Articles on neurosurgery
Causes, signs and treatment of paralysis Paralysis is the complete lack of movement that occurs due to the impression of the motor pathways of the nervous system - a set of its nervous structures that are responsible for motor activity. According to statistics, paralysis of the right or left side of
How to relieve neck muscle spasm in osteochondrosis A muscle spasm is a sudden, short-term contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. Spasms can occur in healthy people (most often middle-aged and elderly) during or after physical exertion, as well as at rest and during sleep. It is impossible not
Neurofibromatosis in children: types, causes, symptoms, treatment What is neurofibromatosis? This is the name given to a group of diseases with similar clinical manifestations. The cause of neurofibromatosis is mutations in certain genes. It is believed that in half of the cases they are inherited f
Epilepsy - symptoms and treatment in adults and children Epilepsy belongs to diseases of the central nervous system and is characterized by the presence of a focus of strong excitation in the cerebral cortex, which provokes convulsive attacks. This pathology is quite common, so every person needs to
Myelography - what it is and what it shows Introduction of a contrast agent into the subarachnoid canal of the spinal column and taking pictures of bones, cavities, nerve roots and other structures of the spine is called myelography in official medicine. More recently, x-ray machines were used to ca
Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain is the most informative method of obtaining objective data on the presence of pathological processes and various formations. The safety of the study and the comprehensive information obtained as a result make it possible to find pathological changes even at th