Radiculitis or radiculopathy is a complex of specific symptoms associated with compression of the nerve roots extending from the spinal cord. The pathological process can be located in any part of the spinal column, but it is often localized in the lumbosacral region and called lumbar radiculopathy. This zone experiences the maximum load when the…
To determine the most appropriate treatment for lower back pain, first, pass the examination in the hospital. Then, you can start following the physician’s recommendations. For each patient, a different therapeutic method of treatment is applied, which comes from a general set of measures to get rid of the pain. Back pain is the most…
Hypokinesia (Greek “from below” + “movement”), also referred to as bradykinesia, is a state of the body in which insufficient motor activity is observed, which leads to a limitation of the pace and range of movements. Motor activity worsens against the background of early mental and neurological disorders – Parkinson’s disease and other extrapyramidal syndromes….
Vessel disorders also called angiopathies in medical language, are mainly understood as diseases of the arterial, venous and lymphatic vessels. In industrialized countries, diseases related to arteries and blood flow from the heart are one of the leading causes of death in the United States. The statistics are staggering: 950,000 people die from cardiovascular disease…
Myelin is a special substance that covers neurons and serves as an electrically insulating sheath, or rather a group of substances since the composition of myelin varies in different parts of the body, but lipids and proteins are always the basis with a significant predominance of the former. The destruction of the myelin sheath leads…
In neurosurgery, treating cerebral aneurysmata has seen remarkable progress. It is thanks to modern medical advances. This illness is a life-threatening condition characterized by the ballooning of a blood vessel in the brain. It demands swift and sophisticated interventions to prevent rupture and subsequent complications. Advances in medical technology, surgical techniques, and interventional procedures have…
The term syringomyelia includes various conditions that are characterized by damage to the spinal cord with the formation of abnormal fluid-filled cavities. Cavities in the spinal cord can be the result of a spinal cord injury, a spinal tumor, or a congenital anomaly. Also described in the clinic is the idiopathic form of the syrinx…
Effective secondary prevention of cerebral stroke is impossible without knowledge of the causes of this disease. A stroke is a serious (acute) problem with blood circulation in the brain. The reason may be a rupture of, not necessarily a large, vessel; this type of stroke is called hemorrhagic. Or a blood clot blocking the blood…
Upper extremity neuropathy is a very common condition that manifests in weakness, soreness, and changes in the hands’ sensitivity, depending on the location of the nerve damage. One or more nerves can be affected. It can develop at any age but is most common in people who spend a lot of time at the computer….
The general name for a group of infectious diseases with the localization of the pathogen in various departments of the Central Nervous System of neuroinfection. Viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and prions can cause neuroinfection. Allocate inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord (meningitis), damage to the substance of the brain (encephalitis), and…