Diseases of the nervous system (neurology)

Hyperkinetic syndrome

Hyperkinetic syndrome is a complex of various involuntary, violent movements. This syndrome manifests itself mainly as one of the symptoms accompanying many neurological diseases.

Malignant neuroleptic syndrome.

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is one of the most dangerous complications of neuroleptic therapy, often leading to death in patients with schizophrenia.

Lumbago is an attack of lumbar pain as a result of the development of an intervertebral hernia. Doctors identify the following causes of lumbago: intervertebral hernia, in which the nerve roots are pinched, hypothermia, colds, bruises. In response to pain, the muscles tense up, causing pain in the lower back and headaches.

What to do for a headache?

Headache is not just an unpleasant symptom. When you have a headache, the world seems to stop – it becomes impossible to work, study, do household chores, even ordinary rest does not bring pleasure. Why does this happen, how to deal with it and what to do with a headache?

Inflammation of the sciatic nerve

Inflammation of the sciatic nerve is a disease that occurs due to problems with the spine and pinched nerve roots. Let's look at the causes and symptoms of this disease, as well as treatment methods.

Symptoms of increased intracranial pressure

The pressure inside the cranium is maintained through complex processes, so the symptoms of increased intracranial pressure that appear are signs of the possible onset of pathological processes that must be paid attention to.

A brain hematoma and its consequences

Brain hematoma is a hemorrhage into the brain, which results in a cavity (cavity) filled with blood. Brain hematoma is a serious condition that very often requires emergency medical care.

Rheumatic chorea

Rheumatic chorea (Sydenham's chorea, chorea minor or "St. Vitus's dance") is a major neurological disorder characterized by sudden, uncontrollable and arrhythmic involuntary movements, muscle weakness and emotional distress.

Meningitis treatment

Before starting treatment for meningitis, patients with a suspected diagnosis should undergo a lumbar puncture (the main method for confirming the diagnosis).

Alcoholic encephalopathy

Alcoholic encephalopathy is divided into acute and chronic forms. Transitional variants are possible between them, but this has no determining clinical significance. In encephalopathies, mental disorders are always combined with systemic somatic and neurological disorders, which occupy a leading place in the clinical picture.