Other Disorder Articles
Articles about other miscellaneous disorders from spinal cord injury to coma.
What Is Hypertension?
Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disorder; almost one in every three adults in the United States has high blood pressure. Nearly two-th
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What Is TMJ?
TMJ stands for temporomandibular joint, the joint that connects our lower jaw called mandible to the temporal bone of the skull. However, TMJ is comm
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What Is Guillain-Barre Syndrome?
Guillain-Barre Syndrome, pronounced Ghee-lan Barray, is a rare but serious disorder affecting adults, most especially seniors. Thus, our senior loved
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What Is Fahr's Syndrome
Fahr's syndrome, also called Familial Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification, is a condition wherein abnormal amounts of calcium are deposited in the
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What Is Bell's Palsy
You may be shocked and alarmed to suddenly find your loved one's face disfigured. This may be really frightening, most especially to your loved ones
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What Is A Coma?
Coma is a state of prolonged and complete loss of consciousness. Comatose patients are unable to respond to stimuli and therefore cannot be awakened.
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What Is A Persistent Vegetative State?
Persistent vegetative state is a condition of severe unconsciousness, a vegetative state for more than one month. It may be caused by head injuries s
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What Is Paget’s Disease of the Bone?
Paget's disease of the bone mainly affects seniors. In fact, 2-3% of adults in the United States over the age of 60 are affected by this condition. N
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Sprains and Strains
A sprain is an injury to a ligament, which is a band of connective tissue that binds our bones together. The ligaments may be torn or stretched, or b
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Wound Management
Our senior loved ones are susceptible to wounds and injuries due to balance difficulties and limited range of mobility. Even healthy older adults are
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What Is Spinal Cord Injury
Our spinal cord is a long bundle of nerve tissues extending from the brain, responsible for transmission of nerve impulses between the brain and othe
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