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What is a Compression Fracture?
[vc_column width="2/3"] Vertebral compression fractures are a type of bone fracture that typically occurs in the spine. It happens when one of the vertebral bones in the spine collapses or becomes compressed, often due to osteoporosis, trauma, or cancer. The vertebral bone can also become weakened and vulnerable to ...
What is an Aneurysm?
What is an Aneurysm? A brain aneurysm is a bulge or ballooning in a blood vessel in the brain. It often looks like a berry hanging on a stem.A brain aneurysm can leak or rupture, causing bleeding into the brain (hemorrhagic stroke). Most often a ruptured brain aneurysm occurs in the space between the brain and the thin tissues covering ...
What is a Cavernoma?
[vc_column width="2/3"] What is a Cavernoma? A cavernoma is a cluster of abnormal blood vessels, usually found in the brain and spinal cord. They are filled with blood that flows slowly. The cells lining a cavernoma are often thinner than those that line normal blood vessels, which means they're prone to ...
What is a Refractory Migraine Headache?
[vc_column width="2/3"] What is a Refractory Migraine Headache? The term refractory migraine has been used to describe a persistent headache that is difficult to treat. It often fails to respond to standard and/or aggressive treatments. Impacted patients are generally highly disabled and experience impaired quality of life, despite optimal treatments. ...
What is Diabetic Neuropathy?
[vc_column width="2/3"] What is Diabetic Neuropathy? Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage that can occur if you have diabetes. High blood sugar (glucose) can injure nerves throughout your body. Diabetic neuropathy most often damages nerves in your legs and feet. It is a serious complication of the condition ...
What is Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia?
[vc_column width="2/3"] What is Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia? Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia (GN) is a painful spasming of the oropharynx that affects the glossopharyngeal nerve. It causes sharp, stabbing pulses of pain in the back of the throat and tongue, the tonsils, and the middle ear. It brings excruciating pain which can last for a ...
What is it?
[vc_column width="2/3"] What is it? Eagle syndrome is a condition associated with the elongation of the styloid process or calcification of the stylohyoid ligament, clinically characterized by throat and neck pain, radiating into the ear. Eagle syndrome represents a little known and commonly overlooked disease, clinically characterized by non-specific pain ...
What is a Hemifacial Spasm?
[vc_column width="2/3"] What is a Hemifacial Spasm? Hemifacial spasm is a nervous system disorder in which the muscles on one side of your face twitch involuntarily. It is most often caused by a blood vessel touching or pulsating against a facial nerve. It may also be caused by a facial nerve ...
What is Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus?
What is Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus? Normal pressure hydrocephalus is a brain disorder in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain’s ventricles, which are fluid-filled chambers. As the brain ventricles enlarge with the excess fluid, they can disrupt and damage nearby brain tissue, leading to difficulty walking, problems with thinking and reasoning, and loss of bladder control. Schedule your Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus e-consult ...
What is Acoustic Neuroma?
What is Acoustic Neuroma? Acoustic neuroma is a noncancerous and often slow-growing tumor that develops on the vestibular nerve — the main nerve leading from your inner ear to your brain. Due to this, this condition is also known as vestibular schwannoma.This condition can cause hearing loss, ringing in your ear, and unsteadiness due to the fact that branches of this nerve ...
