If the expression “head trauma” (TC) literally corresponds to a shock on the skull, whatever its intensity, in medical terms, head trauma corresponds to a shock whose intensity causes a disorder of consciousness, even brief. Many circumstances in life can lead to head trauma (sports, professional, car accident or road accident, domestic accidents, aggression, fall, blow […]
Category: Brain diseases
syringomyelia Symptoms and Treatment
What is it ? Syringomyelia is characterized by the formation of one or more cavities inside the spinal cord, which can cause severe chronic pain, neurological disorders and motor impairment leading to loss of autonomy. These cavities called “syrinx” damage the neurological functions of the spinal cord. It often results from a Chiari malformation and its prevalence […]
Pyramidal syndrome Symptoms and Treatment
What is it ? The pyramidal syndrome refers to all motor disorders caused by an attack of the pyramidal pathway. The pyramidal tract, also called pyramidal tract or cortico-spinal route is the support of the voluntary motricity: it transmits the motor control of the central nervous system from the cortex to the spinal cord. This syndrome results […]
Munchausen’s syndrome, what is it? Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Munchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disorder characterized by the simulation of symptoms and / or a non-existent disease. Definition of Munchausen syndrome Munchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disorder, characterized by simulated symptoms and / or non-existent disease. The patient with this syndrome pretends to be sick without being sick and has certain symptoms, without having any. […]
Tourette’s syndrome, what is it? Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Tourette syndrome is a neurological condition characterized by uncontrolled, involuntary and brief motor and / or sound tics. Definition of Tourette’s syndrome Tourette’s syndrome (also known as Tourette’s syndrome (GT)) is a neurological pathology of genetic origin. Associated clinical signs result in motor and / or sound tics. These neurological responses are unintentional, sudden, and brief. Behavior, attention, […]
Rett’s syndrome Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Rett syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that disrupts the development and maturation of the brain. It occurs in babies and young children, almost exclusively in girls. A child with Rett syndrome demonstrates normal development early in life. The first symptoms are between 6 and 18 months old. Affected children gradually have movement, coordinationand communication problems that affect their ability to speak, walk and use their hands. This is […]
Guillain-Barré syndrome Symptoms and Treatment
What is it ? Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), or acute inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy, is an autoimmune disease that causes peripheral nerve damage and paralysis. This paralysis is called extensive because it usually begins with the legs and arms and extends to the rest of the body. Its causes are many, but the syndrome most often occurs after an infection, […]
Asperger Syndrome Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Asperger’s syndrome is a disorder in the family of autism, a pervasive developmental disorder that affects between 350,000 and 600,000 people worldwide and manifests itself in childhood. Asperger syndrome has a neuro-biochemical origin associated with a genetic problem probably involving several genes, is distinguished by the fact that the intelligence of the person affected remains intact […]
Angelman Syndrome Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
What is it? Angelman’s syndrome is a genetic neurological pathology resulting from an intellectual deficit and dysmorphic clinical manifestations (which concern the deformation of one or more limbs). This disease is rare and its global prevalence (number of cases in a given population, at a given time) is estimated to be 1/20 000 to 1 […]
Stress – Causes, Symptoms and Anti Stress Tips
Stress is a set of physical and physiological responses of the body to a particular stressful situation and / or stressors. It can affect everyone, usually for a short time. A situation of chronic stress, however, is pathological. What is stress? Stress is defined by the body’s emotional and physical responses to a particular situation or to stressors. Stress is a natural reaction if it is not […]
