Diseases

The autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis pseudoparalytica is a muscular weakness that causes the human muscles to tire quickly. The disease can affect people of all ages and is related to the psychological

A sudden drop in blood pressure is usually noticeable as dizziness, tremors, sweating and nausea. The causes and course of the disease can be manifold.

Appendicitis, or appendicitis, is inflammation of the appendix or appendix. Typical signs of appendicitis are severe abdominal pain or abdominal pain when pulling up the legs, jumping, or applying pressure

After falling on the arm or shoulder, a fracture of the upper arm should be considered if there is an additional restriction of movement in addition to severe pain. Elderly people in particular belong to the risk group for this fracture.

A brainstem infarction is often caused by calcified arteries. If a brainstem infarction occurs, it is important to act quickly.

The basilar thrombosis occurs due to calcified arteries. An immediate medical indication is extremely important, as a basilar thrombosis is life-threatening. The basilar thrombosis is a special form of the insult (stroke).

Subarachnoid hemorrhage is acute intracranial hemorrhage (into the cranial cavity), which in most cases is due to an aneurysm rupture and has an unfavorable prognosis. About 15 out of 100,000 people are from one annually

Meningioma is a mostly benign brain tumor that does not cause any symptoms at first due to its slow growth. Meningiomas are among the most common brain tumors, accounting for around 15 percent of all tumors inside the skull

A mesenteric infarction is the acute closure of an intestinal vessel, which, if left untreated, leads to the death of sections of the intestine. It is a life-threatening clinical picture that is often recognized too late and has a high mortality rate

Acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor that affects the equilibrium nerve. Although benign, it can cause significant discomfort in the affected patient. Should have symptoms such as dizziness, hearing problems or balance disorders

Central pontine myelinolysis is a disease in the brain. It's a neurological disorder. It includes damage to the nerve fibers.

PANDAS is a now recognized neuropsychiatric syndrome which can be triggered by a previous infection with beta-hemolytic streptococci of group A in children and adolescents. The symptoms are similar to those of an obsessive compulsive

With Tourette's syndrome, chronic tics or tic disorders occur. Tics are involuntarily occurring sounds or words that are usually accompanied by uncontrolled jerky and rapid movements (e.g. twitching).

A deficiency of aryl sulfatase A in the organism leads to metachromatic leukodystophia. It is a genetic metabolic disease of the brain and is inherited in a recessive manner, characterized by numerous mutations and effects in the

The formation of a so-called horseshoe kidney always occurs when the lower poles of the two kidneys merge. Already in the womb, the kidneys are shifted somewhat and no longer resemble normal ones

The terms hypotrichosis and "hypertrichosis" are often associated and confused with one another, but they both have a different meaning: people who suffer from hypotrichosis have less body hair than usual (Greek

The superior orbital fissure syndrome is characterized by the failure of several cranial nerves, which are responsible for the supply of various eye muscles as well as the sensitive innervation in the eye area. The clinical picture is very complex

The corticobasal degeneration is a disease that is counted among the so-called tauopathies. The disease is sometimes referred to by the abbreviation CBD. Components of the tau are deposited in the context of corticobasal degeneration

In medicine, dementia pugilistica is a traumatic encephalopathy with symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease. The disease is particularly common among boxers and other people who are often hit on the head

Out of almost 100,000 people, around six to seven people develop what is known as progressive supranuclear palsy. The dysfunction of the brain - also known as PSP - can be compared to Parkinson's disease. The reasons