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A systematic review of EEG neurofeedback for the treatment of fibromyalgia found most treatments showed significant improvements of the main symptoms of the disease. [232] However, the protocols were so different, and the lack of controls or randomization impede drawing conclusive results.
Small fiber peripheral neuropathy is a type of peripheral neuropathy that occurs from damage to the small unmyelinated and myelinated peripheral nerve fibers. These fibers, categorized as C fibers and small Aδ fibers , are present in skin , peripheral nerves , and organs. [ 1 ]
Since the Nipah virus outbreak in 1999, the Malaysian Health Ministry have put in place processes to be better prepared to protect the Malaysian population from the threat of infectious diseases. Malaysia was fully prepared during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) situation (Malaysia was not a SARS affected country) and the episode ...
Congenital fiber type disproportion (CFTD) is an inherited form of myopathy with small type 1 muscle fibers that may occur in a number of neurological disorders. [3] It has a relatively good outcome and follows a stable course. [4] While the exact genetics is unclear, there is an association with mutations in the genes TPM3, ACTA1 and SELENON. [5]
Many textile mills and fiber producing factories located in LMICs have high rates of chronic respiratory disease caused by byssinosis. [3] The term "brown lung" is a misnomer, as the lungs of affected individuals are not brown. [8] Byssinosis is also referred to as cotton worker's lung, mill fever, brown lung disease, and Monday fever. [4]
MERRF syndrome (or myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers) is a mitochondrial disease. It is extremely rare, and has varying degrees of expressivity owing to heteroplasmy . [ 1 ] MERRF syndrome affects different parts of the body, particularly the muscles and nervous system . [ 2 ]
Most Americans aren’t eating as much fiber as they should—and they may be ... (56% of participants). They were 18 to 45 years old, free of chronic disease and had either a normal BMI (18-24.9 ...
Treatment is mainly surgical; radiotherapy or chemotherapy is usually an indication of relapse. [clarification needed] Head and neck desmoid fibromatosis is a serious condition due to local aggression, specific anatomical patterns and the high rate of relapse. For children surgery is particularly difficult, given the potential for growth disorders.