Search results for misdiagnosis
Misdiagnosis of disorders of consciousness still commonplace
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 21, 2009 |
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A sixteen-month study of consensus-based diagnosis of patients with disorders of consciousness has shown that 41% of cases of minimally conscious state (MCS) were misdiagnosed as vegetative state (VS), a condition associated ...
Misdiagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
Mar 03, 2008 |
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In an article recommended by Annelies Boonen of Faculty of 1000 Medicine, researchers look at the way rheumatoid arthritis is diagnosed by analysing the administrative databases used by physicians in Quebec.
Young adults with stroke symptoms are sometimes misdiagnosed in emergency rooms
Feb 18, 2009 |
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In the Misdiagnosis of Acute Stroke in the Young During Initial Presentation in the Emergency Room study, researchers reviewed data on 57 patients, ages 16 to 50 years old, enrolled since 2001 in the Young Stroke Registry ...
Monkey malaria widespread in humans and potentially fatal
Jan 15, 2008 |
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A potentially fatal species of malaria is being commonly misdiagnosed as a more benign form of the disease, thereby putting lives at risk, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the University Malaysia Sarawak.
Panic attacks linked to higher risk of heart attacks and heart disease, especially in younger people
Dec 11, 2008 |
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People who have been diagnosed with panic attacks or panic disorder have a greater risk of subsequently developing heart disease or suffering a heart attack than the normal population, with higher rates occurring in younger ...
Belgian says he was alert but mute for 23 years
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out.
Groin injuries may be more serious than a pulled muscle
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Some athletes are diagnosed with a pulled groin muscle when they actually might be suffering from a much more serious hip injury.
Asthma may be over-diagnosed by up to 30 percent, according to Canadian research study
Nov 17, 2008 |
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A new research study suggests that asthma may be over-diagnosed by up to 30 per cent in Canadian adults. The study, led by Ottawa researcher Dr. Shawn Aaron, examined 496 people from eight Canadian cities who reported receiving ...
Moves to make more prescription drugs available over the counter won't help patients or doctors
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 14, 2009 |
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Government plans to make certain prescription-only drugs for common problems available over the counter have overwhelmingly been given the thumbs down by healthcare professionals, reveals a survey of readers of the influential ...
3 clinical features identified to avoid misdiagnosis of TIAs
Nov 10, 2008 |
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For mini-strokes, or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), both overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis can be perilous. Overdiagnosis neglects the real underlying illness. Underdiagnosis leaves a patient at risk of a full-fledged ...
Chlamydia may play role in a type of arthritis
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Spondylarthritis (SpA) represents a group of arthritidies that share clinical features such as inflammatory back pain and inflammation at sites where tendons attach to bone. It includes ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic ...
Forgotten, but not gone: Leprosy still present in the US
Nov 07, 2008 |
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Long believed to be a disease of biblical times, leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, continues to be seen in the United States. "Approximately 150 cases are diagnosed each year with 3,000 people in the U.S. currently ...
Common misdiagnosis: most women believe they have a yeast infection when they don't
Sep 11, 2007 |
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Most women who think they have a vaginal yeast infection are wrong and may be doing more harm than good in treating their problem, says a Saint Louis University researcher who presented her findings recently.
Depression does 'make your brown eyes blue'
May 05, 2009 |
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It's more than just feeling bad. Clinical depression affects the way we process information in the brain, negatively affecting memory, attention span, and the brain's ability to learn new things. Now Tel ...
Careful diagnosis helps fracture patients put best foot forward
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Located in areas of the foot that can be hard to visualize with X-rays and other imaging techniques, injuries to the ankle area of the foot are the most frequently misdiagnosed of all foot fractures. Delayed diagnosis can ...
