Lice (body, head, pubis): treatments, size, photos Mainly present on the head, in the hair, the lice ou louse is a very resistant parasite which can also be found in other places of the...
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a rare brain disorder that causes problems with movement, walking and balance, and eye movement. Originally called Steele-Richardson-Olszewski disease, after the three physicians who described...
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) Hereditary disorder linked to an increased risk of certain types of cancer, including breast cancer, brain tumors, acute leukemia, soft tissue sarcoma, osteosarcoma and adrenocortical carcinoma. People with Li-Fraumeni syndrome tend...
Radiotherapy Radiation therapy or radiotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses powerful energy beams to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy most often uses X-rays, but protons or other types of energy can...
Teratoma Teratoma is a tumor that can be benign or malignant (cancerous) and can contain different types of tissue, such as hair, muscle and bone or teeth. These tumors are said to be germinal...
What is anal cancer? Anal cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the anus, a small opening at the end of the digestive tract through which stool exits the...
Oncogenetics Test Oncogenetics test is a test to find out whether you are at risk of developing or developing certain cancers. We know that many diseases have a genetic part. From a blood test,...
Various Swimming Styles Overall swimming style is a combination of body position, arm movement, leg movement, tempo, and breathing. Knowing how to move in the water is a good thing, but knowing and mastering...
List of Heart Diseases (cardiovascular diseases) Cardiovascular diseases or heart diseases include pathologies that affect the heart and all of the blood vessels, such as atherosclerosis, heart rhythm disturbances, arterial hypertension, myocardial infarction, heart...
Cingulate gyrus or cingulate cortex The function is cingulate gyrus is involved in processing emotions and behavior regulation. It also helps to regulate autonomic motor function. When we are worried or anxious, it is our cingulate...
Angular gyrus Angular gyrus (brain) related to language (i.e. reading, writing and interpretation of what is written), number processing and spatial cognition, memory retrieval, attention, and theory of mind. An Angular gyrus or cerebral...
Brain Gyrus and Sulcus Gyri and sulci are the folds and indentations of the brain that give it its wrinkled appearance. Gyri (singular: brain gyrus) are the folds or bumps in the brain and...
Gerstmann syndrome also known as angular gyrus syndrome Gerstmann syndrome also known as angular gyrus syndrome is a neurological syndrome, associating digital agnosia, right-left indistinction or confusion, acalculia, dysgraphia and sometimes constructive apraxia. Gerstmann...
Dyscalculia Dyscalculia is difficulty in learning mathematics. This difficulty in acquiring numeracy is considered a disorder based on brain function abnormality that is separate from other cognitive disorders. It is a specific developmental disorder...
Dyspraxia What is dyspraxia or DCD (developmental coordination disorder)? There is not one but several dyspraxias. Dyspraxia is an anomalie in the planning and automation of voluntary actions. This is concerning coordination and development...
Dyslexia, Dysorthography and Dysgraphia Nature of specific disorders in the acquisition of written language commonly called “dyslexia”, “dysorthography” and “Dysgraphia. Written language disorders cover learning difficulties in children, which may concern: reading (dyslexia); spelling...
Nymphomania Nymphomania is an addiction to sex. This is compulsive pathological behavior that has nothing to do with a strong sexual appetite. “We no longer use the term nymphomania too much, we talk more...