Author: Dr Rahul Chawla
Dr Rahul Chawla
Dr Rahul Chawla completed MBBS and MD Medicine training from VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital New Delhi and DM Neurology from India’s apex institution, AIIMS New Delhi. Dr Rahul Chawla is the Best Neurologist in South Delhi practicing as Consultant Neurologist in IBS Hospital (Institute of Brain and Spine), Lajpat Nagar, South Delhi. Dr Rahul Chawla is the founder of HealthPil Blog and Tele Consultation Platform. He has been active on Social Media for busting health related myths. He has an excellent academic record. He has been All India Rank 1 holder in Medical Entrance Examinations and Author of Multiple Academic Books.
A few months ago, I saw a patient in the emergency room—a young man, just in his late 20s, complaining of muscle weakness and numbness in his legs. He had a recent diarrheal infection that seemed mild, and he initially thought the weakness was due to post-viral fatigue.
Imagine you have suddenly lost your vision or are unable to walk. What if this wasn’t just a passing problem but the start of a lifelong struggle? It could be due to Multiple Sclerosis—but it’s not the only possible cause.
A person with Parkinson’s disease may have shaky hands or a slow, stumbling walk. However, Parkinson’s disease covers much more than only issues with movement. Both the body and the mind are affected by this progressive neurological condition, which affects a person’s quality of life in ways that go beyond just their physical symptoms.
A headache is bad enough, but when it becomes a migraine, it takes over your whole life. Migraines can affect your life so badly that it makes even the simplest tasks feel impossible. If you’ve ever had a migraine, you know that it’s much more than just head pain.
Is even getting up from a chair or walking becoming harder for you? You think that it might just be due to ageing, but it could also be a sign of muscle weakness due to nerve or muscle diseases. It can be dangerous if not treated on time.
Imagine waking up one day, feeling like you’re losing control over your own mind—struggling to remember things, speaking gibberish, or experiencing sudden mood changes. It could be autoimmune encephalitis, a rare but probably deadly brain condition that can worsen quickly.
Feeling that tingling sensation in your hands or feet? You may brush it off as a minor issue, but it could be a sign of something far more serious—neuropathy. Don’t ignore it; else you can end up with permanent nerve damage.
Our brain is very sensitive to changes in blood flow and inflammation, and without immediate treatment, permanent damage can occur. For bacterial meningitis, the window for effective treatment is small, and even a few hours of delayed treatment can result in permanent brain damage, severe disability, or death.
Imagine you have suddenly lost your vision or are unable to walk. What if this wasn’t just a passing problem but the start of a lifelong struggle? It could be due to Multiple Sclerosis—but it’s not the only possible cause.
Imagine you have suddenly lost your vision or are unable to walk. What if this wasn’t just a passing problem but the start of a lifelong struggle? It could be due to Multiple Sclerosis—but it’s not the only possible cause.
