Ataxia, according to the medical encyclopaedia, is a manifestation of the coordination disorder of movements, and this disorder is not associated with muscle weakness( in some cases there is a ve...

Skin atrophy is a pathological process that results in an irreversible change in its structure and a decrease in volume. First of all, elastic fibers suffer from destruction, but changes take pla...

Ataxia telangiectasia is a disease in which there is a violation of immunity associated with T cells in conjunction with progressive cerebellar ataxia, the presence of widespread telangiectasi...

Ataxia in children is manifested in the form of impaired coordination during movement or performing any actions, and is a symptom of some diseases. Why is ataxia present in a child? Normall...

Hydrocephalus of the brain is a dangerous disease that occurs when the mechanisms of fluid circulation in the brain are disturbed. This leads to the fact that the liquid exerts too much pressure...

Hypotrophy is a phenomenon in which a child lags behind growth from growth. As a rule, this is a chronic disruption of the digestive system in children. But there is also brain hypotrophy, ...

Under intracranial hypertension, it is customary to understand a condition in which excessive pressure is exerted in the skull of the cerebrospinal fluid produced by the vascular plexus located ...

Moderate external hydrocephalus may be a separate disease or symptom of other diseases. These include brain trauma, strokes, tumors, and some infectious diseases. In most patients, hydrocephalus...

Spinocerebellar ataxia is a neurodegenerative pathology that unites various types of autosomal dominant diseases, each of which is treated as a separate nosological unit. This group unites the...

When a person hears( or thinks he hears) sounds or voices that are not a reflection of changes in the real world, they say that he has auditory hallucinations. In the overwhelming majority of ca...

The term "amyotrophy" refers to a complex of diseases, consisting in various kinds of weight loss and muscle atrophy. Violations of muscular tissue trophism are associated with lesions of cells ...

Today, many people suffer from headaches, which can be caused by intracranial hypertension. It is noteworthy that such a condition occurs in all age groups, he is not insured, so early detection...

Atrophy of the pectoral muscles is a pathological process, consisting in a change in their structure and function. Reasons for the appearance of All causes of atrophy of the muscles of the ...

Internal hydrocephalus of the brain is a disease that develops in a person due to the accumulation of fluid in the ventricular system and other parts of the brain. The main factor in the develop...

The disease of Konovalov-Wilson is a relatively rare and exotic disease, but it should also be attributed to extremely severe in its course. This multisystem disease occurs with the defeat of ma...

The thyroid gland performs a very important function in the body, it regulates metabolic processes. Therefore, atrophy of the thyroid gland in adults can drastically affect the health and general...

The condition resulting from the compression of nerve endings of the spinal cord by neighboring vertebrae is defined in medicine as a pinched nerve in the lower back. This condition is accompanie...

Friedreich's ataxia is a rare disease characterized by malfunctions in the nervous system. It is inherited through recessive autosomes. Affected cords of the spinal cord, mainly - lateral and pos...