Hakim-Adams syndrome is a hydrocephalus (abnormal buildup of fluid in the brain) disease seen in elderly patients (usually after 5th or 6th decade). This disease has three typical findings: 1- Problems with walking (walking with small steps with feet spread apart), 2- Forgetfulness (dementia) and 3- Loss of bladder control. The sooner the disease is...
Spinal fractures can occur as a result of traumas or spontaneously in the elderly patients when standing up due to thinning of bones (osteoporosis). Simple osteoporotic fractures in the elderly patients can be treated by inserting a needle into the spine and injecting a material called acrylic (bone cement) without general anesthesia (it can be...
In the summer, pools, seas and slides are a major threat if not watched out. In the winter, this danger continues in pools. The topic to emphasize here is children of very young age diving headfirst into water and breaking their necks every summer, usually resulting in death or very severe, irreversible paralysis. We should...
In this malformation, the lower processes of the little brain (cerebellum) sags from the main opening in the skull base where the spinal cord leaves the brain and compresses the spinal cord. Congenital malformation of the space where the cerebellum lies is thought to cause these problems in later years. Patients present with severe headache,...