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Here's How To Take Care Of Your Mental Health During Lockdown

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Here are some tips that have resonated from discussions I have held with academic leaders and students about responding to COVID-19: Manage your expectations This is unlikely to be the writer’s retreat that you have long dreamt of. The suggestion that periods of quarantine might bring unprecedented productivity implies we should raise the bar, rather than lower it. Do not underestimate the cognitive and emotional load that this pandemic brings, or the impact it will have on your productivity, at least in the short term. Difficulty concentrating, low motivation and a state of distraction are to be expected. Adaptation will take time. Go easy on yourself. As we settle into this new rhythm of remote work and isolation, we need to be realistic in the goals we set, both for ourselves and others in our charge. Proactively manage your stress threshold Try to lay a solid foundation for your mental health and well-being by prioritizing your sleep, and practise good sleep hygiene (fo...

Huntington's Disease: Symptoms and Treatment

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Huntington's Disease is an inherited disease that causes the breakdown or death of nerve cells in the brain. It might come as a shock to people to be diagnosed with this disease because it's symptoms are not well known. Any mental disease or disorder requires lots of patience and understanding from the patient as well as the family and friends. Getting treatment from the  best hospital in Nagpur  is also essential so that the disease does not manifest into something more. Symptoms Huntington's Disease can be categorized as a hereditary disease which cannot be "caught" from another person. It can only be passed down in the family line. Symptoms of the disease can appear from childhood to later stages. It gradually kills the nerve cells of the brain, affecting the body, mind, and emotions. Early-stage symptoms are as follows: -Changes in coordination affecting balance of the body, making a person clumsy -Fidgeting movements that cannot be controlle...

5 warning signs of brain tumor that you should know

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Brain tumors are not of a single category or type, there are multiple types and with the types, the symptoms differ too. The key to understand symptoms of brain tumor lies in the location of the tumors. If there’s a tumor in the part of the brain that deals with one’s eyesight, the tumor will definitely affect the eyesight. Every kind of cell present in one’s brain can suffer from brain tumor, that means the symptoms can differ too. Still, there are some symptoms that are constant. Seizures Regardless of the type of cancer, seizures are the very first to be noticed. As the tumor grows, the growth starts troubling the brain and the tumor starts firing up the neurons rapidly thus resulting into seizures. Similar to tumors, seizures too have different forms like, Whole body, Jerking, Flexing, Clumsiness with tumor, one starts fumbling with keys, missing steps and even issues with balance sometimes. One may also experience trouble in speaking, swallowing and loss of control over...