Researchers have identified a link between alcohol consumption and smoking in adolescence and subsequent mood disorders. This work was carried out by scientists from the University of Helsinki. A large-scale Finnish study sought to establish whether there are any links between mood disorders in adulthood and alcohol intake, as well as smoking and coffee consumption…
Polyneuropathy are a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by systemic damage to peripheral nerves. Disease are divided into primary axonal and primary demyelinating. Regardless of the type of polyneuropathy, its clinical picture is characterized by the development of muscle weakness and atrophy, a decrease in tendon reflexes, various sensitivity disorders (paresthesia, hypo- and hyperesthesia) occurring…
Spinal cord injury is an injury as a result of which the functions and anatomical integrity of the spinal column and/or spinal cord and/or its main vessels and/or spinal nerve roots were disrupted. Clinical manifestations depend on the level and severity of the injury; they can range from transient paresis and sensitivity disorders to paralysis,…
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a slow infection caused by the measles virus. The latency period is up to 8 years. Subacute measles panencephalitis debuts with personality and behavior disorders, then progressive musculotonic, motor, visual, cognitive disorders, paroxysmal states appear. The main diagnostic methods are electroencephalography, CT / MRI of the brain, analysis of cerebrospinal fluid,…
Pneumocephalus is an accumulation of air inside the skull. Air can be located in the cerebral membranes, in the substance of the brain and in its ventricles. Disease occurs as a complication of head injuries, neurosurgical surgical interventions, brain tumors and cerebral infections. Its pathognomonic symptom is the “Hippocratic splash noise”, but often pneumocephalus is…
Pneumococcal meningitis is an inflammation of the cerebral membranes caused by pneumococcus. It is characterized by a severe course with the development of meningoencephalitis and cerebral edema, a high percentage of disability of patients who have undergone it and mortality, without timely treatment, reaching 50%. Diagnosis is carried out by studying the anamnesis of the…
Shoulder periarthrosis (SP) is a complex neurodystrophic syndrome of damage to the periarticular tissues of the shoulder joint that occurs with various pathological changes in the joint itself, the cervical spine, nerves of the brachial plexus or organs located next to the joint. It is manifested by pain and limited mobility of the shoulder joint.…
Brachial plexopathy is a lesion of the brachial nerve plexus, manifested by pain syndrome in combination with motor, sensory and autonomic dysfunction of the upper limb and shoulder girdle. The clinical picture varies depending on the level of lesion of the plexus and its genesis. Diagnosis is carried out by a neurologist together with other…
Plexopathy (plexitis) is a group of diseases based on the lesion of the nerve plexus formed by spinal nerves. Disease is manifested by plexalgia and loss of functions included in the affected plexus of nerve trunks (paresis, muscular hypotension and atrophy, lack of tendon reflexes, trophic and vegetative disorders). Pathology can be diagnosed according to…