Neurology, Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Oncology, Obesity, Endocrinology, Vascular surgery - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, description of the disease.

Spinal Cord Injury

The severity of spinal cord injury depends on the level of the spinal cord

Brain - The three main components of the brain

The brain, spinal cord, along with the main component of the central nervous system (CNS). CNS has links to other organs and systems of the body through the peripheral nervous system.

The causes of brain tumors

The exact causes of cancer are currently remain unknown. At the same time, scientists call the various risk factors for brain tumors.

Race. The most common brain tumors occur in pe ... Read more »

Symptoms of brain tumors

The manifestations of brain tumors is mainly due to tumor compression of certain parts of the brain. In this case, symptoms depend on what part of the brain is exposed to compression. As soon as the disease progresses, the so-called cerebral symptoms, caused by the poor circulation in the brain and intracranial hypertension - increased intracran ... Read more »

The incidence of brain tumors

Research by American scientists confirm that the detected annually in the U.S. up to 40,000 new cases of cancer of the brain. Almost half of these tumors - is the primary tumor, and the rest - metastatic (ie, secondary).

Diagnosis of brain tumors

At the present time, due to the rapid development of both science and medicine, in particular, the diagnosis of brain tumors has become much easier and more accurate. However, despite this, still, to this day the very first method of diagnosis if the doctor suspects a patient with a brain tumor - a neurological examination.

Neurosonography

Among the available methods for diagnosis of tumors of the brain can also allocate a few more. This pneumography - X-ray examination, which is used as a contrast of the air, and angiography - x-ray of blood vessels. In addition, there is also an ultrasonic method for studying the brain as neurosonography.