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Often headaches and dizziness coexist: this is the case with vestibular migraine. Dizziness is characterised by the sensation that the body is moving relative to the environment or vice versa; in most patients with vestibular migraine, the…

An extrasystole is an often benign alteration of the heart rhythm

Anaemia occurs when the number of red blood cells is insufficient to carry enough oxygen to meet the needs of the body's various tissues and organs

Venous thrombosis is a disease caused by the formation of a blood clot within the venous system

Brugada syndrome is a rare heart disease, a syndrome that can be fatal and is characterised by an alteration of the heart's electrical system

Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory rheumatic disease that affects the spine and can manifest itself as chronic back pain even in young people

Epileptic seizures - how to predict and assess them in a transiently unconscious patient? A study in Gothenburg, Sweden, suggests blood lactate levels as an interesting biomarker to look at

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and can also affect men. Although unusual, it is not uncommon, being diagnosed in about one in 100,000 men

Analgesic therapy is a specific branch of anaesthesia whose aim is to reduce pain. But how does so-called pain therapy work?

CT, MRI and PET scans are three widely used diagnostic tests. But how do they differ and when should one or the other be used?