The Essentials of Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common degenerative disease of the nervous system (NS) after Alzheimer’s disease. The fundamental pillars of its clinical picture were already described by the Briton James Parkinson two centuries ago, based on the mere observation of half a dozen cases. The prevalence of this disease increases almost exponentially with … Read more

Fibromyalgia: how to relieve the pain

Fibromyalgia is believed to be a genetic disorder that produces a hypersensitization to pain. That is to say, the patient who suffers from it perceives as pain stimuli that normal people do not perceive as such. It has been observed that there is a greater risk of suffering it if there is a family history … Read more

How to avoid and reduce migraine

Migraine is a neurological syndrome, i.e., a set of symptoms that include headache or headache. Phases of migraine According to neurology experts, migraine is not only a headache, but in some patients symptoms may also appear before the pain, such as visual symptoms (loss of vision) or sensory symptoms (tingling around the mouth). Minutes later … Read more

How to Detect Parkinson’s

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the premature death of a group of neurons located in a region of the brain stem called the substantia nigra. The function of these neurons is to control that the movement we make is done correctly and that certain motor activities, such as walking, are … Read more

Nightmares and night terrors, the most common parasomnias

Parasomnias are a group of sleep disorders formed by all those alterations of the patient’s behavior while sleeping. Some of the most common parasomnias are nightmares and night terrors. Nightmares Nightmares are a very common disorder in childhood, affecting between 10% and 50% of children between 3 and 6 years of age. They occur during … Read more