One million years - System und Symptom

Medical practice and the disease model importantly rely on the accuracy assumption of symptom perception: patients’ symptom reports are a direct and accurate reflection of physiolo...

This chapter argues that the symptom-as-aletheia concept can be better explained in the light of Jaspers’ concept of ‘cypher’. Cyphers show what without them would remain implicit ...

The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) consists of eight common symptoms presented as visual analog scales ranging from 0 to 100mm. Patients score the ESAS independently whe...

During the past decade, traumatic brain injury (TBI) has become a frequent topic in the media. It has been a decade of expanding awareness, increased research, and growing concern ...

The mechanism for maintaining balance in man is complex. Vision, proprioception, and vestibular inputs are integrated in the central nervous system, and modulated by activity from ...

Cognitive symptoms arise from the location of brain dysfunction and are not linked directly to any particular pathology. In the early stages of disease, symptoms may be non-specifi...

Abstract Cognitive Dimensions of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) examines the key clinical and pathophysiological characteristics and treatment options of MDD. The v...

This volume of theEncyclopedia of the Human Bodydiscusses the parts of the circulatory system and how they work together to deliver nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, a...