Background: Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy is a metabolic disease caused by vitamin B1 deficiency that predominantly affects alcoholic patients. Its clinical picture is characterized mainly by ...
But for a small number of children, the infection triggers strange behavior changes known as PANDAS syndrome. PANDAS stands for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with ...
There are many different types of dementia, each with its own cause. We don't yet fully understand these causes, but researchers suspect that some may be: abnormal proteins in the brain reduced blood ...
For some people, this hole lets in sounds and changes in pressure that affect hearing and balance. When pressure transmission through the hole causes noticeable symptoms, this condition is called ...
Jenny Rogers, MD, Psychiatry Department, Postgraduate Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. Bonnie S. Wiese, MD, Psychiatry Department ...