Diseases

Midgut volvulus is a condition or disorder in which the intestine of the fetus has become twisted as a result of malrotation of the intestine during fetal development. Malrotation is an abnormal turn and fixation of small bowel that can result into inconveniences. Intestinal malrotation happens when the ordinary embryologic succession …

A general way of walking in which a child tries to walk on balls of his or her feet and the heels do not touch the floor is called as toe walking. It is a walking pattern which is common in children who are learning to walk.Idiopathic toe walking is diagnosed in …

Macroorchidism is a disorder or a condition found in males where a person has abnormally large testes than the normal size. This condition is generally inherited and usually it is regarding delicate X disorder which is additionally the second most basic hereditary reason for intellectual incapacity. Macroorchidism by and large can be …

Tonsillar ectopia is also known as tonsillar herniation, tonsillar descent or Chiari malformation type 1. It is a congenital anomaly in which the brain tissues grow extensively into the spinal canal which result in the elongation of the cerebral tonsils and pushed down the skull through an opening at the …

Polyps are the benign growths of the nasal cavity which can enlarge enough to be visual in the oropharynx. Generally there are two major types of nasal polyps including; Ethmoidal polyps: These kind of polyps originates from the ethmoidal sinus and grow through the middle meatus into the main nasal …

Generally Vertical diplopia is characterized as “an indication that there is a misalignment between the two eyes of a person which may lead to the double vision”. Normally when a person looks at any object two separate images generate by each of the eye and later on combined by the …

Now-a-days lower back pain (LBP) is a very common medical condition among young population which may be caused by several different reasons. Bertolotti’ssyndrome is one of those few reasons which may cause the complete or partial fusion of the lowest lumbar vertebra with the upper portion of sacrum region in …

It is a very rare disease of central nervous system which affects the brain and spinal cord at the same time. When the recurrent bleeding happens into the subarachnoid space then it leads to the accumulation of hemosiderin deposits in the subpial layers of the brain and spinal cord.These hemosiderin …

A surgical procedure to repair the damaged nerve tissues is commonly called as neuroplasty. There is a vast list of methods or treatment options which can be applied to treat a patient with back pain, including; physical therapy, pharmacotherapy, nerve block, folk remedies and so on. Neuroplasty is one of …

The full name of Delta f508 is CFTRΔ508 or F508del-CFTR and commonly graded as a mutation. These mutations can be replacements, duplications, deletions or shortenings which may lead to the non-functionality, less efficiency and/or quick degradation of the affected proteins. Naturally protein is made up of amino acids and this whole …