Shingles, popularly known as herpes zoster, is an infection of nerve caused by varicella-zoster virus. Varicella-zoster virus also causes chicken pox so anyone who has developed chicken pox is likely to develop Shingles as well in the future. 1 of every 5 individual develops shingles and is most common among the individuals aged above 50… Continue reading Shingles Rash
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Asperger’s Syndrome
Asperger’s Syndrome refers to the less severe type of developmental disorder affecting the ability of an individual to communicate and socialize with others effectively. People with this type of disorder find it difficult to communicate with others verbally or non-verbally. They even find it hard to initiate and keep conversations going as well as use… Continue reading Asperger’s Syndrome
POTS Syndrome
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome or POTS refers to a group of conditions which have OI or orthostatic intolerance as their main symptom. Orthostatic intolerance refers to a disorder wherein there is drastic reduction in blood flow to the heart, when a person gets up into a standing after being a state of lying down. One… Continue reading POTS Syndrome
Locked-In Syndrome
Locked-in syndrome is a neurological condition that features paralysis or a complete lack of movement of all the voluntary muscles in the different parts of the body, the only exception being the muscles that control the movement of the eye. It is a very rare disorder. Some of the possible causes that may result in… Continue reading Locked-In Syndrome