Musculoskeletal and Nervous System Review
... Involved joints are swollen, painful, and stiff. Stiffness is maximal in the morning after the joint has been inactive during the night ...
... Involved joints are swollen, painful, and stiff. Stiffness is maximal in the morning after the joint has been inactive during the night ...
Neurology_Review_MKSAP
... • Mesial Temporal lobe degeneration results in memory impairment • Association area involvment in inferior temporal lobes, prefrontal, and parietal areas are other features • Relative sparing of subcortical and primary motor and sensory ...
... • Mesial Temporal lobe degeneration results in memory impairment • Association area involvment in inferior temporal lobes, prefrontal, and parietal areas are other features • Relative sparing of subcortical and primary motor and sensory ...
Dermatologic Features in Pallister–Killian Syndrome and their
... reveal an infectious trigger. Only a very few instances of hematologic adverse effects such as thrombocytopenia and agranulocytosis have been reported with isotretinoin (4,5). Periodic monitoring of serum triglycerides, cholesterol, and transaminases are recommended but no consensus exists on monitor ...
... reveal an infectious trigger. Only a very few instances of hematologic adverse effects such as thrombocytopenia and agranulocytosis have been reported with isotretinoin (4,5). Periodic monitoring of serum triglycerides, cholesterol, and transaminases are recommended but no consensus exists on monitor ...
Central Nervous System
... • Being male. Males are much more likely to stutter than are females. • Stress. High parental expectations or other types of pressure • http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1683 ...
... • Being male. Males are much more likely to stutter than are females. • Stress. High parental expectations or other types of pressure • http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1683 ...
Perception and Attention
... magnetic stimulation (TMS) TMS involves rapidly generating a magnetic field outside of the head to induce electrical activity on the cortical surface. Patients report various experiences including ‘out of body experience’ – seeing its own body from above. ...
... magnetic stimulation (TMS) TMS involves rapidly generating a magnetic field outside of the head to induce electrical activity on the cortical surface. Patients report various experiences including ‘out of body experience’ – seeing its own body from above. ...
D12 - Viktor`s Notes for the Neurosurgery Resident
... Performance IQ Full Scale IQ (sum of Verbal IQ and Performance IQ). IQ = (mental age / chronological age) × 100 Verbal IQ / Performance IQ - assessment of dominant (verbal) and nondominant (performance) hemispheric function. N.B. studies have not supported it: Verbal IQ tend to require overlearned a ...
... Performance IQ Full Scale IQ (sum of Verbal IQ and Performance IQ). IQ = (mental age / chronological age) × 100 Verbal IQ / Performance IQ - assessment of dominant (verbal) and nondominant (performance) hemispheric function. N.B. studies have not supported it: Verbal IQ tend to require overlearned a ...
Neurology Clerkship Emergencies Core Knowledge
... pressure reduction. Most patients with this disorder have been chronically hypertensive. Thus, the brain has compensated for increased intra-arterial pressure such that aggressive reduction of blood pressure may precipitate a stroke. The goal is to reduce the blood pressure slowly over 24 hours to a ...
... pressure reduction. Most patients with this disorder have been chronically hypertensive. Thus, the brain has compensated for increased intra-arterial pressure such that aggressive reduction of blood pressure may precipitate a stroke. The goal is to reduce the blood pressure slowly over 24 hours to a ...
Poster template - Ars Veterinaria
... In 10% of cases no associated lesion was identified, suggesting the possibility of idiopathic SM in French bulldogs. 1. Rusbridge C., Greitz D., Iskandar B.J. (2006) Syringomyelia: Current Concepts in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 20:469–479 2. Lou ...
... In 10% of cases no associated lesion was identified, suggesting the possibility of idiopathic SM in French bulldogs. 1. Rusbridge C., Greitz D., Iskandar B.J. (2006) Syringomyelia: Current Concepts in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 20:469–479 2. Lou ...
Neuromyelitis optica originally described as a distinct
... Extensive spinal cord damage seen on MRI as in our patients has already been described in four other patients with suspected neuromyelitis optica.57 The MRI follow up of optic neuritis attributed to neuromyelitis optica has also been reported.8 Yet our study for the first time presents the full diag ...
... Extensive spinal cord damage seen on MRI as in our patients has already been described in four other patients with suspected neuromyelitis optica.57 The MRI follow up of optic neuritis attributed to neuromyelitis optica has also been reported.8 Yet our study for the first time presents the full diag ...
neurofibromatosis - shsbiogeneticdisorders
... problems in learning skills, but mild. having a larger than normal brain size NF2: hearing loss, ringing in ears. unsteadiness while walking weakness in the limbs, and cataracts. ...
... problems in learning skills, but mild. having a larger than normal brain size NF2: hearing loss, ringing in ears. unsteadiness while walking weakness in the limbs, and cataracts. ...
What is Asperger`s Syndrome?
... information from significant people within the individual’s life such as a parent or partner and should survey behaviour from a variety of settings such as college, work and home. Psychological testing to determine any cognitive or learning weaknesses that may underlie functional impairment may also ...
... information from significant people within the individual’s life such as a parent or partner and should survey behaviour from a variety of settings such as college, work and home. Psychological testing to determine any cognitive or learning weaknesses that may underlie functional impairment may also ...
Bringing Kallmann Syndrome into Focus
... The principle phenotypic features of KS, anosmia and hypogonadism, were first reported at autopsy almost 150 years ago (4). When Franz Kallmann demonstrated the association in a living individual, he also showed that the disorder can be inherited in an X-linked fashion (5). Although a rare disorder, ...
... The principle phenotypic features of KS, anosmia and hypogonadism, were first reported at autopsy almost 150 years ago (4). When Franz Kallmann demonstrated the association in a living individual, he also showed that the disorder can be inherited in an X-linked fashion (5). Although a rare disorder, ...
Phocomelia Syndrome - A Case Report
... of drug intake or any other complications. On examination, the neonate had underdeveloped upper limbs, thumbs were missing on both sides, with 4 fingers on right and 3 fingers on left side. On systemic examination, pansystolic murmur of grade 3 was present suggestive of ventricular septal defect, wh ...
... of drug intake or any other complications. On examination, the neonate had underdeveloped upper limbs, thumbs were missing on both sides, with 4 fingers on right and 3 fingers on left side. On systemic examination, pansystolic murmur of grade 3 was present suggestive of ventricular septal defect, wh ...
Neural tube defects Nervous system
... -precocious puberty – related to a disorder of the hypothalamus -about 15% develop a seizure disorder (epilepsy) *generalized tonic-clonic *respond well to antiepileptic meds *new-onset seizures may occur as a manifestation of shunt infection or, rarely, shunt failure CONSEQENCES- SPINAL CORD ABNORM ...
... -precocious puberty – related to a disorder of the hypothalamus -about 15% develop a seizure disorder (epilepsy) *generalized tonic-clonic *respond well to antiepileptic meds *new-onset seizures may occur as a manifestation of shunt infection or, rarely, shunt failure CONSEQENCES- SPINAL CORD ABNORM ...
ch14 outline
... A. Age-related effects involve loss of neurons and decreased capacity for sending nerve impulses to and from the brain; processing of information also diminishes. B. Other effects include decreased conduction velocity, slowing of voluntary motor movements, and increased reflex time. C. Degenerative ...
... A. Age-related effects involve loss of neurons and decreased capacity for sending nerve impulses to and from the brain; processing of information also diminishes. B. Other effects include decreased conduction velocity, slowing of voluntary motor movements, and increased reflex time. C. Degenerative ...
ADULT TREATMENT GUIDELINE Sickle Cell Disease I. Definition
... Definition, Assessment, and Diagnosis a. Definition: Sickle Cell Disease is i. the most common hemoglobinopathy in the United States. ii. An Autosomal Recessive disorder involving abnormal hemoglobin iii. Hemoglobin S (the hemoglobin that sickle cell patients have) differs from normal hemoglobin (Hb ...
... Definition, Assessment, and Diagnosis a. Definition: Sickle Cell Disease is i. the most common hemoglobinopathy in the United States. ii. An Autosomal Recessive disorder involving abnormal hemoglobin iii. Hemoglobin S (the hemoglobin that sickle cell patients have) differs from normal hemoglobin (Hb ...
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS)
... infratentorial and corpus callosal lesions: (3) gadolinium enhancing lesions. Although none of the tests described above are specific for the diagnosis of MS, one or several abnormal results along with the clinical features can help in reaching an accurate diagnosis. Also, diagnostic studies should ...
... infratentorial and corpus callosal lesions: (3) gadolinium enhancing lesions. Although none of the tests described above are specific for the diagnosis of MS, one or several abnormal results along with the clinical features can help in reaching an accurate diagnosis. Also, diagnostic studies should ...
Neuroscience 5 – Organisation of the CNS
... Puns: a bridge between the midbrain and the medulla. Contains sensory and motor neurone tracts. It also forms part of the respiratory centre. Midbrain: contain some of the tract and some nuclei as well as some neurons for some muscle activity. Generally the brainstem controls autonomic functions suc ...
... Puns: a bridge between the midbrain and the medulla. Contains sensory and motor neurone tracts. It also forms part of the respiratory centre. Midbrain: contain some of the tract and some nuclei as well as some neurons for some muscle activity. Generally the brainstem controls autonomic functions suc ...
CAST
... • The hippocampus is one of the important brain areas that are connected with emotional expression and cognition function, and it is also an area that is very susceptible to stress and aging. • The hippocampus is one of the important brain areas that is connected with emotional expression and cogni ...
... • The hippocampus is one of the important brain areas that are connected with emotional expression and cognition function, and it is also an area that is very susceptible to stress and aging. • The hippocampus is one of the important brain areas that is connected with emotional expression and cogni ...
ch14 brain
... A. Age-related effects involve loss of neurons and decreased capacity for sending nerve impulses to and from the brain; processing of information also diminishes. B. Other effects include decreased conduction velocity, slowing of voluntary motor movements, and increased reflex time. C. Degenerative ...
... A. Age-related effects involve loss of neurons and decreased capacity for sending nerve impulses to and from the brain; processing of information also diminishes. B. Other effects include decreased conduction velocity, slowing of voluntary motor movements, and increased reflex time. C. Degenerative ...
Brain Damage and Neuroleptics
... Both tardive akathisia (TA) and TD are associated with more cognitive deficits and negative symptoms. This association is stronger with TA than with TD. The implication is that movement disorders seen in TA and TD are “but one feature of complex syndromes that include motor and cognitive features. A ...
... Both tardive akathisia (TA) and TD are associated with more cognitive deficits and negative symptoms. This association is stronger with TA than with TD. The implication is that movement disorders seen in TA and TD are “but one feature of complex syndromes that include motor and cognitive features. A ...
Are TBIs being diagnosed accurately?
... Ronald Ruff, a clinical neuropsychologist and rehabilitation psychologist in San Francisco. Many TBI patients come to the hospital with multiple injuries, and if a patient answers “I'm fine” to doctors' cursory questioning about concussion, physicians may dismiss the TBI possibility and get busy tre ...
... Ronald Ruff, a clinical neuropsychologist and rehabilitation psychologist in San Francisco. Many TBI patients come to the hospital with multiple injuries, and if a patient answers “I'm fine” to doctors' cursory questioning about concussion, physicians may dismiss the TBI possibility and get busy tre ...
Common Chromosomal Disorders
... Exam: VS T37.1 (ax), P150, R45, BP 75/50, oxygen saturation 99% in room air. Height, weight and head circumference are at the 50th percentile. He appears jaundiced, and has a flat facial profile; short, upslanting palpebral fissures; a flat nasal bridge with epicanthal folds; a small mouth with protrudi ...
... Exam: VS T37.1 (ax), P150, R45, BP 75/50, oxygen saturation 99% in room air. Height, weight and head circumference are at the 50th percentile. He appears jaundiced, and has a flat facial profile; short, upslanting palpebral fissures; a flat nasal bridge with epicanthal folds; a small mouth with protrudi ...