Vascular dementia, what it is and how it manifests itself

Vascular dementia refers to acute or chronic cognitive impairment due to diffuse or focal cerebral infarcts that are most often related to cerebrovascular disease. This type of dementia represents global, chronic, and generally irreversible cognitive impairment. Vascular dementia should not be confused with delirium, although cognition is disordered in both.

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Headache and Covid 19

In fact, patients with COVID 19 may present with various neurological symptoms, and among these, one of the most common is headaches.

Sun, sea, acne

In summer, acne fears two elements: strong heat and humidity. Skin care must take into account some basic elements to avoid annoying reactions of pimples during summertime.

Complications and behavioral lines in neurovegetative dystonias

Complications resulting from this condition vary according to the specific type of dystonia.

Herpes, an ever lurking enemy

Herpes is a hidden and quite unpredictable enemy that can occur suddenly.The infection is caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV-1), which is closely related to the one that causes genital herpes (HSV-2).

The Holiday Decalogue – Podcast My Special Doctor

A new My Special Doctor podcast With some useful pointers for upcoming vacations. Podcast Holiday Decalogue (click to listen to the podcast) When can the infant begin to travel? There

Life, work and habits of the person with glaucoma

Glaucoma is a condition of the eye in which the optic nerve may be progressively damaged until visual ability is lost and impaired, in some cases, to the point of blindness.

Acute abdomen: what to do?

At the time the acute abdomen occurs, surgical intervention is necessary. Abdominal pain is of different types depending on the etiology. General symptoms are visceral pain, pain from the peritoneum-parietal,

Patients who are candidates for physical rehabilitation training

It is possible to identify the following categories of coronary patients in whom physical rehabilitation training can provide the desired effects: Patients at low risk after an acute cardiac event,

Hypertension

Increased blood pressure is a widespread condition in industrialized countries, and its prevalence in people of all age groups and sexes also depends on the current lifestyle, which is characterized

Pulmonary embolism: what is it and how to treat it?

Embolism lung is a serious complication to be suspected in cases of dyspnea, in a patient at risk of deep vein thrombosis. I Main symptoms are: sudden dyspnea, chest pain,

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Panic attack disorder

Panic attack disorder is a psychiatric disorder characterized by episodes of sudden and intense fear, anguish, and feeling of imminent death or strong fear for one’s safety, which leads those

Anorexia

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that causes the sufferer to voluntarily deprive himself or herself of food or to consume extremely limited amounts of food that are not compatible

Trigeminal neuralgia

The trigeminal nerve is the fifth of the twelve pairs of cranial nerves in the head; it is the nerve responsible for providing sensation to the face. One trigeminal nerve

Alcoholism

Alcoholism is a real disease because of the way it presents itself, the disorders it causes, and the symptoms it gives the patient. The term Alcoholism is used when disorders

Insomnia

Insomnia is an extremely common sleep disorder that can affect people of all ages for different reasons and come in various forms and variations, all of which have in common

Bulimia nervosa

Bulimia nervosa is a more widespread eating disorder than is generally believed and widely underdiagnosed, especially in its mild forms, which can go unnoticed unless those affected seek medical/psychiatric help

Brain tumors

Brain tumors are rare cancers that can be primary, that is, originate in the brain, or form as secondary metastases of neoplasms in other organs, such as lung or breast

Major depression

Major depression (or “major depressive disorder,” as stated in the “Statistical Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders – DSM 5”), is a mood disorder that is characterized by the presence of

Peyronie’s or curved penis disease

Peyronie ‘s disease is a condition resulting from an abnormality of the penis due to fibrous scar tissue that appears on the penis changing its shape during erection, which becomes

Morton’s neuroma

Morton’s neuroma consists of a thickening of the tissue surrounding a nerve tract present in the sole of the foot at the anterior (forefoot) support area, usually at the base

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