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Progressive supranuclear palsy: symptoms, treatment

Progressing supranuclear (supranuclear) paralysis is a relatively rare neurodegenerative disease of the taupathies group, also called Steele-Richardson-Olszewski's disease. Its symptoms are a consequence of accumulation in the neurons of the brain of a pathological protein. The process is irreversible and progressive, and at a significant stage a rather characteristic clinical picture is formed. Content 1Study history 2Prevalence 3Etiology: why this disease develops 4Pathogenesis: what...

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Signs of meningitis in children

Many people have heard about the terrible word "meningitis", periodically they meet in the mass media plots of cases of incidence of meningitis, and very often referred to meningitis with a fatal outcome. Such "horror stories" are really not groundless: the mortality rate of children under one year in Russia from this disease is 15%. Meningitis is a common neuroinfectious disease in children, which is characterized by inflammation of the brain envelopes. The incidence in children is ten time...

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Marfan's disease: causes, symptoms and treatment

The disease (syndrome) of Marfan is a hereditary pathology of connective tissue. Since connective tissue is the basis of various human organs, the manifestations of the disease are also very diverse. The most typical are the abnormalities of the cardiovascular system, the musculoskeletal system and the eyes. Diagnosis of Marfan syndrome requires the use of a variety of methods. Treatment includes medical and surgical methods, and the patient should be observed by several doctors. From this ...

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Points with astigmatism

In contrast to myopia and hyperopia, astigmatism is a more complex pathology. Correction of astigmatism requires correction along the vertical and horizontal planes. This is due to the fact that in this disease the eye acquires an oval shape, and all objects, regardless of distance, are seen indistinctly and vaguely. To correct vision, glasses with a special lens configuration are used. Content 1What you need to know about these glasses 2Specificity of the wearing regime 3Selection of l...

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Shihan Syndrome: Symptoms and Treatment

Shihan's syndrome is a neuroendocrine disorder of health, resulting from the death of a part of the pituitary cells. This situation is provoked by massive blood loss during childbirth or abortion. Symptoms of the disease develop gradually, are associated with inadequate production of various hormones of the pituitary gland. What relation have births or abortions to the death of pituitary cells? Let's try to understand. From this article you can learn why and how Shihan's syndrome develops, ...

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Alcohol Neuropathy

Alcoholic neuropathy is one of the varieties of damage to the human body by alcoholic beverages and metabolites of ethyl alcohol. It reflects the effect of alcohol on the peripheral nervous system. The more correct is the term "alcoholic polyneuropathy", because the toxic effect of alcohol is always spread on a lot of nerve fibers, not just one nerve. According to recent studies, alcohol abuse always causes damage to the peripheral nervous system. Previously it was believed that up to 70% of...

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Hyperopia: how to restore vision

Hyperopia is one of the most common vision problems.If, while reading a book, you, without hesitation, move it away from your eyes, arguing that it is "so best seen then you can suspect your own hyperopia.About why farsightedness develops, as it manifests itself, we'll talk in detail below.Also we will tell you how effectively this eye disease is treated. Content 1What it is 2Causes 3Symptoms 4Diagnostics 5Treatment 5.1Complications 5.2Prevention 6Video 7conclusions What it is...

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Atrial scotoma (eye migraine): characteristic signs and methods of treatment

Eye migraine or scintillating scotoma is a common visual dysfunction, which is expressed as a temporary distortion, less often complete loss of the image from the field of vision. This pathology is often a warning sign of the development of classical migraine, which is diagnosed in 20% of all people on the planet. Ophthalmic manifestations of migraine are more common in pregnant women and adolescents, which is due to the restructuring of virtually all body systems. Content 1Definition of ...

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Whether it is possible to warm up barley on an eye and other methods of national treatment of disease

If you began to notice the manifestations of barley on the eye, it is worth remembering that the treatment should be modern and professional. Of course, you can use traditional medicine, but their main task is to eliminate unpleasant symptoms. So use them only when combined with medicines. Content 1Definition of disease 2Symptoms 3Home Treatment 3.1Warming up 3.2Home ointments and drops 3.3Decoctions and teas 4Prevention 5Video 6conclusions Definition of disease Barley is a pa...

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Encephalitis of the brain: symptoms and treatment

Encephalitis of the brain is a whole group of inflammatory diseases of this organ, and the inflammation can be is caused not only by an infectious agent, but also by infectious-allergic processes, the action of toxic substances. Consequently, the cause of encephalitis of the brain is great. Encephalitis, caused by each specific cause, has its own characteristics, but the common signs, however, persist. Symptoms of encephalitis are diverse and depend on the area of ​​brain damage. Treatment ...

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