What is vasculitis? Vasculitis is the inflammation (swelling) of the blood vessels, the network of hollow lines that bring blood throughout the body. Vasculitis can involve medium-sized blood vessels (arterioles and venules), very small blood vessels (capillaries), or large blood vessels (arteries and veins). If blood flow in a vessel with vasculitis is decreased or…
What is Tourette Syndrome? Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological condition represented by repetitive, sudden, rapid, and unwanted motions or vocal sounds known as tics. Tourette syndrome – TS is one of a group of conditions of the developing nervous system known as tic disorders. Two kinds of tics are associated with Tourette syndrome: Motor…
What is Vegetative State? The vegetative state is also called unresponsive wakefulness syndrome. This is separate from a coma, in which the person is fully unconscious. A vegetative state is a condition of consciousness or altered consciousness. A vegetative state happens when the cerebrum (the region of the brain that regulates thought and behavior) no…
What is Polyneuritis? Polyneuritis is neuritis of several peripheral nerves at the exact time (as that generated by a toxic substance, vitamin B deficiency, or an infectious condition). Neuritis can involve one nerve (mononeuritis) or a plexus of nerves (plexitis). When several single nerves are involved simultaneously, the disease may be referred to as mononeuritis…
What is Brainstem Stroke? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), stroke is the second leading reason of death and the third leading reason of disability worldwide. A Brainstem stroke happens when the blood supply to a portion of the brainstem is interrupted, either due to a clogged artery or a leaking blood vessel. The…
What is Todd’s Paralysis? Todd’s paralysis is a neurological disease that presents as a time of paralysis following a seizure. It’s also known as Todd’s paresis or postictal paresis. This is a temporary weakness in your body can last for a few seconds, a few minutes, or several hours. The paralysis can be partial or…
What is a Locked-in syndrome? Locked-in syndrome is a complex medical condition presenting with quadriplegia, bulbar sign, and loss of sensation in the whole body due to damage to the brain stem, mostly the anterior pons. Locked-in syndrome is also known as pseudocode. in this condition patient is aware but can not move because of…
What is Dizziness? Dizziness is a phrase used to express a range of sensations, like woozy, feeling faint, weak, or unsteady. Dizziness that makes the false sense that you or your surroundings are spinning or moving is known as vertigo. Dizziness is one of the more familiar causes for grown-ups to visit their doctors or…
What is Occipital Neuralgia? Occipital Neuralgia is a rare disease and drops under the sub-classification of headaches. In this disease generally, occipital nerves get inflamed and induce headaches traveling within their dermatomal courses generally upwards beginning from the base, side, and back of the skull and radiating upwards towards the back of the eyes and…
What is Dorsal scapular nerve entrapment syndrome? Dorsal Scapular Nerve Entrapment is the irritation or impingement of the dorsal scapular nerve in your midback. It is an under-recognized cause of upper back, neck, and shoulder edge pain. The symptoms of it frequently overlap with other diseases and can be mistaken for cervical disc herniation, rib…
