Pessimism vs medical treatments Doctors have noticed that a tratement effectiveness varies by patient. A study conducted by British and German researchers revealed a link between pessimism and low power of therapies, writes maxisciences.com website. Dr. Randy Gollub is a neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Noting that many treatments are ineffective in some people, he [...]
The shampoo can make us fatter Doctors have discovered that certain chemical components of some cosmetics can lead to fattening. From this point of view, shampoo is a product not quite as neutral as you can think, write 20minutes.ch. It seems that nutrition and movement are not the only factors that influence weight. ‘Chemical calories’ [...]
Etiology of mental retardation Establishing the causes of mental retardation is a difficult but very necessary action to establish a prognosis and for a correct genetic counseling. The etiopathogenesis environmental factors contribute to mental retardation. Environmental factors consist of various traumatic agent (intracranial hemorrhage), toxic (especially maternal alcoholism/ fetal alcohol syndrome), infections (cytomegalovirus, toxoplasma, rubella, [...]
Parasomnias Prognosis Most children who have nighttime fears lose those fears with grownup. A small number of patients reported this disorder in the adult age when life-style becomes a problem. Some patients may experience a problem with the mitigation of age. If the patient starts walking in his sleep in childhood the prognosis is excellent. [...]
Parasomnias | Treatment Medical disorders, psychiatric and stress may precipitate or aggravate Parasomnias. A careful history of psychosocial stress, alcohol or drugs and symptoms of depression is important. Parasomnias therapy wants to reduce the frequency and intensity of events. If episodes respond well to a drug commonly used the treatment can advance. The most common [...]
Parasomnias | Diagnosis Laboratory studies: There is no specific laboratory data for parasomnias. The only studies are needed to differentiate the diagnosis and evaluation for substance abuse or febrile illness or highlighting Parasomnias. Imaging Studies: Polysomnography may be indicated for some Parasomnias. Episodes of night terrors in sleep that suddenly occur during the transition from [...]
Rapid eye movement in sleep It is a parasomnia with rapid eye movements consisting of abstention expiratory breathing and moaning during sleep. It is different from talking in sleep and obstructive sleep apnea. The sounds are produced during expiratory breath opposite Snoring occurs. It is observed by the individual but can be very disturbing to [...]
Somnology or talking in sleep: It is a parasomnia that refers to talking in sleep. It can be very strong, ranging from simple speech sounds up to long and can occur several times during the same sleep. Language can not be understood by others. NREM or REM stage occurs when the words spoken in dreams [...]
Night Bulimia It is a disorder characterized by persistent eating at night. It is more common in women. People with this disorder skip breakfast, eat half the calories after dinner, are suffering from depression and anxiety.
Sleep paralysis Is associated with sleep, paralysis that can occur in normal subjects can be associated with narcolepsy, cataplexy and hallucinations hypnagogists. Pathophysiology of this condition is closely related to the normal hypotonia that occur during REM sleep. Sometimes it can be a symptom of migraines. Sleep paralysis occurs when the brain awakens from REM [...]
Anxiety nocturan or night terrors (pavor Nocturnus) It is a parasomnia characterized by extreme terror and a temporary inability to regain full consciousness. The subject wakes abruptly from slow-wave sleep, sighing, screaming or moaning. It is impossible for the person concerned is fully awake from sleep, and after this episode the individual falls asleep without [...]
Parasomnias | Signs and symptoms Parasomnias were divided by two main schemes: International Classification of sleep disorders and Statistical Manual of the American sleep disorders such to four main types of Parasomnias: -associated disorders with nightmares -anxiety disorders, -sleep-walking -Other Parasomnias unspecified. But the International Association of sleep disorders classifies them into 3 groups according [...]