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Pericarditis is the inflammation of the pericardium which is the fibrous sac of the heart. The pericardium is the protective layer of the heart which surrounds it

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Preterm birth

Preterm birth refers to the birth of a baby of less than 37 weeks gestational age. It is also known as premature birth. It is the common cause for neonatal mortality. Preterm birth infants are more prone for short term or long term complications.

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Types of Asthma

Asthma is obstructive lung disease that affects the bronchial airways. Also called Reversible obstructive air way disease (ROAD). In asthma the bronchial tubes are plugged with excessive mucus, even there is bronchial wall inflammation. Inflammation causes the muscles to contract and go to under spasm resulting in wheezing.

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Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy is a meaningful and purposeful occupation to make the people with limitations or impairments to participate in everyday life. It is a profession concerned with promotion of health and well being of individuals through occupation.

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Mumps in children

Mumps is a disease caused by virus that usually spreads through saliva infecting many parts of the body especially parotid salivary glands.

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Seasonal and Affective Disorder

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder in which the person experiences symptoms of depression during winter season.

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Giant Axonal Neuropathy

Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN) is characterized by a severe early-onset peripheral motor and sensory neuropathy, central nervous system involvement (mental retardation, seizures, cerebellar signs, and pyramidal tract signs), and characteristic tightly curled hair. Most individuals become wheelchair dependent in the second decade of life and eventually bedridden with severe polyneuropathy, ataxia, and dementia. Death usually occurs in the third decade.

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Malaria in children

Malaria is a chronic disease. It affects the humans through mosquitoes. Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells. It is prevalent mainly in tropical and sub-tropical regions.

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Vipoma

VIPoma is a endocrine tumor which secrete excessive amounts of VIP(Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide) which causes a distinct syndrome characterized by large volume diarrhea , Hypokalemia and dehydration.

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Absence of Corpus Callosum Schinzel Type

Absence of Corpus Callosum Schinzel Type is synonymous with Hallux Duplication, Postaxial Polydactyly, Absence of Corpus Callosum and Schinzel Acrocallosal Syndrome. Acrocallosal syndrome, Schinzel type is a rare genetic disorder and is congenital and genetic in nature and the symptoms and findings of the disease vary even among affected members of the same family.

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