“A child is not a small adult”. The brain is the only organ which grows and matures over the period of growth so that a child is metamorphosing into an adult. The children are prone for various neurological problems as mentioned below. During birth, decreased blood supply to the brain will cause hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and…
These are often called neuro- psychiatric diseases and they are very common in middle age groups and adolescence, particularly in a female population. Dull mood (Depression): These patients will have dull mood, lack of energy, easy fatigue, pain in multiple parts of the body, generalized weakness, sleep disturbances etc. They lack the ability to cope…
Numbness/burning in hands & legs (Neuropathy): Diseases affecting axon or myelin part of a nerve can cause neuropathy. Diabetes, vitamin deficiency, viral infection, auto-immune disease, drugs can cause neuropathy. The patient can have numbness, burning sensation, slippage of chappals and weakness of limbs. Proper treatment of these problems can give a very good relief to…
Paraplegia: The weakness of both lower limbs is called paraplegia. It is usually due to spinal cord problem like transverse myelitis, trauma, disc herniation, cauda-equina syndrome, tumour, AV malformation etc. Also it may be due to Guillain-Barrie syndrome, decreased potassium level, Polymyositis . Certain brain causes like superior sagittal thrombosis, cerebral palsy, frontal lobe tumour…
Head Ache Almost every person would have experienced headache at some point of time. It has significance and need to be consulted with a best neurologist in Chennai, if the headache lasts for more than few days An intermittent headache more than 3 months Very severe , sudden onset With vomiting, blurring of vision, fever…
