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Bilirubin Encephalopathy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Bilirubin encephalopathy is a severe complication of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn. It involves damage to the central nervous system. Severe sequelae or even a fatal outcome are possible. What is bilirubin encephalopathy? Bilirubin encephalopathy is characterized by severe central nervous system (CNS) damage caused by elevated bilirubin levels in the neonatal period. Hyperbilirubinemia can cause … Bilirubin Encephalopathy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

The Rhabdomyolysis

Definition Rhabdomyolysis is a disease in which the musculature decays. However, only the so-called striated musculature, i.e. our skeletal muscles, is affected. The disintegration of the striated muscles leads to the release of the individual muscle components. Rhabdomyolysis therefore leads to an increase in metabolic products, enzymes and proteins of the muscles in the blood. … The Rhabdomyolysis

The duration | The Rhabdomyolysis

The duration The duration of rhabdomyolysis is strongly dependent on the cause. In the case of trauma, the muscle decay usually lasts for several days to weeks. In chronic diseases, for example metabolic diseases, rhabdomyolysis can also occur over a long period of time. How long the consequences are felt depends strongly on how early … The duration | The Rhabdomyolysis

Ganser Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Patients with Ganser syndrome respond to simple questions and requests for action with maladaptive behavior. The syndrome was long considered a simulated disorder in law enforcement, but is now recognized as a dissociative conversion disorder. Treatment is proving difficult and involves behavioral therapy as well as medication administration. What is Ganser syndrome? Dissociative conversion disorder … Ganser Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Delirium: Multiple Causes

When you hear the word “delir” or “delirium,” you usually automatically think of a clinical picture that you mistakenly assign to alcohol abuse. But delirium occurs in up to 50 percent of all hospitalized patients – and by no means only in alcoholics. Definition: what is delirium? Delirium is a clinical picture in which various … Delirium: Multiple Causes

Delir: Therapy

The certainly best known form of delirium is alcohol delirium, which can occur in various forms in alcoholics. How delir is treated in general and what should be considered in the therapy of alcohol delirium in particular is explained below. Alcohol delirium (delirium tremens). Alcohol delirium has some special features. It is important to note … Delir: Therapy

How to Prevent Delirium

Can delirium be prevented? And why is delirium so dangerous? These and other questions are answered below. How can delirium be prevented? Delirium triggered by multiple risk factors often cannot be averted. However, because delirious syndromes are so common, intensive care and monitoring of a hospitalized patient often detects delirium in its early stages and … How to Prevent Delirium

Cerebral Hemorrhage: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Cerebral hemorrhage is a generic term for the so-called intracranial hemorrhage (brain hemorrhage inside the skull), intracerebral hemorrhage (brain hemorrhage in the area of the brain) and extracerebral hemorrhage (brain hemorrhage of the meninges). However, in a narrower sense, it usually refers to intracerebral hemorrhage directly in the brain. What is cerebral hemorrhage? Schematic diagram … Cerebral Hemorrhage: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment