Purulent meningitis is a disease of an infectious nature that develops as a result of the penetration of the bacterial flora through the blood-brain barrier with the damage to the membranes of the brain. On average, 4 cases per 100 thousand people per year are recorded. It is one of the most severe inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system. It is very important not to miss the first signs of the disease, timely diagnosis for the appointment of timely treatment and a more favorable ...
Huntington Horea is a progressive hereditary disease of the central nervous system. In the literature it occurs under the name of Huntington's disease, degenerative chorea, hereditary chorea, chorea progressive chronic, choreic dementia. All this is the same disease. It is manifested by spontaneous violent movements, mental and mental disorders. Although the disease was described as far back as 1872. American doctor Huntington, a special interest in the philistine to him appeared after the ...
Stroke, or cerebral vascular accident - a disease in which early diagnosis and the provision of qualified medical care are the most important factors affecting the prognosis. After a stroke under the influence of hypoxia, changes in nerve cells begin to occur. Around the brain cells affected by necrosis there is an "ischemic penumbra" - a zone whose life outcome depends on the restoration of blood flow. During the "therapeutic window" (conventionally called the first 3-6 hours after a stroke...
Tetanus ("barefoot disease") is an infectious (bacterial) disease with central nervous system damage, manifested by tonic and convulsive contractions of the striated muscles. This is the so-called "wound" infection, as the penetration of the pathogen into the body is carried out through a wound on the body. The disease can end with a fatal outcome. In patients with the disease, lifelong immunity is not formed, i.e., can be sick repeatedly. Tetanus is spread all over the globe. For the preve...
Fainting, or syncope, is an attack of short-term loss of consciousness with a violation of muscle tone, the activity of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Fainting is not a disease, but merely a symptom of a certain state of the body, and not always the cause is illness. The main mechanism of development of syncope is a sudden decrease in blood supply to the brain. Despite the many causes leading to fainting, his clinical picture is fairly uniform (with small features). In this art...
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...
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...
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 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 ...
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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