Autism is another condition consuming parents’ lives and raising controversies in the human society. In the first months of life, a baby is not aware of the world around it. But a child will grow and, with the passing of time, will also grow an individual’s thirst for knowledge. Certain children have not developed a…
Cerebral atrophy defines any morphological and functional degeneration of the brain tissue that is caused by the destruction of the nerve cells and of the neuronal junctions. As the atrophy process has become generalized, involving the entire brain structure, the following become obvious: dehydration of the brain tissue as well as its reduced size. In…
Atherosclerosis is a disorder of the cardio-vascular system defined by depositions of adipose elements, calcium, cholesterol and other blood elements or dead cells on the internal arterial walls, which cause severe complications jeopardizing the patient’s life: myocardial infarction, cerebral vascular accident, aneurysm, arteriosclerosis obliterans etc. Atherosclerosis has a slow and stealthy development, over many years…
The panic attacks are a psychological affection manifested by the intense experience of fear or anxiety states that do not have a logical explanation or obvious reasons. Their duration varies, but it does not exceed 10 minutes as an average. They occur suddenly and their frequency cannot be predicted. People who suffer such fits cannot…
Bronchial asthma is an inflammatory chronic disease of the bronchia affecting over 150 million people worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, over 180,000 deaths from complications of the bronchial asthma are recorded yearly. The incidence of asthma has increased by over 50% within the last 15 years. The bronchial asthma causes the inflammation of…
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune systemic disease, with chronic evolution. It is a severe inflammatory process primarily involving capsule and cartilage of the joints, epiphyses, tendons and ligaments, causing deformities in joints and constant pains, reddening and heat in the affected areas. In late stages, the patient is impaired by ankylosis of the joints and very…
Arthritis is another disease affecting most of the population on Earth. The respective predisposition is triggered by climatic conditions. Over 100-150 million persons are suffering from various forms of arthritis, the most common of which is osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis occurs where the cartilages have been worn. The first tissue that is destroyed as…
A peripheral arterial disorder, obliterative arteritis is a progressive narrowing of the arteries in the lower limbs, which prevents blood circulation to the irrigated tissues (ischemia) and generates necrosis of the respective tissues in time. Occlusion of the circulation causes intense pains, accompanied by intermittent claudication (muscle cramps) in calves, thighs or buttocks. Obliterative arteritis…
The term “anemia” is used in medicine to define the incapacity of the red blood cells of carrying properly the oxygen through the human body. This blood disorder occurs because the hemoglobin molecule is unable to carry and release the oxygen molecules, as result of certain more serious diseases or because of factors generating an…
Excesses of any kind, including alimentary excess and an erratic lifestyle, damage the brain tissue and in time trigger functional disorders which affect the anatomical structure. At cerebral level, two of the most common diseases are dementia and Alzheimer. Alzheimer is the most severe form of dementia; it develops pathological alterations in the hypothalamic area…