Funicular myelosis is a degenerative breakdown of spinal cord structures due to chronic vitamin B12 deficiency. The condition manifests mainly after the fifth decade of life. What is funicular myelosis? Funicular myelosis is the degeneration of specific areas of the spinal cord (posterior cord, pyramidal side cords), which is generally due to long-term vitamin B12 … Funicular Myelosis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Biperiden is one of the most important antiparkinsonian drugs. The basis of its action is based on the inhibition of acetylcholine. The active ingredient has been on the market since 1953 under the trade name Akneton. What is biperiden? Biperiden is one of the most important antiparkinsonian drugs. The active ingredient has been on the … Biperiden: Effects, Uses & Risks
Melperone is a prescription medication (psychotropic drug) for the treatment of specific mental impairments and disorders involving nocturnal confusion and psychomotor agitation and agitation. Due to its good tolerability, it is used in psychiatry, especially in geriatric psychiatry in the treatment of elderly patients, showing good treatment success. What is melperone? Melperone is a medication … Melperon: Effects, Uses & Risks
A meningioma is a brain tumor that is benign in most cases and does not cause symptoms at the beginning due to its slow growth. Meningiomas are among the most common brain tumors, accounting for about 15 percent of all tumors inside the skull, and women are more likely to develop meningiomas than men. What … Meningioma: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Synonyms in a broader sense Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, Alzheimer Alzheimer’s dementia is a degenerative brain disease that leads to dementia. The reasons for the decline in brain function (degeneration) are the loss of nuclei of the central nervous system, which produce messenger substances (transmitters), and tissue loss (atrophy) of the cerebral cortex. At the same … Alzheimer’s dementia
Synonyms in a broader sense Alzheimer disease diagnostics, dementia diagnostics, Alzheimer diagnostics According to ICD-10, the international classification of diseases, the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease includes the detection of a dementia syndrome (memory disorder, at least one other cognitive performance disorder, limitation relevant to everyday life) as well as comprehensive exclusion diagnostics. Neuropsychological tests such … Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
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
Fields of application Fields of application of Barium carbonicum (sometimes also: Baryta carbonica) are developmental disorders and delays in children, which can affect both physical and mental aspects. Barium carbonicum can also help with dementia of elderly people whose behaviour becomes “childlike” again. It is therefore mainly used either very early or very late in … Barium carbonicum
Introduction The drug Zyprexa® belongs to the group of so-called atypical neuroleptics. Zyprexa® is the trade name, but the original active ingredient is olanzapine. This drug is used to treat various disorders of the psyche, including in particular schizophrenia and mania in bipolar disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders. More information about the mechanism of action and … Zyprexa® side effects
Occasional to rare side effects If previous illnesses are already present, certain side effects can be more severe and more frequent. For example, older patients suffering from dementia often suffer from urinary incontinence, strokes, pneumonia, frequent extreme fatigue, hallucinations, as well as muscle stiffness with difficulty walking when treated with Zyprexa®. If there is a … Occasional to rare side effects | Zyprexa® side effects
Definition Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that is difficult to define because it can present itself in very different ways. There are typical symptoms, such as paranoia and delusions, but the emotional experience can also be strongly influenced. Schizophrenia is therefore basically a disorder of stimulus perception and processing, which leads to an impairment of … What is the difference between schizophrenia and psychosis?
