Malnutrition is when a people’s diet does not give enough nutrients or the right balance for optimal health. Symptoms are different but frequently include weight loss, decreased appetite, tiredness, and irritability. What is malnutrition? Malnutrition is an imbalance in dietary intake. It happens when a person has too much or too little food or important…
Definition Dumping syndrome is a condition that happens when the stomach empties its contents too quickly into the small intestine. It is generally connected with gastric surgery. Quick gastric emptying causes huge amounts of undigested food to flood the small intestine. A person can feel nausea, abdominal cramping, and blood sugar reactions. What is Dumping…
What is a Transient Ischaemic attack (TIA)? A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a temporary neurologic dysfunction due to a temporary blockage in the blood supply to part of the brain. It is also called a ministroke, a TIA may be a warning sign of a future stroke and a chance to prevent it. It…
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizure (PNES) includes attacks that resemble epilepsy-related seizures that are because of underlying psychological distress, not abnormal electrical activity in the brain. PNES is treatable with psychotherapy. The psychiatric diagnosis for PNES is conversion disorder, as mental stress is being converted into a physical symptom. Conversion disorder is also identified as a functional…
What Is Migraine? Migraine is a neurologic disorder that frequently causes a strong headache. The headache happens in episodes and sometimes also arrives with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. A migraine episode is a type of headache. An episode generally happens in stages and may last for a few days. Severe cases may affect…
Duane Retraction Syndrome is an eye condition that a person is born with that affects how far the eyes may move from left to right. The eye-opening can get smaller when a person looks in a particular direction. Severe cases can require surgery. What is Duane Retraction Syndrome? Are there other names for Duane syndrome?…
Herpes Zoster (Shingles) is the cause of the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. There are some treatments for shingles symptoms, but there is no cure. There are vaccines for shingles and post-herpetic neuralgia. What is Herpes Zoster (shingles)? Where do shingles come from? How common is Herpes Zoster? Who is at risk…
Description Myofascial release is a kind of physical therapy frequently used to treat myofascial pain syndrome. Myofascial pain syndrome is a chronic pain disorder caused by sensitivity and tightness in or around the myofascial tissues. These tissues are nearby and support the muscles throughout the body. The pain generally arises from specific points within the…
What Is Muscle Weakness? Muscle weakness is a declination of muscle strength. Its causes are many and may be divided into conditions that have real or perceived muscle weakness. Serious muscle weakness, just like muscular dystrophy and inflammatory myopathy, is a first sign of a variety of skeletal muscle diseases. It happens in disorders of…
Cushing syndrome happens when the body has too much of the hormone cortisol over time. This may result from taking oral corticosteroid medication, or the body might produce a high level of cortisol. Too much cortisol may cause some of the hallmark signs of Cushing syndrome — a fatty hump between the shoulders, a rounded…
