TIA Transient Ischaemic Attack

EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My GP told me I have had a mini-stroke after I temporarily lost my speech. What is this?” You are correct, a particular brand of insulin, Mixtard 30®, is being withdrawn in the UK from the 31st of December 2010. A mini-stoke is...

Tooth Abscess

EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “My 7 year old recently developed a tooth abscess that had to be drained by the dentist. What is this?” An abscess is a collection of pus in a tissue. Pus is a collection of infection fighting (‘white’) cells. If there is an...

Tourette’s Syndrome

EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “What is Tourette’s syndrome?” Technically this should be called Gilles de la Tourette’s syndrome as the name of the person who first described this was Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette. Born into a medical...

Travel Sickness

EDP column by Professor Ketan Dhatariya “Why do I always get travel sickness?” Travels sickness is a very common occurrence. It occurs when there are small repetitive signals from the balance organs in the inner ear that do not match up with the visual signals that...