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Depression

What is it about ? Key symptoms and other manifestations Depression is a mental illness. The key symptoms of...

Colorectal cancer screening

What is it about ? Colon cancer (or colorectal cancer) is a malignant tumor of the large intestine. ...

Screening for fetal and chromosomal abnormalities

What is it about ? With every pregnancy comes a low risk of birth defects. These anomalies can be so...

Teeth: defective development

What is it about ? Teeth begin to grow at an early stage of fetal development in the womb, as early as...

Tooth: cavities and other dental conditions

What is it about ? Teeth consist of a visible part (the crown) and a part located in the jawbone (the root)....

Vascular dementia

What is it about ? The dementia is a condition marked by impaired brain functions (cognitive functions). It is characterized by...

Parkinson’s disease dementia and Lewy body dementia

What is it about ? Dementia is a condition marked by impaired brain functions (cognitive functions). It is characterized by decreased...

Itching (pruritus) in children

What is it about ? Pruritus is a tickling, itchy sensation that makes you want to scratch. Your child...

Itching (pruritus)

What is it about ? Pruritus is a tickling, itchy sensation that makes you want to scratch. The itching...

Anal itching

What is it about ? Anal itching refers to itching in and around the anus. The itching make you want to...

Delirium in the elderly (acute confusion)

What is it about ? Delirium is a sudden confusion caused by a disturbance in the normal functioning of the brain. ...

Massive breakdown of muscle tissue (rhabdomyolysis)

What is it about ? Rhabdomyolysis is a massive and acute destruction of muscle tissue. It is the striated muscle...

Vision impairment and blindness

What is it and how is the diagnosis made? Visual acuity, i.e. the ability to distinguish the details of an image,...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

What is it about ? Everything we see projects an image onto our retina. The retina is located at the back...

Magnesium deficiency

What is it about ? Magnesium is an important mineral for building bones and teeth and for healthy muscle function....

Hearing loss: technical rehabilitation

What is it about ? Each ear is connected by the auditory nerve to the hearing center in the brain. The...

Hearing loss and hearing tests

What is it about ? Hearing loss is when a person can no longer hear sounds and voices well. The ear receives...

Automatic implantable defibrillator (ICD)

What is it about ? The heart is made up of a left atrium, a right atrium, a left ventricle, and a...

Vitreous detachment of the eye

What is it about ? The eye is made up of several parts. The outer part is the sclera, it is...

Retinal detachment

What is it about ? The eye is made up of several parts. The eye is covered on the outside with...
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