The coronavirus (COVID-19) has arrived to change our lives, or at least our lives as we knew them. Closed bars, restaurants and stores have left us with images of half-deserted city streets and towns. The objective? To reduce the spread and contagion of the virus as much as possible. Surely in the last few days … Read more
Recently, our FEMM Plastic Surgery team, led by renowned surgeons Ramón Calderón and Carlos Gullón, has joined the Ruber Internacional Hospital. What interventions do we perform? In 2019, in FEMM we started to develop the Plastic, Aesthetic, Reconstructive and Gynecoesthetic Surgery Unit in that hospital, offering an excellent comprehensive medical service to meet the demand … Read more
May 19 marks the World Day against Hepatitis B and C, two viral liver diseases caused by the virus of the same name. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are 257 million people in the world with chronic hepatitis B virus infection and 71 million people with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. The … Read more
The most common characteristics are that they are adolescents between 12 and 16 years old who may present depressive symptomatology and suicidal risk, ie: – Significant decrease in academic performance – Moodiness and irritability – Sadness, pessimism and apathy – Personal dissatisfaction with low self-esteem. (You can find more information in the APP PsicoGUIA) Why … Read more
Lack of knowledge about epilepsy has long led society to reject people with epilepsy in a very unfair way. They have been treated as people with personality disorders, when it is a disease directly related to organic lesions. From Top Doctors we want to celebrate World Epilepsy Awareness Day by putting on the table some … Read more
When does neuroblastoma usually appear and what is its incidence in children? Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumor in childhood; 9 to 10 cases per million children are diagnosed each year. Its incidence is approximately double that of leukemia, and it is more frequent under the age of one year, becoming rarer after the … Read more
IGRT or image-guided radiation therapy is one of the latest applications of technology in the medical sector. It is perfect for maximum control and precision in delivering treatments to the tumor. For example, when starting an intensity-modulated radiotherapy treatment in which the intensity of each beam has to be regulated according to the type of … Read more
A frequent consultation in the field of child and adolescent psychology has to do with the excessive use of video games, cell phones or electronic devices in general. Doubts arise when we wonder if we should be permissive or strict in the control that is performed as a parent on the mobile, tablet, console or … Read more
More than three million people with disabilities in Spain struggle every day for their full integration. In our country, the main profile of a person with a disability is a woman between 45 and 54 years old, with osteoarticular disability, which is the most common in our society. Despite this appreciation, there are multiple causes … Read more
Nightmares and night terrors are parasomnias. They are infantile behavioral changes that take place during sleep, characterized by motor and vegetative behaviors that occur during times of sleep and partial wakefulness. How do nightmares differ from night terrors? Nightmares occur in the second half of the night and in the REM phase. In these cases … Read more