Diseases

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a very rare hereditary disease that is characterized by a progressive ossification of the skeleton. Even the smallest injuries trigger additional bone growth

The term thyrotoxic crisis describes a sudden and life-threatening metabolic imbalance. It usually develops on the basis of an existing overactive thyroid.

Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is a hereditary disease characterized by an incorrect synthesis of alpha-1 antitrypsin in the liver, which causes damage to the liver and lungs. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is one of the causes of respiratory diseases

A spinal cord infarction is based on an insufficient blood flow and, as a result, an insufficient supply of oxygen and glucose. The consequences are symptoms of paralysis, pain and a disturbed temperature and pain sensation. The treatment

Panarteritis nodosa or polyarteritis nodosa is a rheumatic disease that causes inflammation of the blood vessels. The disease is life-threatening without treatment, but with treatment it is usually free of symptoms

Transverse myelitis is a neurological syndrome that is associated with damage to nerve cells in the spinal cord. In many cases, treatment with cortisone leads to almost complete rehabilitation.

Spinal compressions are the most severe of three possible degrees of severity of a spinal cord injury. It usually occurs as a result of an unstable, accident-related vertebral body fracture or due to a traumatic herniated disc

A congestive papilla is an edema in the eye, which can have a number of possible causes and which, if left untreated, can lead to severe impairment of vision or death.

Doctors understand xeroderma pigmentosum, also known as moonlight disease, to be a skin disease caused by a genetic defect. Those affected show pronounced UV intolerance and therefore usually have to avoid sunlight completely

Those who are not affected may think first - postnatal depression or puerperium depression, depression in young mothers? Does such a thing even exist and wasn't the mother looking forward to her child? But it's not that simple.

Scarlet fever is usually a childhood disease that is transmitted by streptococcal bacteria. Typical signs of scarlet fever are a rash on the tongue, cough, sputum, runny nose and fever. Scarlet fever is mostly caused by droplet infection or direct

Chickenpox or varicella are a common childhood disease. This viral disease is usually transmitted by a droplet infection. The noticeable rash is typical.

Shingles, the technical term for which is herpes zoster, is a viral infection. Your main symptoms are burning pain and a blistering rash. The responsible virus, Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV), is already in when the disease breaks out

Laryngitis or laryngitis is an infection of the larynx, which is part of the upper respiratory tract. In the following the clinical picture with course and therapy is described in more detail.

In medicine, a superinfection is understood to be a secondary infection. As a rule, a bacterial infection follows a viral infection.

Phobias are a common problem. Around 7% of people have a mild phobia, but less than 1% of the population have a severe phobia.

Aicardi-Goutières syndrome is an extremely rare, autosomal recessive inherited gene mutation that triggers a genetically heterogeneous developmental disorder in the brain of around three-month-old infants and, in addition to severe motor impairments

The term spasticity or spasticity comes from the Greek and means something like "cramp". A spasticity is therefore a hardening and stiffening of muscles, which leads to movements becoming uncontrollable.

Scoliosis is a disease that has been well researched in its course. Nevertheless, the causes that trigger and can cause scoliosis are currently not understandable in around 80 percent of all those affected. The scoliosis is

The neurologist understands Akinetic Mutism to be a severe drive disorder characterized by persistent silence and immobility. This phenomenon usually occurs as a result of damage to the frontal lobe or the cingulate gyrus