• Spinal Cord Compression: Causes, Symptoms

    Spinal Cord Compression: Causes, Symptoms

    Spinal cord compression occurs when there is pressure on the spinal cord. The pressure can occur anywhere from the neck to the lower back giving rise to a lot of symptoms like numbness, loss of sensation, paralysis, etc. The spinal cord is a part of the Central Nervous system that carry messages from the brain

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  • Febrile Convulsion: 6 things to do, Prevention

    Febrile Convulsion: 6 things to do, Prevention

    Oftentimes, because parents aren’t aware of what febrile convulsions are or how to handle them, their response is panicked & not in the best interest of the child. This post aims to educate parents on the reasons behind convulsions & what to do if your child experiences one. Table of Content What is Febrile Convulsion

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  • What you need to know about Stroke

    What you need to know about Stroke

    Spinal cord compression occurs when there is pressure on the spinal cord. The pressure can occur anywhere from the neck to the lower back giving rise to a lot of symptoms like numbness, loss of sensation, paralysis, etc. The spinal cord is a part of the Central Nervous system that carry messages from the brain

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  • Spinal Cord Compression: Causes, Symptoms

    Spinal Cord Compression: Causes, Symptoms

    Spinal cord compression occurs when there is pressure on the spinal cord. The pressure can occur anywhere from the neck to the lower back giving rise to a lot of symptoms like numbness, loss of sensation, paralysis, etc. The spinal cord is a part of the Central Nervous system that carry messages from the brain

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  • Febrile Convulsion: 6 things to do, Prevention

    Febrile Convulsion: 6 things to do, Prevention

    Oftentimes, because parents aren’t aware of what febrile convulsions are or how to handle them, their response is panicked & not in the best interest of the child. This post aims to educate parents on the reasons behind convulsions & what to do if your child experiences one. Table of Content What is Febrile Convulsion

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  • What you need to know about Stroke

    What you need to know about Stroke

    A lot of people hear about stroke all the time, when they go to the clinic, at the market, in movies, etc, but they do not know what a stroke is. Today, we are going to explain what a stroke is and how it occurs.   What is Stroke A stroke is a medical conditionRead more
  • What is Parkinson’s Disease, Causes, Symptoms

    What is Parkinson’s Disease, Causes, Symptoms

    Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the brain that results in to shaking (tremor), stiffness (rigid), and problems with walking, balance, and coordination. Parkinson’s symptoms as mentioned above commonly starts slowly and then progresses to become worse with time. As the disease gets to the advanced stage, people may have problems walking and talking. Table

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  • CONVULSION: 5 Things not to do & what to do

    CONVULSION: 5 Things not to do & what to do

    Convulsion or Seizures as we know, means when there is involuntary movements or actions as a result of disturbance of brain functions. The causes are numerous. Today, we would like to share with you, a number of wrong things which we should not do during a seizure, and the things that we can do.  Read more
  • Convulsion/Epilepsy/Seizure: Causes, Management

    Convulsion/Epilepsy/Seizure: Causes, Management

    Convulsions, also known as seizure or epilepsy is a very common medical finding in our environment. Most persons with this disorder are usually stigmatized or attached some form of spiritual inclination, hence they find it difficult to come out and seek medical help. This should not be so.Seizures are medical disorders that occurs due to

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  • Headaches: Causes, Risks & Treatments

    Headaches: Causes, Risks & Treatments

    Headaches is your body’s way of telling you that something is not right either with your heart or with your brain. However, most times in our environment, we just abuse painkillers like paracetamol or panadol and continue our activities without finding out what is causing that headache.Yeah, I know, there is no money & it

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  • Multiple Sclerosis: Causes, Symptoms, Management

    Multiple Sclerosis: Causes, Symptoms, Management

    Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the brain and spinal cord, caused by demyelination of nerve fibres.In simple terms: the brain and spinal cord is like transformer (brain) & wires (spinal cord). What happens in multiple sclerosis is that, the coverings (myelin) of these wires (nerves) in the brain and spinal cord is lost/removed (demyelination).

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  • Someone Slumped, face shifted to one side? Stroke is a Cause!

    Someone Slumped, face shifted to one side? Stroke is a Cause!

    Sometimes, life could be very difficult. Problems and challenges here and there, and we would be doing our best to make Ends meet. In all these engagements, we forget that we are also humans, and we forget to take care of ourselves and our health. The Result? We break down. Table of Content What Is

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