Apathy means apathy, unresponsiveness and a lack of reaction to external stimuli such as being spoken to, picked up or touched. In a narrower sense, apathy is a disturbance of the state of alertness. It affects the central nervous system and is a very serious and dangerous symptom in babies. If you notice or suspect … Apathy in Babies
For a child, play represents a crucial role in its development. Through games, it is challenged and encouraged, which is why play therapy has been used and developed as a healing approach for various disorders since 1920. Depending on the type of therapy, specific areas are addressed. What is play therapy? Play therapy is a … Play Therapy: Treatment, Effect & Risks
Diarrhea, medically also the diarrhea or diarrhea, is the defecation more often, than three times a day, where the stool is unformed and in adults exceeds a weight of 250 g per day. What is diarrhea? Diarrhea is also called diarrhea in medical terminology and is a disease of the gastrointestinal tract. Diarrhea is said … Diarrhea: Causes, Treatment & Help
An interest is based on cognitively strong involvement in and emotionally positive evaluation of certain activities, objects, or people. Interests interact with attention and are controlled in the brain, primarily by the frontal brain and limbic system. In apathy, there is no longer any interest in the external world. What is interest? Interest controls a … Interest: Function, Task & Diseases
Limbic encephalitis is a disease of the central nervous system associated with inflammatory processes. The term ‘limbic encephalitis‘ encompasses a number of different subacute conditions that affect the central nervous system. Limbic encephalitis predominantly manifests in adult individuals who suffer from symptoms such as epilepsy, mental health problems, or memory difficulties as a result of … Limbic Encephalitis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Without empathy, social interaction could not take place. It ensures that we can empathize with other people and understand their situation. What is empathy? Empathy is one of the most basic human qualities, without which it would be difficult to have a social community. The term “empathy”, derived from the Greek “empatheia” (empathy) stands for … Empathy: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Listeriosis is an infectious disease caused mainly by contaminated food. For healthy people, listeriosis is rather harmless, but for pregnant women, weakened or elderly people, the infection can be dangerous. What is listeriosis? Listeriosis is transmitted by so-called listeria. These are bacteria of the genus Listeria, which are very undemanding and therefore widespread. They occur … Listeriosis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Lithium has been known as a very effective psychotropic drug since the mid-20th century. It is used primarily as a so-called phase prophylactic for bipolar and schizoaffective disorders and unipolar depression. Because the therapeutic window is very small, close monitoring of blood counts is required during lithium therapy to avoid intoxication. What is lithium? Lithium … Lithium: Effects, Uses & Risks
We have known for a long time that the function of any organ in the human and animal body affects the whole organism. This is also the case with the thyroid gland. As soon as its function is disturbed, vital processes are unfavorably affected to a decisive degree, and in some cases completely inhibited. The … Thyroid Gland Diseases: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Dyscalculia should not be confused with a general decrease in intelligence. Depending on the person affected, dyscalculia is based on different causes that can be influenced. In contrast to dyslexia (reading and spelling disability), dyscalculia is a math disability. What is dyscalculia? Dyscalculia is the term used to describe an existing arithmetic weakness or arithmetic … Dyscalculia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
The geniohyoid muscle is one of the suprahyoid muscles that together open the jaw and participate in swallowing. The hypoglossal nerve is responsible for the nervous supply to the geniohyoid muscle. Accordingly, hypoglossal nerve palsy impairs the function of the muscle and causes dysphagia, which can occur in the context of numerous neurologic, muscular, and … Geniohyoid Muscle: Structure, Function & Diseases
Neisseria are bacteria belonging to the group of gram-negative bacteria. They belong to the Neisseriaceae family. What are Neisseria? Neisseria bacteria are so-called proteobacteria. They form a separate group within the Neisseriaceae and belong to the Gram-negative bacteria. Gram-negative bacteria appear red in the Gram stain. In contrast to Gram-positive bacteria, they do not have … Neisseria: Infection, Transmission & Diseases
