Insomnia.This is when you have trouble either falling asleep or staying asleep long enough to get proper rest. Short-term insomnia lasts a few days or weeks. Most often, stress causes it. Chronic insomnia brings
Head injuriesmay increase the risk of developing vertigo.Ear infectionsmay impact the vestibular nerve, leading to the development of labyrinthitis. Vertigo may be a side effect of many medications, including some antiseizure medications, blood pressuremedications,antidepressants, and evenaspirin. For som...
In short, social media are interactive media. These media are immensely popular among teens, as evidenced by the nearly ubiquitous use of Facebook and the growing popularity of Twitter. Through the capacity to both view and create content online, social media provide new risks and opportu- niti...
Though there’s not a lot of published data on the prevalence of nystagmus among the general population, one large study found that pediatric nystagmus occurs in 6.72 per 100,000 children and teens under the age of 19 in the United States. So, what causes nystagmus? While a number of cond...
Corticosteroids:These drugs, such as prednisone, are thought to reduce bone growth and speed up bone loss. Being on a long-term course of corticosteroids may place you at high risk for osteoporosis. Anti-seizure medsandblood thinnerssuch as heparin ...
Hib vaccineprotects againstHaemophilus influenzaetype b (Hib), a type of bacteria that causes an infection in thebrainand spinal cord that can damage a baby'sbrainand hearing. Babies need four doses, at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, and between 12 and 15 months. ...
Are antibiotics always necessary to treat a Strep throat? Although most Strep throats will get better by themselves, there is a risk of acute rheumatic fever and other complications (such as oral abscesses or mastoiditis [a bacterial infection in the mastoid process, which is the prominent bone...
Winston GM, Guadix S, Lavieri MT, et al. Closed-loop vagal nerve stimulation for intractable epilepsy: a single-center experience.Seizure. 2021 May;88:95–101. PubMed PMID: 2511300517; 33839564; eng. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.03.030 ...
Mix up “a God” with any enumerated Right penned into a country’s Constitution is akin to mixing apples and oranges; that also causes second and third order arguments about “what God” and “whose God” is in charge of rights of human beings, never mind just “man”. Good grie...
A seizure is a strong surge in the electrical activity of the brain. When a person suffers from two or more unprovoked seizures, they are diagnosed with epilepsy. Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder and can affect people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds. ...