Brain tumour
Tumours starting in the brain account for 1.6% of all primary cancers. However, it is more common for brain tumours to start elsewhere in the body and be carried to the brain in the blood (secondary tumours). Primary brain tumours may arise from ... [... more]
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Brain tumour
To many people, a brain tumour or cancer is about the most frightening diagnosis imaginable, with images of damage to the very core of personality and self-control. There are many different types of brain tumour. Some, such as a meningioma that ... [... more]
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Champix (varenicline)
Champix tablets contain the active ingredient varenicline, which is a medicine used to help people who are addicted to nicotine to give up smoking. It acts in the brain, but is not the same as nicotine replacement therapy. Varenicline is a type ... [... more]
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Modecate
Fluphenazine decanoate belongs to a group of medicines known as the phenothiazine antipsychotics. It is sometimes described as a 'major tranquilliser'. It acts by blocking a variety of receptors in the brain, particularly dopamine receptors. ... [... more]
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Tegretol Retard
This medicine contains the active ingredient carbamazepine, which is a medicine that is mainly used to treat epilepsy. It works by stabilising electrical activity in the brain.The brain and nerves are made up of many nerve cells that communicate ... [... more]
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Dopamine Hydrochloride in Dextrose Injection
Dopamine hydrochloride is a catecholamine that works at a number of different receptor sites in the body depending on the dose at which it is administered. At lower doses it binds to dopamine receptors in the kidney, gut, brain and heart causing ... [... more]
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What is delirium?
Delirium is a condition of severe confusion. Most forms are temporary and reversible. A condition of severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function, alternating between mental states with attention disruption, disorganized thinking, ... [... more]
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Encephalitis
Encephalitis means inflammation of the brain. The disease usually starts with fever and confusion, and patients may lapse into coma. It is often associated with high morbidity and mortality. There are many causes of encephalitis, including ... [... more]
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Brain abscess
Brain abscess is a serious disorder that occurs when micro-organisms such as bacteria or fungi get into the brain, causing inflammation. The bacteria or fungi, along with infected brain cells and pus, mass together in one area of the brain. They ... [... more]
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Brain death
The brain is organised so that the unconscious functions (breathing, balance, posture and walking for example), are nearest to the base of the brain and the brain stem. The more sophisticated functions associated with consciousness (speech, ... [... more]
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Adartrel (ropinirole)
Adartrel tablets contain the active ingredient ropinirole, which is a type of medicine called a dopamine agonist. Ropinirole works by mimicking the activity of a substance in the brain called dopamine. Ropinirole is used to treat restless legs ... [... more]
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desktop relaxation routine
Take a look at a dog when it's resting. Its body is free of tension, its brain has switched off and has gone into peaceful mode. Because of our stressful lives, many human beings have lost the ability to do this, so we have to relearn ... [... more]
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