And the numbers actually mean risk -- the higher the blood pressure, the greater the risk -- and the interesting thing is the risk begins to occur even at relatively normal blood pressure readings. So the higher you go, the worse off you're going to be, from a blood pressure point of view.
Hawking went on to Cambridge to research cosmology, the study of the universe as a whole. In early 1963, just shy of his 21st birthday, Hawking was diagnosed with motor neuron disease, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was not expected to live more than two years. Completing his doctorate did not appear likely.
Baastrupâs disease (kissing spine syndrome) is a term referring to close approximation of adjacent spinous processes due to degenerative changes of the spine.Baastrupâs disease usually affects the lumbar spine, with L4-L5 being the most commonly affected level. Baastrup â s disease refers to close approximation of adjacent spinous processes. â¢ Diagnosis of Baastrup â s disease is verified with clinical examination and imaging studies. â¢ Contact of adjacent spinous processes results in oedema, sclerosis, flattening and enlargement.