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Do You know about TIS (Transient Ischemic Attack)?

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  I  have seen such a patient in Delhi when I took my MMA for a checkup purpose. During that period, my father's friend was in charge. Thus, I got to know about TIS. Uncle gave me a brief description of the TIS and made me understand the difference between TIS and Stroke. You will get to know about it, kindly read the whole blog. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIS ) is generally known as a  ministroke. It is a brief episode of neurological dysfunction that is caused by loss of blood flow (ischemic ) in the spinal cord, brain or retina, without any infarction (tissue death ). TIS have a similar mechanism as an ischemic stroke because both are occurred by disruption in cerebral blood flow (CBF), or blood flow to the brain. TIA is generally classified by the duration of neurological symptoms . It is quite odd to think out that sudden blockage of blood su p ply anywhere. As we know, from head to toe, our blood delivers oxygen to each part of our body, because it is essen...

Have you heard about Fabry Disease

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  Do you know guys today I am going to talk about a disease? Even a few of us don’t have knowledge about Fabry disease. I am damn sure about this fact because I heard about this disease in a Korean web series i.e . Doctor John . In this webserie, I saw a  patient who was suffering from Fabry disease. All of you guys will get lots of knowledge about this disease when you will read the whole blog. Fabry is considered one of the rare genetic diseases from which around one in every 40,000 to 60,000 men are affected globally. Women can also have such disease, but the  occurrence is still unknown as per the National Institute of Health. In other words, it is an inherited disorder that builds up of a particular type of fat in the body’s cells, called  globotriaosylceramide.  It begins in childhood, starts to affect several parts of the body, including the heart, kidney, CNS and skin. Characteristic features of Fabry disease include the episode of pain, majorly in the...