In Germany, neurosurgery is assigned to a branch of medicine that treats diseases of the central or peripheral nervous system through surgical intervention. Contrary to the technical name, this medical discipline is not assigned to surgery or neurology. What is neurosurgery? Neurosurgery is used to detect and surgically treat injuries, malformations, and diseases of the … Neurosurgery: Treatment, Effect & Risks
Pathology deals with the assessment and determination of causes of pathological changes in the organism. In doing so, it works closely with anatomy, pathophysiology and cytology. In medicine, it is an important tool for quality assurance. What is pathology? Pathology is a branch of medicine that deals with the symptoms and symptom complexes of pathological … Pathology: Treatment, Effect & Risks
Anger disease, hydrophobia, Greek: Lyssa, Latin: Rabies French: La RageTollwut is an infectious disease of the central nervous system. The pathogen is the rabies virus, which belongs to the rhabdovirus family, and is transmitted by a bite of infected animals such as dogs or foxes that secrete the virus in their saliva. The rabies virus … Rabies
Symptoms Rabies is an inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) with the three most important symptoms (symptom triad) excitement, cramps and paralysis. Prodromal stage (melancholic stage): This stage is of varying length and is characterized by pain at the wound, an unspecific feeling of illness, a slight increase in temperature, headaches, nausea, depressed mood and changes … Symptoms | Rabies
Summary Rabies is a life-threatening infectious disease caused by viruses, which is usually transmitted through contact with saliva or through the bite of an infected animal. Without treatment, the outbreak of the disease always leads to death. The cause of death is usually respiratory arrest due to paralysis of the respiratory muscles. The closer the … Summary | Rabies
Synonyms in a broader sense Medical: Myospasia impulsiva Gilles de la Tourette’s syndrome Tourette’s disease/disorder Generalized tic disease with motor and vocal tics Tourette’s syndrome is a neurological-psychiatric disorder characterized by muscular (motor) and linguistic (vocal) tics, which do not necessarily occur simultaneously. Tourette’s syndrome is often associated with behavioural disorders. Tics are simple or … Tourette’s syndrome
Rehabilitation Prognosis The prognosis is quite good in most childhood and adolescent patients with Tourette’s syndrome. Many of the patients are free of tics from the end of the first or the beginning of the second decade of life, i.e. the symptoms subside completely (remission) or at least improve considerably. However, there may be a … Rehabilitation Prognosis | Tourette’s syndrome
Tics through stress Stress is not the cause of tics, but can trigger and amplify tics. Therefore, it is important on the one hand that those affected learn how to deal with stress and on the other hand it is important that the environment does not cause additional stress. The principles of behavior of a … Tics through stress | Tics
Tics, tic syndrome, tic disorder, Tourette’s syndromeTics are simple or complex, sudden, short-lived, involuntary or semi-autonomous movements (motor tic) or sounds (vocal tic). With an internally growing tension they can be suppressed for a short time. Patients perceive the tics as an inner compulsion and often feel discomfort in the corresponding body region, which is … Tics
Tics for children Tics for small children Tics can also occur in infancy. They express themselves similarly to tics in childhood. It has been observed that tics in toddlers often appeared when there was a change in the toddlers’ daily routine. Triggers can be, for example, entering kindergarten, moving house, divorce or other reasons. It … Tics for children | Tics
Tics at the baby Some parents report “tics” of their babies, such as a shrug of the shoulders or a shaking of the body. Just as with tics in other age groups, these tics are usually harmless and disappear as spontaneously as they came. The cause of babyhood tics is probably growth in the child’s … Tics at the baby | Tics
Tics for highly gifted students On the one hand, tics can appear in highly gifted children and adults for the same reasons as in normal gifted children and adults. On the other hand, tics can develop due to the stronger perception of stimuli and sensitivity to stimuli of highly gifted children and adults. These can … Tics for highly gifted students | Tics
