes of diseases of the nervous system. A third of the population identified epilepsy is a lifelong disease and in 30% of cases it leads to a fatal outcome during epileptic status. Every fifth person during his life suffers at least one epileptic attack. Content 1Basic concepts 2Risk factors for epilepsy 3Generalized seizures 4Partial seizures 5Idiopathic epilepsy 5.1Children's absence epilep...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Charcot's disease, motor neuron disease, Lou Gehring's disease, progressive muscle atrophy) is a fatal disease of the central nervous system, characterized by selective damage to motor neurons. Clinically, it manifests itself as an increasing muscle weakness and muscle slimming, which is engulfing more and more muscle arrays. In the end, this leads to a complete immobility of the patient and a violation of breathing. The disease ends in the fatal case on a...
Recovery after a hemorrhagic stroke is a complex of measures aimed at returning to the habitual way of life, i.e. to the level of activity that the patient had before the disease. Very often, such measures are called rehabilitation. In rehabilitation actions, all patients with a history of hemorrhagic stroke are needed without exception. Rehabilitation after hemorrhagic stroke is a long and time consuming process, but it is just as necessary as inpatient treatment, and no less significant. I...
Neuropathy of the peroneal nerve is a disease that develops as a result of damage or compression of the peroneal nerve. There are several reasons for this condition. Symptoms are associated with impaired conduction of impulses along the nerve to the innervated muscles and skin areas, first of all it is the weakness of the muscles that unbend foot and her fingers, as well as a violation of sensitivity on the outer surface of the shin, the back surface of the foot and her fingers. Treatment of...
Until the last century, mankind coped with the flow of information without significant harm to health. The last century has made a breakthrough in most areas, and now, in order to keep pace with the times, a person simply needs to process a large amount of information every day in different spheres of life. It takes more time for mental stress, less and less for physical exertion, rest and sleep. And so every day. In the end, this leads to a breakdown in the adaptive reactions of the body, ...
VSD, or vegetative-vascular dystonia, in adolescence is a symptom complex, which is very common among this age group of children. The attitude to the VSD is ambiguous even among doctors: many of them consider dystonia not a disease, but only a transient condition associated with hormonal perestroika in the body during the puberty period. Manifestations of VSD are more often observed in 13-15 years and are observed now in almost 50% of adolescents. After a period of puberty, many of them have...
Vegetosovascular dystonia (VSD, or neurocirculatory dystonia) is clinically a combination of emotional disorders with autonomic disorders (fluctuations in the arterial pressure, palpitation, heart rhythm disturbance, pain in the heart, violation of motility of the gastrointestinal tract, violation of thermoregulation, etc.). This is a syndrome that occurs as a result of a violation of the central part of the autonomic nervous system. Since the autonomic nervous system regulates many processe...
Vegetosovascular dystonia (VSD, or neurocirculatory dystonia) is a very common problem that a modern person has to face. This combination of emotional and psychological disorders with vegetative disorders (from the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urogenital systems). Treatment VSD - the process is complex, requiring an individual approach and constant correction. Modern methods of treatment include lifestyle modification, changing the approach to professional activity, correction of ...
Contusion (contusion) of the brain is traumatic damage to the structures related to the brain that occurs when the mechanical force is applied. Any part of the brain can be affected, but most often these are the poles of the frontal lobes, the basal (lower) sections of the frontal and temporal lobes. The clinical picture of a brain contusion is formed from a combination of cerebral, focal and vegetative symptoms. The degree of their severity and stamina depends on the severity of the bruise ...
Tick-borne encephalitis is an acute viral disease of the nervous system. The causative agent of the disease is a specific virus, which often enters the human body with a tick bite. Possible contamination when eating raw milk from sick animals. The disease manifests itself as a general infectious symptom and a lesion of the nervous system. Sometimes it is so severe that it can lead to death. People living in areas with a high prevalence of the disease are subject to preventive vaccination. V...
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