Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive degenerative brain disease of unknown cause that produces severe cognitive, executive, language and especially memory impairment. In general terms, we speak of presenile dementia before the age of 60 and senile dementia after the age of 60. What factors help prevent Alzheimer’s disease? Prevention is understood as dietary or general … Read more
Senile dementia has become the third leading health problem in overdeveloped countries, behind cardiovascular accidents and cancer. The growing public, biomedical and political interest in dementia stems from the marked increase in its prevalence in Western societies. The longevity of those over 65 years of age has increased dramatically in the past decades. Life expectancy … Read more
What is Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease is a slowly progressive adult neurological disease characterized by the deposition of a protein called synuclein in the brain and sometimes also in peripheral tissues. The cause of Parkinson’s is unknown although in 5% of cases it is hereditary. In Parkinson’s there is a decrease in dopamine which is … Read more
Blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia (Meige’s syndrome) It is characterized by the appearance of dystonic spasms of the orofacial musculature. Blepharospasm predominates, either isolated or associated with spasms of involuntary opening or closing of the mouth, protrusion of the tongue and retraction of the angles of the mouth. Blepharospasm is manifested by involuntary spasms of eye … Read more
What exactly is Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s is a disease of the nervous system that is associated with brain deposits of a protein called synuclein. These protein accumulations are associated with the loss of neurons in very specific brain regions of the brain. The cells that produce dopamine degenerate in the so-called substantia nigra. This dopamine … Read more
Idiopathic isolated dystonia is manifested by spasms and dystonic postures without being associated, except for tremor, with other neurological symptoms such as ataxia, muscle weakness, seizures or cognitive impairment. The cause is unknown, except for genetic causes identified in some cases. It is not associated with degenerative neuropathological lesions. There is a bimodal distribution of … Read more
For the proper schooling of a child with ADHD it is very important that the school knows the diagnosis so that it can work in coordination with the medical team and the psychologists outside the school in charge of the treatment. It is important in any case that after the medical diagnosis the child is … Read more
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is one of the main neurodegenerative diseases occurring in adults. It often presents with progressive Parkinson’s disease (p-MSA) in which akinesia and rigidity predominate and which is rarely associated with resting tremor. Other common symptoms of multiple system atrophy, according to neurology specialists, include urination problems (urinary incontinence or urine retention), … Read more
A stroke is a disorder of the circulation of the brain that occurs acutely when a part of the brain does not receive blood and therefore fails. It can occur either because a vessel is occluded and blood stops flowing or because a vessel ruptures and blood flows out of it, resulting in a lack … Read more
For the past 24 years, World Parkinson’s Day has been celebrated every April 11 in commemoration of the British doctor James Parkinson, who first described the disease. Parkinson’s is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease and, despite its high incidence, current treatment is almost exclusively symptomatic. Dr. Campos Arillo, a leading specialist … Read more