What are you looking for? Search Common searches: Departments, Hospitalisation, Professionals, Outpatient clinics, Health advice, Accreditations, Diseases, Diagnostic tests, Treatments, The birth of a child, Emergency, Visiting patients, Fulltext search Tipus de contingut Services and units Professionals Pathologies Health advices Health and wellness Diagnostic tests Treatments News Activities Centers - Any - Search Pathologies Complex paediatric neurosurgery Complex paediatric neurosurgery encompasses a series of pathologies that, due to their complexity, have to be treated in a centre with the necessary technology, professionals and expertise. Pathologies Haemophilia Haemophilia is a very rare congenital disorder resulting from a lack of clotting factor VIII (haemophilia A) or IX (haemophilia B). Type A affects 1 in 5,000 children and type B affects 1 in 30,000. The gene whose code carries instructions for building the proteins for these factors is located on Pathologies Complex spinal cord injuries Acute spinal cord injuries, both in adults and children, are a complex and significant health problem that negatively affects the patient in terms of morbidity and mortality, but that also has an impact on their personal environment. Pathologies Eczema Eczema is a skin condition characterised by the appearance of small vesicles and which exudes fluid. Flaking skin produced by the disease can cause itching, inflammation and pain. It is the skin’s inflammatory response to external or internal stimuli and there are two types: endogenous (or atopic Pathologies Herpes simplex Oral herpes is an infection in the lips, mouth and gums caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV-1) and which shows up as small painful blisters called herpes labialis, commonly known as cold sores. The herpes simplex infection is very contagious, common and endemic througho Pathologies Psoriasis Psoriasis is a non-infectious inflammatory skin condition. It is chronic and shows up as pinky-red skin lesions covered with scaly silvery-white dead skin cells. It normally appears between 15-35 years old but can do so at any age. Pathologies Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide. First described in 1906, it was known for years as senile dementia, but today we know that most cases of senile dementia are AD. WHO data states that it affects over 50 million people worldwide and this is set to tri Pathologies Hereditary metabolic diseases Hereditary metabolic diseases (HMDs) are a group of rare genetic disorders. The genetic defect causes a structural alteration in a protein that is involved in one of the metabolic pathways, causing it to block the affected pathway. As a consequence, this causes a build up of substances that may b Pathologies Rare diseases Minority diseases, also called rare diseases, are those that affect between 5% and 7% of the population. They are very varied, affecting different parts of the body with a wide range of symptoms that change both between diseases and within the same disease. It is estimated that some 30 million pe Pathologies Kidney disease Kidney disease encompasses a wide range of conditions that compromise the normal functioning of the kidneys. Their main purpose is to purify the blood of different composites, regulate their composition of mineral salts and acidity and contribute to the normal formation and maintenance of bones. Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 75 Next page ››