Diseases

The ureteral stone is a deposit in the ureter. In most cases, a ureteral stone comes off by itself.

Actinic keratosis or solar keratosis is a slowly progressing skin damage due to years of exposure to light (especially UV light). In the further course the definition, causes, diagnosis, course, therapy and

Wernicke encephalopathy is a systemic degenerative brain disease based on a vitamin B1 deficiency. Alcoholics, patients with eating disorders or those with chronic intestinal disorders are particularly affected by the disease. The treatment is anchored

Fetal-fetal transfusion syndrome is a form of poor blood flow that can be caused by anastomoses on the placenta in monozygotic twin pregnancies. One of the twins will receive more blood than the other. Untreated

Narcolepsy is a sleep addiction disease that is characterized by sleep attacks and cataplexy. Although there are several ways to control the disease, to this day there is no cure.

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.

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

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

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 fuse together. 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 supplying 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. In the context of corticobasal degeneration, components of the tau are deposited

In medicine, dementia pugilistica is a traumatic encephalopathy with symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease. The disease is most 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