Bipolar disorder (formerly called manic-depressive illness or manic depression) is a mental disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, concentration, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. There are thr ...
Subjective ergonomics (CE), as characterized by the International Ergonomics Association, manages mental procedures, for example, recognition, memory, thinking, and engine reaction, as they influence communications among people and different compo ...
Surgery of the respiratory tract is generally performed by specialists in cardiothoracic surgery(or thoracic surgery), though minor procedures may be performed by pulmonologists. Pulmonology is closely related to critical care medic ...
Subjective ergonomics (CE), as characterized by the International Ergonomics Association, manages mental procedures, for example, recognition, memory, thinking, and engine reaction, as they influence communications among people and different compo ...
The word “pulmonary” means lung and the word “fibrosis” means scar tissue— similar to scars that you may have on your skin from an old injury or surgery. So, in its simplest sense, pulmonary fibrosis (PF) means scarri ...
The Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy gives a worldwide discussion to investigate the complexities and contentions confronting psychotherapists. The diary distributes unique friend surveyed articles that fundamentally examine hypothesis, explo ...
Limbic encephalitis is a form of encephalitis, a disease characterized by inflammation of the brain. Limbic encephalitis is caused by autoimmunity: an abnormal state where the body produces antibodies against itself. Some cases are associated with ...
Psychosis is a mental state in which the individual’s cognitive judgment and contact with reality are disturbed. Hallmark symptoms of psychosis include hallucinations and delusions. Psychosis can result from a psychiatric dis ...
The prevalence of immune-mediated diseases has increased in recent years. In parallel, changes in dietary habits, which promote high-fat, high-sugar, and high-salt foods, have led to an obesity epidemic over the past years . According to the World ...
Pulmonary edema is a condition caused by excess fluid in the lungs. This fluid collects in the numerous air sacs in the lungs, making it difficult to breathe. In most cases, heart problems cause pulmonary edema. But fluid can accumulate ...
Experts aren’t sure why some people get asthma, while others do not. It’s possibly caused by a combination of environmental and inherited (genetic) factors. It is known that exposure to certain kinds of substances (allergens) can trigg ...
Adult neurogenesis, a process of generating functional neurons from adult neural precursors, occurs throughout life in restricted brain regions in mammals. The past decade has witnessed tremendous progress in addressing questions related to almost ...
Gait abnormality is a deviation from normal walking (gait). Watching a patient walk is the most important part of the neurological examination. Normal gait requires that many systems, including strength, sensation and coordination, function i ...
Damage to any part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal. A traumatic spinal cord injury may happen because of a sudden blow or cut to the spine. A spinal cord injury often causes permanent loss of strengt ...
Neuron is a biweekly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Cell Press, and imprint of Elsevier. It was established in 1988, and covers neuroscience and related biological processes. The current Editor in Chief is Mariela Zirlinger. A past ...
A mental disorder, also called a mental illness[3] or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.[4] Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitting, or o ...
Neuromuscular disorders affect the nerves that control voluntary muscles and the nerves that communicate sensory information back to the brain. Nerve cells (neurons) send and receive electrical messages to and from the body to help control volunta ...
General practitioners (GPs) are often the first clinicians to encounter patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Given the gravity of the debilitating pain associated with TN, it is important for these clinicians to learn how to accurately diagnos ...
Lung disease is any problem in the lungs that prevents the lungs from working properly. There are three main types of lung disease: Airway diseases -- These diseases affect the tubes (airways) that carry oxygen and other gases into and o ...
Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal nerve, which carries sensation from your face to your brain. If you have trigeminal neuralgia, even mild sti ...