It was during my Neurology electives when I saw a young patient who had been doing well on treatment. His seizures had stopped, his liver was better, and things were stable. But recently, he had another seizure. When we talked to him, we discovered he had started eating more chocolate and nuts again — easy-to-miss history, especially in younger patients.
Have you ever accused your friend of drinking, seeing their condition, and lab tests and your friend do not admit it? There is a few percent chance that he or she might be true. There is a syndrome called Auto-Brewery Syndrome.
In this syndrome, ethanol is literally produced inside your body, either your urinary tract, oral cavity, or any other part of the gastrointestinal tract. As to some of you, it might seem a boon, as the internal factory is set for alcohol, but it has serious consequences.
Have you ever wondered there is any relationship between sleep and the Alzheimer's disease? How is memory loss related to sleep? All your answers at one place with concepts linked.