According to WHO report, infant mortality due to diarrhoea is around 40%. In India, it is the leading cause of death in children below three years. Roughly, every pre-school child suffers two or four attacks of diarrhoea in a year with a mortality of 1 to 4%. Mortality is higher among low- income group families. Diarrhoea is a symptom characterised [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Introduction to Compression of the Spinal Cord 2. Clinical Features of Compression of the Spinal Cord 3. Diagnosis 4. Investigation Strategies 5. Treatment. Introduction to Compression of the Spinal Cord: Compression of the spinal cord may be due to causes in vertebral column, meninges and in the spinal cord itself. Important causes [...]
Nuclear lesions occur in the brain stem and common causes include vascular' infarctions, demyelination and brain stem tumours, like gliomas. Commonly neighbouring structures in the brain stem are also involved e.g. third nerve palsy with contralateral hemiplegia (Weber's syndrome), third nerve palsy with contralateraltremordue to involvement of Red nucleus (Benedikt's syndrome) and ipsilateral sixth and seventh nerve palsy with contralateral [...]