General Health
- Meningitis - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
- Meningitis is an inflammation of the leptomeninges and underlying subarachnoid cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Meningitis is the inflammation of the protective membranes covering the central nervous system, known collectively as the meninges. Meningitis...
- Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
- Guillain-Barré Syndrome called is acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and Landry's ascending paralysis. It is a an inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nerves and autoimmune disorder. Its frequency is about 1 to 2 cases in every 100,...
- Parkinson's Disease - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
- Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Parkinson's disease occurs when nerve cells, or neurons, in an area of the brain known as the substantia nigra die or become impaired. Normally, these neurons produce an i...
- Atrial Septal Defect- Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
- Atrial septal defect is an abnormality of the upper chambers of the heart (atria) where the wall between the right and left atria does not close completely. In general the defect is a hole in the wall (septum) between the top two chambers of the hea...
- Abdominal Aneurysm - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a relatively common, potentially life-threatening condition. An aortic aneurysm involves the aorta, one of the large arteries that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Most AAAs occur in associatio...
- Heart Failure - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
- Heart failure also called is congestive heart failure. Heart failure becomes more common with advancing age. Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood throughout the body. Heart failure is a condition in which the heart...
- Myocarditis - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
- Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle. Myocarditis is collection of diseases of infectious, toxic, and autoimmune. Myocarditis may develop as a complication of an infectious disease, usually caused by a virus. It can occur in people of...
- Cardiogenic Shock - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
- Cardiogenic shock is characterized by a decreased pumping ability of the heart that causes a shocklike state (ie, global hypoperfusion). Cardiogenic shock has a death rate of about 60% and is the major cause of death in patients hospitalized for a h...
- Pericarditis - Definition, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
- Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, a membrane that surrounds the heart and its major blood vessels. Pericarditis can be caused by infection, heart attack, autoimmune disorders, chest trauma, cancer, kidney failure, or drugs. Pericardit...