Brain tumor or brain tumor is a cancer disease in the brain. It can be distinguished between benign and malignant forms of tumor. Brain tumor mainly affects the nerve cells and meninges. Children are more often affected by brain tumors than adults. What is a brain tumor? Tumors are tissue changes that are not contagious … Brain Tumor: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a magnetic resonance imaging technique used to image physiological changes in the body. It is based on the physical principles of nuclear magnetic resonance. In a narrower sense, the term is used in connection with the examination of activated brain areas. What is functional magnetic resonance imaging? Classical MRI … Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Treatment, Effects & Risks
Angioblastoma is the short version for hemangioblastoma. Hemangioblastomas belong to the benign tumors of the central nervous system. They usually grow from the spinal cord or the posterior fossa of the skull. Angioblastomas can occur sporadically or in a familial cluster and then manifest as Von Hippel-Lindau disease. An angioblastoma typically grows together with a … Angioblastoma
Introduction Paralysis of the eye muscles is also known in ophthalmology as ophthalmoplegia or eye muscle paresis. This is a disease of the eyes that causes paralysis of the eye muscles. Paralysis of the eye muscles is a movement restriction of one or both eyes caused by damage to the eye muscle, the transmission point … The eye muscle paralysis
A brain tumour that consists of astrocytes is called an astrocytoma. Astrocytes are the so-called supporting tissue cells of the brain, they are also called glial cells. From this name is derived the further term for tumours of this tissue in the brain and spinal cord: gliomas. Astrocytomas are therefore counted among the tumour group … Astrocytoma
Drug therapy If an operation on the astrocytoma is planned, a cortisone preparation (dexamethasone) must be administered beforehand to reduce the swelling of the tumour. It is also possible to administer the cortisone during radiotherapy, as radiotherapy can initially increase the edema. Accompanying symptoms of an astrocytoma or glioblastoma can be epileptic seizures (convulsions). In … Drug therapy | Astrocytoma
Definiton In anterograde amnesia, the patient suffers from a memory disorder in which the ability to remember new content is massively restricted. Memories that lie after the beginning of the triggering event cannot be stored and are lost after a short time. Anterograde means forward facing; here in relation to the temporal dimension. An anterograde … Anterograde amnesia
Retrograde amnesia In retrograde amnesia, there is a loss of memory in relation to a past event. The person affected has no memory of things that happened before the triggering event. However, the memory gap is usually relatively small, i.e. it is only the short period immediately before the triggering event. Events further back are … Retrograde amnesia | Anterograde amnesia
Introduction Glioblastomas are malignant cancers which develop in the brain from its own cells, so-called astrocytes. They are often very aggressive and fast-growing and are usually associated with a poor prognosis. This can also be seen from the fact that they are categorized in the WHO tumor classification as level IV, which is the highest … Course of a glioblastoma
What is the life expectancy? The average life expectancy for a glioblastoma is only about ten to fifteen months after diagnosis. This is due to the malignancy and aggressiveness of the tumor. As described above, complete resections are usually not possible and the tumor usually returns within one year despite radiation and chemotherapy. Since every … What is the life expectancy? | Course of a glioblastoma
Introduction Almost everyone knows it: a twitching eyelid. The involuntary twitches are also called fasciculations. Often the eye twitching disappears again by itself within a short time. In most cases, a twitching eyelid is harmless and only rarely is it a sign of a serious illness. However, prolonged twitching can be very annoying and disturbing. … Twitching eyelid – These are the causes
Associated symptoms The accompanying symptoms of eyelid twitching vary greatly depending on the cause of the symptoms. If the complaints are caused by stress, exhaustion or lack of sleep, headaches often occur as accompanying symptoms. The eyes themselves can also sting or hurt. Typically, fatigue, difficulty concentrating and poor performance also occur. Other causes, such … Associated symptoms | Twitching eyelid – These are the causes
