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DefinitionDiabetic foot is a foot that exhibits any pathology that results directly from diabetes mellitus? or any long-term (or “chronic?”) complication? of diabetes? mellitus. Due to the peripheral nerve dysfunction associated with diabetes (diabetic neuropathy?), patients...
DefinitionDiabetic Nephropathy (DN) or diabetic kidney? disease is a syndrome? characterized by the presence of pathological quantities of urine albumin excretion, diabetic glomerular lesions, and loss...
DefinitionDiabetic retinopathy (DR) is the most common complication? of diabetes? and remains a major cause of preventable blindness. Anatomical and functional changes occur in various retinal...
DefinitionDiseases of the Cranial Nerves 12 mean the specific abnormality? that is happening in cranial nerves are peripheral nerves except for the optic nerve? which is...
DefinitionDopamine among central neurotransmitters involved in the control of sexual behavior, dopamine is certainly one of the most extensively studied. Our attempt to review old and...
DefinitionDown syndrome? is a chromosomal disorder caused when an error in cell division results in an extra 21st chromosome. Down syndrome (DS or DNS), also known as trisomy 21, is...
DefinitionDrowsiness / Sleepiness and wakefulness are regulated primarily by an interaction between sleep homeostatic and circadian processes.1,2 In general, the homeostatic drive for sleep increases with time...
DefinitionDrug interaction is a situation in which a substance (usually another drug) affects the activity of a drug when both are administered together. This action can be synergistic (when the drug’s...
DefinitionDry skin or xerodermia is a condition involving the integumentary system, which in most cases can safely be treated with emollients or moisturizers. Xeroderma occurs most commonly on the scalp, lower legs, arms, hands, the knuckles,...
DefinitionDuchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rapidly progressive form of muscular dystrophy that occurs primarily in boys. It is caused by an alteration (mutation) in a...
DefinitionDyspepsia? is a condition of impaired digestion. Symptoms may include upper abdominal fullness, heartburn, nausea, belching?, or upper abdominal pain. People may also experience feeling full earlier than expected when eating. Dyspepsia is a...
