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An intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is a hemorrhage or bleeding within the skull.

Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is an inflammatory state affecting the whole body frequently a response of the immune system to infection but not necessarily so. It is related to […]

Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification also known as Fahr disease is a rare genetically dominant inherited neurological disorder characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium in areas of the brain that control […]

A scotoma (Greek σκότος/skótos darkness; plural: scotomas or scotomata) is an area of partial alteration in the field of vision consisting of a partially diminished or entirely degenerated visual acuity […]

Aniridia is the absence of the iris usually involving both eyes. It can be congenital or caused by a penetrant injury. Isolated aniridia is a congenital disorder which is not […]

Dysbarism refers to medical conditions resulting from changes in ambient pressure. Various activities are associated with pressure changes. Scuba diving is the most frequently cited example but pressure changes also […]

A chalazion (/kəˈleɪziən/; plural chalazia /kəˈleɪziə/) also known as a meibomian gland lipogranuloma is a cyst in the eyelid that is caused by inflammation of a blocked meibomian gland usually […]

Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia is an abnormality of platelets. It is an extremely rare coagulopathy (bleeding disorder due to a blood abnormality) in which the platelets contain defective or low levels of […]

A thoracic aortic aneurysm is an aortic aneurysm that presents primarily in the thorax.A thoracic aortic aneurysm is the ballooning of the upper aspect of the aorta below the rib […]

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (also known as AAA pronounced triple-a) is a localized dilatation (ballooning) of the abdominal aorta exceeding the normal diameter by more than 50 percent and is the […]