Oncology is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Doctors who specialize in this field are called oncologists. There are three main types of oncology: medical oncology (using chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and other medications), surgical oncology (removing tumors through surgery), and radiation oncology (using radiation to destroy cancer cells). […]
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The largest percentage of patients seen by neurologists have cerebrovascular disease. The brain and spinal cord do not store nutrients and are quite sensitive to any interruption in the blood flow that supplies them. Obstruction to the flow of blood to the brain to spinal cord is most commonly due to emboli, which are particulate […]
This class of disease affects the covering surrounding nerve processes, resulting in abnormal electrical conduction. The best-known example of this type of disease is multiple sclerosis. The diagnosis is based on the observation of neurologic deficits separated by site in the central nervous system and time in occurrence. Generally each attack is marked by some […]
Cerebral palsy is caused by damage to the motor control centers of the developing brain and can occur during pregnancy, during childbirth or after birth up to about age three. Cerebral Palsy is often referred to as CP. Damage to the muscles or nerves does not cause cerebral palsy, but damage to the motor area […]
Parkinson is a disease which affects primarily elderly people and comes out in motor breaches, affective and vegetative disorders. The disease is caused by degenerative changes in the cells of some structures of the brain, caused by hereditary factors, severe head injuries or brain atherosclerosis. The prognosis of this disease rather pessimistic, but fortunately, thanks […]
Alzheimer diseases of the peripheral nerves fall into this category. Although certain diseases affect the peripheral nerves primarily, many systemic diseases affect the peripheral nervous system secondarily. Diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of peripheral neuropathy in the United States, whereas leprosy is one of the more common causes worldwide. Polyneuropathy generally produces symptoms involving […]
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis orvascular malformations represent abnormal collections of blood vessels. In this category are found arteriovenous malformations, cavernous hemangiomas, telangiectesis and venous angiomas. Of these, arteriovenous malformations and cavernous hemangiomas are the most likely to cause problems, such as intracranial hemorrhage, seizures, and focal or discrete neurologic deficits. Diagnosis is made […]
SIMPLE FRACTURE: In which two fragments are created, one proximal and one distal. COMMINUTED FRACTURE: When there are more than two fragments. COMPOUND FRACTURE: In which there is a break of skin by the fractured bony pieces. COMPRESSION FRACTURE: Which is a compressing or crushing type of fracture. STRESS FRACTURE: Which is resulting from force on […]
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is severe damage to the spinal cord which is mainly caused by trauma and diseases like car accident, gunshot, polio, spina bifida, Friedreich’s Ataxia, etc. SCI is very different from back injuries such as ruptured disks, spinal stenosis or pinched nerves. Spinal cord injuries usually begin with a blow that fractures or […]
