PSC is a combination of disorders which occurs after TBI. Even a mild brain injury can cause PCS. The symptoms can include cognitive and memory problems, emotional and behavioral changes, and physical symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, fatigue, and vision changes.

About 40% of women experience PES. It is a result of tissue necrosis from the infarcted myomata. PES is characterized by pain, fever, high white blood cell count, nausea and vomiting. This should be followed closely to distinguish it from a complicating infection.

Post Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS) is a collection of subjective complaints and clinical signs following a thrombotic episode. PTS manifests itself with clinical signs of swelling, dilation of the veins around the ankle bones, pigment changes in the skin of the lower leg along with subjective complaints of spontaneous calf pain and/or pain with standing/walking. The syndrome can present with symptoms ranging from mild severity to excruciating or incapacitating pain and swelling.

Answer: It is a clustering of symptoms that may appear immediately after injury. Often these symptoms, get better with time, usually in 6 weeks following injury. However, they can continue. If they do and are causing problems in your daily living, Coping with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury can help you. Answer: Every brain injury is different. With time most people recover from their injuries.

A concussion is defined as "an immediate acceleration, deceleration, or stopping event causing temporary or permanent damage to the structures of the head." The vestibular system, and more specifically the labyrinthine structures within the inner ear, appear to be more susceptible to blunt head trauma than the skull or brain. Symptoms from both types of concussions can be similar; however, the treatment for each is significantly different.

A concussion results from a blow to the head which causes the brain to strike the skull. A concussion does not cause any structural damage to the brain, but can cause temporary loss of functioning. Headaches, memory loss and sleep disturbance may be some of the problems suffered after such an injury.

Most men who undergo vasectomy have no difficulties but a small group of men develop chronic testicular or epididymal pain after the procedure. This pain can start immediately after surgery and is usually due to a sperm granuloma (inflammation at the vasectomy site) or infection and most cases resolve with the appropriate medical therapy. Occasionally, pain may develop years after the vasectomy and be exacerbated by ejaculation.

Post- pericardiotomy syndrome is an inflammation of the tissues around the heart and is seen after an open-heart operation. Symptoms include fatigue, a sensation of not feeling well, and fever. Blood tests may show an elevated white count or inflammation.

Post-polio syndrome is a condition as a result of having had polio earlier in life. There is no indication that post-polio syndrome is contagious. The only time a person is contagious is during acute poliomyelitis. For an authoritative and detailed description of acute poliomyelitis, check out Poliomyelitis at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/polio.pdf

Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a condition that can develop several decades after you have had polio (poliomyelitis). It affects the muscles and nerves, causing weakness, tiredness, pain, and other symptoms. Only people who have had polio can get PPS, but PPS is not the same illness as polio. Having PPS does not mean that you have developed polio again. Unlike polio, PPS is not contagious.

The polio virus damages the nerves that control muscles. This is what causes muscle weakness in a person who has polio. In people who at least partially recover from polio, the nerves that are still working grow branches that connect to some of the muscles that have lost nerve connections. When this happens, you usually regain at least partial use of that muscle.

A diagnosis of post-polio syndrome is based on your medical history—specifically, your experience with polio and how well you recovered from it—and your current symptoms. Lab tests may be used to check for other possible causes of your symptoms. You may require repeated physical exams as symptoms develop.

It is difficult to predict who will develop symptoms of PPS, when symptoms will begin, and how severe symptoms will be. The exact period of time it takes for symptoms of PPS to develop varies with each individual. Symptoms of PPS may develop as soon as 15 years after you had polio, or they may take more than 50 years to appear (30 years is typical). It is estimated that 25% to 40% of people who had polio during childhood will develop PPS 30 to 40 years later.

In some cases a concussive injury can produce a mild brain injury. A concussion is a temporary injury. However, a concussive injury can lead to stretching and tearing of nerve fibers in the brain, producing longer-term effects. These injuries usually don’t show up in CAT scans and neurological examinations. In some cases, since the person never “lost consciousness” a full neurological exam never takes place.

Answer: Maybe. Once you have a concussion, the symptoms from the next brain injury (concussion) will be more intense. Please take care of yourself.

What distinguishes Asperger's Syndrome from autism is the severity of the symptoms and the absence of language delays. Children with Asperger's may be only mildly affected and frequently have good language and cognitive skills. To the untrained observer, a child with Asperger's may seem just like a normal child behaving differently. They may be socially awkward, not understanding of conventional social rules, or show a lack of empathy.

Until recently, neurologists classified the types of seizures, such as focal or generalized convulsive. The past few decades, research has leaned toward determining if the patient has an epileptic syndrome, or a specific type occurring under certain conditions. These conditions could include a particular clinical setting at a certain age with other accompanying findings like radiological tests and EEGs. Absence--or petit mal--seizures can illustrate the value of a syndrome approach.

Syndrome" is a medical term for a condition in which there is a collection of signs (observable body changes) and symptoms (problems observed by the patient) recognizable by a doctor's exam. Individuals with a syndrome may not have all of its associated signs and symptoms, but they must have enough to be considered "diagnostic." Conversely, because someone may display some of the signs and symptoms of a syndrome, does not necessarily mean they have it.

HELLP Syndrome occurs in 4 percent to 12 percent of the women who have preeclampsia. It is one of the most severe forms of preeclampsia. HELLP stands for: hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and lowered platelets. HELLP Syndrome most often affects the liver, causing stomach and right shoulder pain. HELLP Syndrome is most dangerous because it can occur before you exhibit the classic symptoms of preeclampsia. It is often mistaken for the flu or gallbladder problems.

Only 3 to 5% of cases are inherited; the rest arise as an accident of chromosome arrangement during meiosis. For details, see my essay on the origin of trisomy 21 or Dr. Paul Benke's essay on the types of DS, and the risk and recurrence risk of DS. No. Down syndrome occurs at conception, so nothing in the pregnancy can cause Down syndrome to occur. As for prior to conception, the research all shows that drug or alcohol use does not increase the risk of having a child with DS.

Tourette Syndrome TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by tics -- involuntary, rapid, sudden movements or vocalizations that occur repeatedly in the same way.

Yes. Polio used to happen in international epidemics, with many people being affected with the condition at the same time. The last of these major epidemics took place in the early 1950s, after which time the Salk vaccine was made available, and polio was largely eliminated. People affected with polio showed a wide variety of symptoms, with many having paralysis of the muscle groups of the lower limb, or the respiratory muscles.

Answer: Have you been diagnosed with a concussion? Have you seen a physician? If you have a concussion, in general the symptoms will go away in 6 weeks. If they continue, you are experiencing what is called Post Concussive Syndrome. My book goes into extensive detail about it.

XLR8 properly positions your upper and lower molars and prevents the jaw from slamming into the base of your skull. The hard outer material works like a shock absorber in combination with the soft material to absorb impact and cushion your teeth.

Most athletes recover relatively quickly from injury. However, the physician or other health professional should be aware of the warning signs of more severe injury. Transport a player immediately to the ER if he or she displays any of the following symptoms or signs: very severe headache that continues to increase in intensity (a CT scan may rule out bleeding or brain swelling)