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Head injuries,symptoms, causes, pathology, types, examination, treatment, physio

 It is the insult to the brain caused by external physical force leading to altered conscious levels, cognitive problems as well as motor & sensory deficits.  Commonly called traumatic brain injuries.  Head injuries have increased due to increased traffic and decreased traffic sense. Most of the cases are proved to be fatal death.  Incidence:-  High Head injuries from road traffic accidents are most common in young males.  RTA's although constituting only about 25% of all patients with head injury, are the cause of more severe injuries.  RTA's contribute to 60%of deaths from head injury, of these half die before reaching hospital.  Causes of head injuries:- Road traffic accidents (RTA's)  Gunshot Riots  Blow or hit on the head Fall from heights.  Pathology:- Primary brain damage - Occuring at impact Secondary brain damage - Occuring due to ongoing neuronal damage, haematoma, brain swelling, Ischaemia Or infection.  Types of...

Muscular dystrophy, types, pathophysiology, symptoms, investigation, physiotherapy management

 Muscular dystrophy is a group of rare hereditary progressive disease in which muscle fibers are usually susceptible to damage.  Muscular dystrophies are genetically determined myopathies in which progressive degeneration & wasting of muscles occur.  Dystrophies can be of 3 types  Congenital muscular dystrophy Genetic muscular dystrophy Metabolic muscular dystrophy Epidemiology :- Commonly seen in males.  Pathophysiology :- Deficiency of dystrophin protein (due to defect in the XP21 gene which codes dystrophin)  Loss of properties of skeletal muscle cells membrane ( Dystrophin is essential to maintain the properties of skeletal muscle cells membrane)  Cell break down Release of all contents of cell into the serum Death of cell i.e necrosis of muscle cells Fatigue, weak & dystrophin muscles Elevated serum creatinine phosphokinase levels.  Classification :- based on inheritance & clinical picture X-linked recessive - Duchenne muscular dy...

Today panchangam December 12-12-2022

ఈరోజు పంచాంగం డిసెంబర్ - సోమవారం 12-12-2022 శ్రీ శుభకృత నామ సంవత్సరం మార్గశిల మాసం దక్షిణాయనం సూర్యోదయం ఉదయం 6:21, సూర్య అష్టమయం సాయంత్రం 5:21, తిధి చవితి శుభసమయం :-సాయంత్రం 4:07

Cyclone may continue till December 15

A cyclone Mandous, which weakened into a deep depression over the land makes its journey towards Arabian Sea weather watchers said another system may form over Bay of Bengal by mid - December today tomorrow 100% rainfall 13,14,15th 50% chances of rainfall.

Ap Walk-in interview for Specialist Doctors

Walk in interview to fill up the few remaining vacant posts listed below General Medicine   51 Radiology                  34 Anaesthesia              34 Gynaecology            32 ENT                            11 Ophthalmology       16 Paediatric s               29 General Surgery      20 Pathology                  07 Dermatology             03 Orthopaedics            10 Forensic Medicine   02 Micro Biology           01 Total                           250 Remuneration on contract basis Rs. 1,30,000 per month in...

తెలుగు బిగ్ బాస్ 6 నుండి ఇనాయా సుల్తానా తొలగించబడింది

ప్రతి వారం గడిచేకొద్దీ ఇనాయా పాపులారిటీ పెరిగింది.  ఆమె టైటిల్ గెలుచుకునే ఫేవరెట్ అని చాలా మంది నిపుణులు అంచనా వేశారు.  కానీ ఆమె పెద్ద ముగింపుకు కేవలం ఒక వారం ముందు తొలగించబడింది, ఇనాయా సుల్తానా 21 ఆగస్టు 1995న తెలంగాణలోని హైదరాబాద్‌లో జన్మించింది.  ఆమె ఒక నటి.

Parkinson's disease, etiology, pathology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment Physiotherapy.

Parkinson's  disease is a chronic progressive disease of the nervous system characterised by 4 cardinal features Rigidity Tremor Bradykinesia Postural instability.  Onset is insidious (gradual) with a slow rate of progression. Disruption in daily function, roles& activities and depression are common in individuals with Parkinson's disease.  Epidemiology :-  1% - 55 years 2.6% - 85 years  Males are slightly more at risk than female.  Etiology :- The term Parkinson's is used to refer to a group of disorder that produce abnormalities of badal ganglia function 1° Parkinson's :- It is the most common cause, it is also known as true or paralysis agitans. Etiology is idiopathic, unknown.  Secondary Parkinson's: - In this type, Parkinson's has been reported with cryptococcal meningitis, encephalitis and Jacob- create feldt disease.  Parkinson- plus syndromes :- A group of neurodegenerative disease can affect the substantia nigra  Toxic Parkinsoni...