Tag: brain

  Prevention of hydrocephalus is a more complex matter, as there are more possible causes. They include congenital disorder, post-infections, and cerebral hemorrhages or tumors.   However improving maternal and ...

    A child can have both spina bifida and hydrocephalus. Approximately two third of children with spina bifida in Uganda also develop progressive hydrocephalus. Ventricles or cavities of the ...

There are two major types of cancerous brain tumours. There is Medullo blastoma, which Dr. Richard Idro, a neuro paediatrician at Mulago Hospital in Kampala says it develops at the ...

  Severe brain tumours may make people to lose balance on the ground. Its effects may kill skin colour, and affect growth. To some people, the problem worsens after being ...

  A stroke is always a medical emergency. If you have these symptoms, seek immediate medical attention: sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arms or legs, sudden vision changes ...

  Avocado and Beans: the high levels of folate in avocado help to protect against stroke. The fruit also has a combination of good fats. Fiber and potassium make avocado ...

  STROKE happens when the blood supplied to the brain is interrupted and the brain doesn't get the oxygen it needs. The condition is a medical emergency and every minute ...

   Scientists in Uganda have discovered that most cases of memory loss, brain damage and cardiac arrest in Uganda, East and central Africa and across Africa at large is caused ...

  RABIES refers to as fatal viral infection which is transmitted to humans through the bite of rabid domestic animals like dogs, or wild animals such as foxes. In most ...

  Hydrocephalus is increasingly becoming a health threat in Uganda and in many African states. The disease can be referred to as an accumulation of fluids in the brain. This ...