A headache is a most common medical condition, which is experienced by people at some point in their life. There are many causes of a headache such as stress, migraine, anxiety, depression, and high blood pressure etc. It may arise spontaneously and sometimes due to some reason. People who are working and having an excessive workload are more prone to…
Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease a person’s ability to function at work and at home. There are ways through which you can tackle depression. 1. Exercise Exercise does a mind and body good, and is an underutilized…
Tumor in the brain and spinal cord is called Glioma. This tumor originates in the gluey supportive cells (glial cells) which surrounds the nerve cells and helps in functioning. These brain tumors are often diagnosed in older adults. Males are much more affected by these Brain tumors incomparrison to females. Children diagnosed with gliomas are of low grade. Classification of Glioma depends…
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a sort of dementia, which takes the concentration power, the ability to think radically, perform the routine works usually; sometimes it gets so severe that the person forgets who he/she is? Many discussions have taken place, but no one is able to pinpoint the exact cause. People say it happens during the old age as the…
What is ACOUSTIC NEUROMA? Acoustic neuroma also called as vestibular schwannoma, is a non-cancerous and usually slow-growing tumor that develops on the main (vestibular) nerve leading from inner ear to brain. Schwann cells covering the nerve which grows slow or not cause acoustic neuroma. It is rare when it grows rapidly and become large enough or press against the brain…
Introduction Anaplastic ependymoma is an abnormal type of cancer in ependymal cells of the central nervous system. An ependymoma is called as anaplastic when the cells get multiplied very quickly and rapidly. It’s a very rare kind of neoplasm. Adults are prone to anaplastic ependymoma (most commonly seen in spinal cord). In children, it is commonly seen in the brain…
Trigeminal Neuralgia is a situation, which leads to terrible pain in on one or both sides of the face. One can experience such intense pain many times in a day. This uncontrollable pain can last for a day, week or even for months. This disease causes a person to completely lose its balance and hamper his working efficiency. As the…
Abstract Insomnia is a symptom of trouble falling asleep or staying asleep through the night. Insomnia is not a disease. The episodes of sleeping disorder may last up for a short term or long term. More long-lasting episodes of insomnia may become chronic. As per reports, most adults have experienced insomnia or sleeplessness at some time in their lives. Globally,…