NEUROLOGISTS MEET 2022

  Stress in itself is not an illness but when you experience it frequently, it increases the risk of mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, and substance use problems. It's normal to feel stressed sometimes, and it can happen over the short- or long-term. Long-term stress may cause unhealthy behavior. Stress causes changes in the body that can range from mild to severe. Symptoms can be cognitive, physical, emotional, or behavioral. When under stress, your body’s autonomic nervous system takes control. This system regulates the function of your internal organs, such as the heart, stomach, and intestines. Stress serves an important purpose—it enables us to respond quickly to threats and avoid danger. However, lengthy exposure to stress may lead to mental health difficulties (for example, anxiety and depression) or increased physical health problems. no one can avoid all stress, it can handle in healthy ways that increase the potential for recovery. Dai...

Stress takes a variety of forms. Some stress happens as the result of a single, short-term event — having an argument with a loved one, for example. Other stress happens due to recurring conditions, such as managing a long-term illness or a demanding job. When recurring conditions cause stress that is both intense and sustained over a long period of time, it can be referred to as “chronic” or “toxic” stress. While all stress triggers physiological reactions, chronic stress is specifically problematic because of the significant harm it can do to the functioning of the body and the brain. Even among otherwise healthy people, stress can lead to shrinkage in areas of the brain associated with the regulation of emotions, metabolism, and memory. Chronic stress has a shrinking effect on the prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain responsible for memory and learning. While stress can shrink the prefrontal cortex, it can increase the size of the amygdala, which can make the brain more rece...

  Patients with active headaches may well have high blood pressure. Of course, the physical stress of a headache and any associated pain is an obvious cause of high blood pressure. In these cases, the blood pressure is expected to return to baseline levels once the headache has subsided. Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor and a rare cause of uncontrolled very high blood pressure. The classic triad of things associated with  pheochromocytoma is episodic headaches, palpitations, and sweating. The headaches are typically associated with palpitations, sweating, and anxiety. These symptoms, along with the markedly elevated blood pressure are due to hormones / biochemical substances produced by the tumor. The diagnosis is typically made with blood tests. High blood pressure crisis is known as a hypertensive crisis. This is typically defined as blood pressure greater than 180 systolic (top number) and 120 diastolic (bottom number). This is typically a severe uncontrolled episode ...

  COVID has had a major influence around the world, but the breakneck pace of research, including vaccine development, has been astounding to watch. It has resulted in some incredible accomplishments. We now have a far better grasp of the acute and long-term implications of SARS-CoV-2 infection in neurology than we did a year ago. In terms of brain disorders, it is now clear that COVID is linked to an increased risk of encephalopathy, encephalitis, ischemic, hemorrhagic, and venous strokes, as well as a subsequent diagnosis of dementia, albeit the latter could be related to the discovery of the pre-existing cognitive loss. It's now becoming obvious that neurological complications are far more likely after SARS-CoV-2 infection than after vaccination. Psychiatric manifestations such as anxiety and sadness are more common following SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the symptoms of so-called 'long COVID' are a specific worry that has yet to be clearly defined. One of the most intrigui...