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#MedantaSpecial: Medulloblastoma – A Rare Brain Tumor

Medulloblastoma is a cancerous tumour of the brain and the central nervous system, most commonly seen in children. It originates from the back of the skull, mostly the cerebellum. The cerebellum...

Brain Tumor Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Generally, cells in our body ages die and are replaced by the new ones. But with cancer, this cycle is disrupted. Brain tumor cells grow and unlike other normal cells, they don’t die. Eventually...

Brain Surgery – Frequently Asked Questions

Neurosurgery is a special branch of medicine, involving the finest work, manipulations with the most vulnerable and, at the same time, the most important organ of the human body – the brai...

Brain Tumor – Frequently Asked Questions

What is Brain Tumor? Brain tumor is a mass of abnormal cells in a part of the brain. Brain tumour may be benign tumour (not a cancer) or malignant (cancer). They are found in both adult & ch...

Hip Replacement Surgery FAQ

Hip Replacement Surgery FAQ: What is hip replacement? Hip replacement is a surgical procedure in which a painful hip joint is replaced by an artificial prosthetic implant to relieve the pain. To...

Reasons For Cool Beam Laser Treatment – Why It is Mandatory?

Living in a place like Atlanta where you can find all the fantastic things to do can be amazing but once you are exposed to the scorching sun rays and the intense heat levels, it can become a li...

8 Most Common Treatments For Neurological Disorders

A disorder of the body’s nervous system is deemed as a neurological disorders. Various abnormalities in the brain or spinal cord (like electrical, structural, biochemical or electrical) can mani...

What You Need To Know About Tinnitus

The human anatomy is very complicated yet very interesting. Have you ever wondered why medical practitioners always insist that we should learn to listen to our bodies? Well, it is because there...

What You Need to Know About Neuro Oncology Treatments & Specialists?

In cancer treatment, there are different wings and different types of cancer cells that can affect an individual. Out of the lot, the type that leads to brain tumours and affects the nervous sys...

Growth Hormone Deficiency- A game of life won by Lionel Messi

“I start early and I stay late, day after day, year after year. It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.”, Lionel Messi. You most certainly would be aware of Lionel Messi...

Cancer Myths: 15 common misconceptions debunked

A myth is a way of making sense of senseless information. Most facts that begin with a “I Heard” are mostly myths. This case absolutely fits when we talk about cancer. The literature on cancer, ...

Ashwagandha Benefits And Its Side Effects

Ashwagandha is also known as Withania Somnifera. The roots and berries of the ashwagandha plant are used in the preparation of several medicines. It is a herb, loaded with several essential nutr...

Short Term Memory Loss: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

To understand about short term memory loss, we need to know what is Short Term Memory. Short term memory is a kind of sketch pad for the brain. It’s also known as working memory. Short term memo...

PET Scan: FAQ

Positron emission tomography (PET) is one of the types of radiological research, which is based on the use of radioactive isotopes in minimal, practically harmless to the body, quantities, which...

Wilms’ Tumour: Kidney Cancer in Children

Wilms’ tumor is a kind of kidney cancer, which was named after Dr. Max Wilms, the man who first described it. It is thought to come from specialised cells in the embryo, called metanephric...

Epilepsy FAQ

Epilepsy FAQ: What is epilepsy? Epilepsy is a neurological disorder in which patient suffers from seizures/fits (abnormal shaky/jerky movements of the arms/legs), staring gaze, uprolling of eyes...

Kidney Transplant FAQ’s

Q1. What is Kidney Transplant? Renal/kidney transplant is a surgical procedure that involves the replacement of the diseased or dysfunctional kidney with a healthy kidney. Q2. What are the Indic...

Seeing double? It might be Diplopia

Exactly, what is Diplopia? Diplopia in layman terms means “Double Vision”. When the eyes instead of one, perceive two identical images, it may be a case of Diplopia. What can cause this ailment?...

Acupressure & Acupuncture

Acupressure is an Asian bodywork therapy with roots in traditional Chinese medicine. The traditional Chinese medicine theory describes acupressure points or acupoints, which lie along the meridi...

Uterine Cancer: Ladies, Stay Cautious

Uterus is an important female reproductive organ. It consists of three parts – Fundus, Corpus, and the Cervix. The Uterus has two layers – Endometrium (Inner layer) and Myometrium (Outer Layer)....