Schizotypal personality disorder facts Share Your Story Schizotypal personality disorder is a personality disorder as well as a schizophrenia spectrum disorder that is characterized by a pattern of odd, eccentric feelings, behaviors, perceptions, and relating to others that markedly interferes with the person's ability to function. Like most other mental disorders, schizotypal personality disorder is understood to be the result...
Spotting vs. Period: 12 Differences Between Symptoms & Signs
Spotting vs. period differences Is it spotting or your period? Spotting refers to very light vaginal bleeding or brown discharge that occurs mid-cycle between menstrual periods. Menstrual periods are the monthly bleeding that occur in women of reproductive age. Spotting may be due to a number of causes. You should call your doctor or other health care professional if you...
How Long Does It Take to Recover From Nasal Polyp Removal?
Nasal polyp removal is generally done by endoscopic surgery. Nasal polyp removal is generally done by endoscopic surgery. Recovery after the surgery may vary from person to person. You may experience pain and some bleeding from the nose for the next three to five days. Most people report feeling weak in the first week after the surgery. You may need...
Salivary Gland Cancer: Facts about Staging and Symptoms
Salivary gland cancer facts *Salivary gland cancer facts medically edited by Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD Salivary gland cancer is a type of head and neck cancer that involves abnormal (malignant) growth of salivary gland cells. Factors that increase the risk of salivary gland cancer include older age, radiation therapy to the head and neck, or exposure to cancer-causing chemicals...
Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) Signs & Symptoms
Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) facts *Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) facts written by Charles P. Davis, MD, PhD Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) is a parasite that infects rats with the adult parasitic form found only in rodents. The infected rats pass larvae in their feces to reach slugs and snails. The parasitic life cycle continues in the snails and completes when...
Percutaneous Ethanol Injection: A Liver Cancer Treatment
How is percutaneous alcohol injection done and how does it work? Share Your Story In a percutaneous alcohol injection, 100% alcohol is injected into cancerous growths, or tumors, in the liver to kill cancer cells. In this technique, sterile, 100% alcohol is injected into cancerous growths, or tumors, in the liver to kill cancer cells. This has worked best against growths...
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome: Facts About Statistics
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome facts* *Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome facts medical author: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a genetic condition characterized by the dramatic and rapid appearance of aging; symptoms begin in early childhood. Signs and symptoms may include facial changes such as thin, beaked-tipped nose, a small chin, thin lips, protruding ears and prominent eyes; other non-facial...
What Is the Recovery Time for Diastasis Recti Surgery? Risks
You can resume office after 1-2 weeks of surgery. The time taken to recover from diastasis recti surgery varies with patients. Any underlying medical conditions or development of complications during/after surgery may affect the recovery period. Swelling on the abdomen usually takes up to 6 weeks to recover. The development of a blood clot in your leg (deep vein thrombosis...
Teeth Whitening: Read About Treatment Options
Teeth whitening introduction Whitening is not recommended or will be less successful in the following circumstances: Age and pregnancy issues. Bleaching is not recommended in children under the age of 16. This is because the pulp chamber, or nerve of the tooth, is enlarged until this age. Teeth whitening under this condition could irritate the pulp or cause it to...
What Is the Most Common Cause of Atrial Fibrillation (AFib, AF)?
Atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF) may be caused due to various reasons. Atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF) may be caused due to various reasons. The commonest cause includes any damage or abnormalities in the structure of the heart. The risk of AFib may increase with age. Some of the medical conditions that may cause AFib to include: After a heart...