Primary and secondary stuttering: when is resolution spontaneous and when is…
We speak of primary stuttering when it manifests itself in an apparent and transitory manner, typical of childhood,…
What is meant by the term iatrogenesis?
Iatrogenesis is a general term commonly used to refer to diseases, side effects, or complications due to drugs or…
Pain and gate theory: why do we touch where it hurts?
The answer can be found in a theory (of the gate), postulated more than 50 years ago by Canadian psychologist…
Alzheimer's disease, symptoms and diagnosis
Alzheimer's disease is the most frequent variety of primary dementia in the world. Alzheimer's disease gradually…
Appendicitis: causes, symptoms and treatment
Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a thin tubule that starts in the cecum and is located in the right…
Trichotillomania: symptoms and treatment
Trichotillomania is a condition characterised by the recurrent urge to pluck hair or hair. Plucking eyelashes or…
Aslanger Pattern: Another OMI?
In April 2020, Aslanger et al identified a specific ECG pattern concerning for acute inferior occlusion MI (OMI) in…
Why is pee yellow? The color of urine and the role of urobilin
Urobilin and yellow pee: urine is composed mostly of water (95%), urea and mineral salts, as well as substances in…
Tetrodotoxin: the poison of puffer fish
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a neurotoxin known to be contained in pufferfish. The pufferfish family is not the only one…
Abdominal aortic aneurysm: epidemiology and diagnosis
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm is a circumscribed dilatation of the aorta running through the abdomen, basically a…