PAINFUL ARC SYNDROME: Painful arc syndrome or impingement syndrome is a very common shoulder problem. Symptoms occur when you raise your arm overhead or lift your arm to the side…

INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES: Is a term that defines a group of muscle diseases involving inflammation and degeneration of skeletal muscle tissues. Inclusion body myositis (IBM) mainly affects individuals over the age…

DYSPHAGIA: Swallowing disorders – defined as difficulty in passing food or liquid from the mouth to the stomach – occur in all age groups, but especially in the elderly. The…

LEPRA CELLS: Distinctive, large, mononuclear phagocytes (macrophages) with a foamlike cytoplasm, and also poorly staining saclike structures resulting from degeneration of such cells, observed characteristically in leprous inflammatory reactions. Indistinct…

CEREBELLAR DEGENERATION: Cerebellar Degeneration is a disease process in which neurons in the cerebellum – the area of the brain that controls muscle coordination and balance – deteriorate and die.…

NECROSIS: The death of living cells or tissues. Necrosis can be due, for example, to ischemia (lack of blood flow). From the Greek “nekros” (dead body). Aseptic necrosis necrosis without…

CENTRE OF GRAVITY: Center of gravity is an imaginary balancing point where the body weight can be assumed to be concentrated and equally distributed. Its symbol is COG or CG.…

BERNHARDT-ROTH SYNDROME:   Is a disorder characterized by tingling, numbness, and burning pain in the outer side of the thigh. The disorder is caused by compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous…

AIDS: AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a syndrome caused by a virus called HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Neurological complications are common in HIV disease. The spectrum of neurological disorders is broad and…

AGRAPHIA: Agraphia is an acquired neurological disorder causing a loss in the ability to communicate through writing, either due to some form of motor dysfunction or an inability to spell.…