Neurological rehabilitation is a complex of therapeutic measures aimed at restoration of person’s working capacity or ability to fulfill activities of daily living without assistance after a disease or surgery. Children with cerebral palsy, patients of mature age with strokes and brain injuries, age patients with Parkinson's disease and movement...
Medical tourism (or health tourism) is a comparatively new direction in the world`s practice. One cannot consider medical tourism to be a branch of tourism in general. This is a separate service sphere for people with extensive health issues. The inability to receive proper healthcare services pushed the development of health...
Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) is a compound and structural analogue of the norepinephrine neurotransmitterbased on its chemistry. It owns a peculiar feature to selectively accumulate in the certain structures of central nervous system. The compound is used as a radiopharmaceutical agent (radiotracer) for diagnostics...
Politicians of any country are often broadcasting about huge success achieved by domestic healthcare system. We can hear from the TV screens how life expectancy rises rapidly, how advanced clinics save patients with the most dangerous diseases. Meanwhile, have you seen at least somebody from the state’s...
Endoscopic operations continue to displace traditional open surgical interventions. In recent years, endoscopy has been introduced into the field of neurosurgery. It allows a surgeon to perform tough operations on the brain and spinal cord with minimal tissue damage.
Certain genetic breakdowns or mutations in the DNA code of some cells lead to cancer in the human body. Some gene mutations are inherited. Others are acquired. Finding a mutation, you can choose the right medicine to destroy the tumour.
Medical tourism is widespread in Germany. This country is attractive for patients from all over the world, because everyone can receive medical care here for the same price and of the same quality as a German citizen can. There is no need to wait very long for treatment and the prices for healthcare services here are more affordable than...
Hepatitis is a term used for liver inflammation. It can develop due to various causes. The most common hepatitis is caused by viruses or toxic chemical compounds. Occasionally, patients can have radiation-induced (caused by radiation) or autoimmune hepatitis.