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CJD is a deadly disease of the nervous system. Patients suffer from rapidly progressive dementia, movement disorders or muscle twitching. So far there is no therapy. Read more about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease here. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: description Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was first described in 1920 by neurologists Creutzfeld and Jakob. It is one…

Echinococcosis is a potentially life-threatening infection with fox or dog tapeworm. The symptoms depend on the affected organ. In most cases, the liver is affected. Find out here about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of an echinococcosis. Echinococcosis: description Echinococcosis is a worm disease that is usually triggered by the parasitic dog or fox tapeworm. Two…

Paranoid schizophrenia is the most common form of schizophrenia, at about 65 percent. The main symptoms here are delusions such as paranoia and hallucinations such as hearing voices. Paranoid schizophrenia is therefore also called paranoid hallucinatory schizophrenia. Read all important information about this type of schizophrenia here. Paranoid schizophrenia: diagnosis About half of all schizophrenia…

Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder in which people are attacked by sleeping attacks in broad daylight. They often nod in the mouth while talking, eating, at the desk or in the subway, suddenly collapsing. Especially in traffic or when operating machinery can be very dangerous situations arise. Narcolepsy patients can not help with these sleep…

A corn-eye is a local keratinization of the skin. It is caused by permanently high pressure or friction, as it causes, for example, too tight footwear. A deep into the skin reaching into the corneal cone can cause severe pain. Read all about the causes, treatment and prognosis of corns. Corn eye: description A corn…

To treat an overactive bladder, various irritable bladder medications are available. In most cases they are so-called anticholinergics. These reduce the symptoms effectively, however, they can bring significant side effects. The selection of appropriate irritable bladder drugs should therefore be in close consultation with the patient’s therapeutic goals. Find out about irritable bladder medications here….

Whether by smartphone or PC: Internet addiction is a behavioral addiction that is becoming increasingly common. Young people in particular are quickly attracted to the virtual world. Friends, family and school are losing importance. The isolation from reality has far-reaching consequences for social and professional life as well as for health. Read all important information…

Hemochromatosis is an iron storage disease. It is stored too much iron in the body, especially in the liver and heart. Possible consequences are, for example, liver cirrhosis and heart muscle disease. Hemochromatosis may be innate or acquired. It is treated with bloodletting or medication (iron chelators). Find out here about symptoms, causes, diagnostics and…

Fibromyalgia is one of the pain syndromes. Typical are deep muscle aches in different parts of the body. There are also exhaustion, concentration and sleep problems. The causes of the disease are not yet known, but possible is a disturbed pain processing. The treatment is difficult because common painkillers fail. Find out here about symptoms,…

The goal of prostate cancer treatment is complete cure if the cancer has not progressed too far. If it has already spread strongly in the body, it can often only prevent it from further growth and relieve the patient’s discomfort (palliative therapy). Read about the possibilities of prostate cancer treatment – from controlled waiting to…