Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Deep brain stimulation (DBS from the English acronym Deep Brain Stimulation) is a surgical treatment with the goal of reducing debilitating motor symptoms that characterize movement disorders such as Parkinson’s, dystonia, and essential tremor. It is also a procedure used to treat epilepsy, chronic pain, and obsessive-compulsive disorders.

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Dr. Virgilio De Bono

active 5 years, 6 months ago

Aesthetic Doctors, Basic Doctors, Dermatologists
- Via Ripense 4 - Roma
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Dott.ssa Maria Grazia Caruana

active 5 years, 6 months ago

Aesthetic Doctors, Basic Doctors
- Viale Prassilla 41 - Roma
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Dott.ssa Irene Pistis

active 5 years, 6 months ago

Aesthetic Doctors, Basic Doctors, Certifying Doctor
- Via della Reoubblica 461/3 - Vergato
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Dr. Antonio Varriale

active 5 years, 6 months ago

Aesthetic Doctors, Dentists, Basic Doctors
- Via Grotta dell Olmo 20 - Giugliano in Campania
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Dott.ssa Emanuela Costantino

active 5 years, 6 months ago

Neurologists
- Via Gallinara 2/B - Cagliari
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Good oral hygiene could help prevent Alzheimer’s disease

According to surprising research published in the journal Science Advances, there is a significant link between the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis-the leading cause of periodontal disease-and Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, a

Thyroid slowed down?

The thyroid is a small gland that is responsible for regulating metabolism, that is, the rate at which food intake is converted into energy. If thyroid activity slows down too

Intuitive skills

Due to the presence of many recurring patterns, the physician is able to pick up clues to make a diagnosis or plan an intervention. So many decisions are made through

Risk factors, complications, and prevention in chronic fatigue syndrome

Chronic fatigue is quite a different thing from what everyone complains of after a hard day's work or some physical exertion.

Gynecological problems related to frigidity

Before investigating the possible psychological and emotional causes of this condition, it is important to consider the possible underlying clinical causes.

Do’s and don’ts in ankylosing spondylitis

Since no specific, well-defined therapy is available for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis, the patient's lifestyle becomes important

Objects held in the hand, for the brain, are body parts

We often say that the pen or even the smartphone are like extensions of our hand, and in fact the brain sees them just like that: it perceives each tool

Seeing clearly without cataracts

A cataract is a gradual and progressive clouding of the lens inside the eye.

Stroke: ischemic and hemorrhagic

Stroke is a serious disease that occurs as a result of the reduction, or interruption, of blood flow to the brain (by which we mean the brain, cerebellum, and brainstem

What is “chemsex”?

The phenomenon of "chemsex" consists of drug abuse behaviors before or during sexual intercourse in order to facilitate, initiate, prolong, sustain, and intensify the encounter.

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Obsessive compulsive disorder

Obsessive compulsive disorder is a psychiatric disorder characterized by recurring thoughts, accompanied by completely irrational and unfounded fears and worries, that lead the sufferer to continuously repeat, in an obsessive

Anorgasmia

Anorgasmia is the syndrome by which we refer to the difficulty in having orgasms even after normal sexual stimulation. The intensity and frequency of orgasms in women are variables that

Cerebral aneurysm

A cerebral aneurysm is a vascular malformation that presents as a small spherical protrusion or bulge along the wall of an artery present in the brain. Its presence is risky

Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder of the central nervous system, characterized by recurrent acute attacks (seizures), unpredictable in frequency, intensity and duration, interspersed with periods of well-being in which

Restless leg syndrome

Restless legs syndrome is a chronic disorder characterized by the onset of a feeling of general leg discomfort, which occurs when the legs are kept still even for short periods

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)

the fatigue syndrome or chronic fatigue (CFS), now also referred to by associating the acronymME/CFS (myalgicencephalomyelitis/chronic fatiguesyndrome), is a rather complex condition that manifests as a condition of intense fatigue

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Obstructive sleep apnea is the most prevalent type of sleep apnea: a category of disorders united by the occurrence of repeated interruptions of normal breathing while sleeping, due to a

Head trauma

A head injury, also called “concussion” in medical terms, consists of the violent collision of the head against a hard surface or, conversely, of a blunt object against the cranial

Bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder is a complex and delicate mood disorder to manage that leads sufferers to experience periods of depressed mood, characterized by symptoms similar to those of major depression, alternating

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

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Dott.ssa Federica Filigheddu

active 5 years, 6 months ago

Basic Doctors

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Dott. Sandro Morganti

active 5 years, 6 months ago

Orthopedists, Basic Doctors, Osteopaths
- Via Foligno 6 - Roma
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Dott.ssa Anna Puccio

active 5 years, 6 months ago

Gynecologists, Basic Doctors
- Via Vincenzo Ponsati 69 - Volvera
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Dott.ssa Izabella Sylwia Bartosiewicz

active 5 years, 6 months ago

Basic Doctors, Rheumatologists

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Dott.ssa Ilaria Berto

active 5 years, 6 months ago

Basic Doctors, Acupuncturists, Aesthetic Doctors
- Via Antonio Corradini 1 - Este
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