NEUROLOGY

Migraine involves recurrent attacks of moderate to severe headache. It usually appears before middle age; it usually affects about 20% of females and 6% of males at some point in life. Some patients have a misconception that any severe headache is migraine. The exact cause of migraine is unknown. The risk factors include family history […]

A brain tumor or intracranial neoplasm occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain. There are two main types of tumors: malignant or cancerous tumors and benign tumors (not cancerous). Cancerous tumors can be divided into primary tumors that start within the brain, and secondary tumors that have spread from somewhere else like lung cancer, […]

Epilepsy is a state of recurrent and usually unprovoked seizures. An epileptic seizure is a clinical manifestation of abnormal and excessive discharges of a set of neurones in the brain. Seizures with a psychogenic basis were called hysterical or pseudoseizures. Now they come under the category non epileptic seizures. A convulsion is a seizure with […]

Every person experiences forgetfulness at some part of their life. It becomes a problem when it affects a person’s daily life activities. When memory loss is associated with some pathology it is a serious concern. The following includes a number of causes for forgetfulness: Depression (Adult)Depression is a painful sadness that interferes with daily life […]

Multiple sclerosis (MS)It is one of the commonest organic nervous disease and most common autoimmune disorder affecting the central nervous system. It is an inflammatory and degenerative disease. It is an important cause of long term disability in adults. Peak age of onset- 4th decade80% cases – relapsing and remitting courseTwice more common in femalesThe […]

Bell’s palsy is a type of facial paralysis that results in an inability to control facial muscles on the affected side. Often the eye in the affected side cannot be fully closed. BELLS PALSY The common presentation of this condition is a rapid onset of partial or complete paralysis that often occurs overnight. In rare […]

TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIATrigeminal neuralgia is often considered one of the most painful conditions seen in medicine. Trigeminal neuralgia (TN or TGN) is a severe neuropathic chronic pain disorder affecting the trigeminal nerve (also known as the fifth cranial nerve: a three-branched nerve that carries sensations from the face to the brain and controls facial motor functions […]