My husband sat down suddenly on the sofa and grabbed his head in his hands. After 15 years of marriage, this was a familiar sight. Ever since having a Denver shunt implanted in his early thirties to treat hydrocephalus, he has struggled with varying fluid pressure in his head. Sometimes the only fix for the ...
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) Introduction Tom Cruise, a Scientologist, has called psychiatry “pseudoscience”. This is a case of the pot calling the kettle black because Scientology is the real pseudoscience. This ...
Hydrocephalus, or “water on the brain”, is a congenital disorder found in certain breeds of dogs such as Pugs, French Bulldogs, and Chihuahuas, and is also occasionally seen in Miniature Bull Terriers. Hydrocephalus occurs when the normal brain fluid, called cerebrospinal fluid, does not drain properly from the brain and therefore builds up in the ...
Metabolic encephalopathy (ME) is a brain condition that is caused by abnormal body metabolism. This condition (more of a syndrome than a disease) is usually temporary, but it can be permanent, depending on the damage done to the cortex of the brain. Metabolic encephalopathy causes a decreased supply of oxygen and nutrients to the cells ...
Multiple sclerosis, sometimes known as MS and disseminated sclerosis, is an ailment of the body’s central nervous system. It is a chronic disease capable of causing a variety of different symptoms, among them muscle weakness, depression, problems with vision, difficulty speaking, severe fatigue, and pain. In more extreme cases, multiple sclerosis can impair a person’s ...
