main PATHOLOGIES
STROKE
A stroke corresponds to a neurological deficit occurring suddenly and abruptly, of vascular origin and happening in the brain.[Learn more…]
ARTHRITIS
Arthritis is a degenerative inflammatory disease that leads to deterioration of the joints. [Learn more…]
FRIEDREICH’S ATAXIA
Friedreich’s ataxia (FA), the most frequent of the ataxias, is a hereditary neuromuscular disease of genetic origin. [Learn more…]
DIABETES
The term diabetes is generally used to refer to diabetes mellitus or diabetes with glycosuria (presence of glucose in the urine).[Learn more…]
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
Muscular dystrophy corresponds to a hereditary genetic disease leading to the progressive appearance of weakness of the skeletal muscles. [Learn more…]
INCONTINENCE
Incontinence refers to an accidental and/or involuntary loss of urine or fecal matter, due to the alteration or one or more of the structures involved in controlling their evacuation. [Learn more…]
HEART DISEASES
Heart diseases include all heart ailments of various origins. [Learn more…]
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Alzheimer’s disease corresponds to an irreversible neurodegenerative disease affecting the brain tissue. [Learn more…]
PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the central nervous system and results in the gradual death of the neurons. [Learn more…]
CEREBRAL PALSY
The term cerebral palsy refers to a set of permanent movement and posture disorders. [Learn more…]
PARAPLEGIA
Paraplegia corresponds to paralysis that more or less totally affects the lower limbs and the lower part of the trunk, starting from the location of the spinal cord injury. [Learn more…]
QUADRIPLEGIA
Quadriplegia, or tetraplegia, corresponds to paralysis that more or less totally affects the four limbs of the body (arms and legs). [Learn more…]
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Multiple sclerosis is an auto-immune disease affecting the central nervous system. [Learn more…]
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS
ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative muscle disease. It is characterized by progressive degeneration and paralysis of the skeletal musculature of the entire body. [Learn more…]
SPINA-BIFIDA
Le spina-bifida correspond à une malformation congénitale se produisant durant la grossesse. [Learn more…]
AGEING
Ageing of the human body is a process that involves normal biological, psychological and even social factors. [Learn more…]
