MD General Medicine Department of General Medicine, AJ
... profile, history of risk factors, physical and neurological examination, and investigations relevant with the objectives of the study. Findings were described as frequency percentages. Results: Out of the 100 patients with acute ischemic stroke, mean age at presentation was 63.5 years. Risk factor d ...
... profile, history of risk factors, physical and neurological examination, and investigations relevant with the objectives of the study. Findings were described as frequency percentages. Results: Out of the 100 patients with acute ischemic stroke, mean age at presentation was 63.5 years. Risk factor d ...
Skull and Spinal Cord Laboratory
... supratentorial (containing cerebrum) and infratentorial (posterior fossa), providing certain natural routes for expanding tumors within these compartments. 2. To identify all of the cranial foramina that transmit cranial nerves, the ridges and protuberances where meninges attach, the cranial fossae ...
... supratentorial (containing cerebrum) and infratentorial (posterior fossa), providing certain natural routes for expanding tumors within these compartments. 2. To identify all of the cranial foramina that transmit cranial nerves, the ridges and protuberances where meninges attach, the cranial fossae ...
The hypotonic infant: Clinical approach
... Hypotonia can result from a variety of central or peripheral causes (Table 1). Therefore, hypotonia is a phenotype of many clinical conditions with variable prognosis [12]. Central hypotonia results from global brain dysfunction due to toxic, metabolic, infectious, ischemic or hypoxic insult. Certai ...
... Hypotonia can result from a variety of central or peripheral causes (Table 1). Therefore, hypotonia is a phenotype of many clinical conditions with variable prognosis [12]. Central hypotonia results from global brain dysfunction due to toxic, metabolic, infectious, ischemic or hypoxic insult. Certai ...
Tinnitus research_Aintree_KFackrell_Feb15
... test its feasibility Several interacting components Target a wide range of possible outcomes Have a permitted degree of flexibility or tailoring, ? What are the essential components of talking therapy for tinnitus that can be delivered by audiologists? ...
... test its feasibility Several interacting components Target a wide range of possible outcomes Have a permitted degree of flexibility or tailoring, ? What are the essential components of talking therapy for tinnitus that can be delivered by audiologists? ...
Finding behavioral and network indicators of brain vulnerability
... addition, in developmental disorders, non-specific sensory/motor symptoms have been reported in young children with minimal neurological impairment (Steinberg and Rendle-Short, 1977) and in children with ADHD (Piek et al., 1999; Mangeot et al., 2001; Yochman et al., 2004; Parush et al., 2007; Davis ...
... addition, in developmental disorders, non-specific sensory/motor symptoms have been reported in young children with minimal neurological impairment (Steinberg and Rendle-Short, 1977) and in children with ADHD (Piek et al., 1999; Mangeot et al., 2001; Yochman et al., 2004; Parush et al., 2007; Davis ...
REVIEWARTICLES Pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury
... temporal range from ultra-early to late stages after TBI, many investigations have revealed that focal or global cerebral ischaemia occurs frequently.6 13 26 52 Although the total ischaemic brain volume may be less than 10% on average,6 14 69 the presence of cerebral ischaemia is associated with poo ...
... temporal range from ultra-early to late stages after TBI, many investigations have revealed that focal or global cerebral ischaemia occurs frequently.6 13 26 52 Although the total ischaemic brain volume may be less than 10% on average,6 14 69 the presence of cerebral ischaemia is associated with poo ...
Diagnosis of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis with Proton MR
... MRS findings were compared between five children with ADEM (age: 6-15 years), 15 healthy control children (age: 3-19 years), and seven patients with X-ALD (age: 5-15). All patients were scanned on a 1.5 T clinical system. Diagnosis of ADEM was based on the clinical characteristics and MR findings. A ...
... MRS findings were compared between five children with ADEM (age: 6-15 years), 15 healthy control children (age: 3-19 years), and seven patients with X-ALD (age: 5-15). All patients were scanned on a 1.5 T clinical system. Diagnosis of ADEM was based on the clinical characteristics and MR findings. A ...
Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury
... Neuropsychological research also attempts to distinguish between normal and impaired cognition Clinical Neuropsychologists test brain function following brain injury or disease (using tasks and questions) and make recommendations for living with impairment. ...
... Neuropsychological research also attempts to distinguish between normal and impaired cognition Clinical Neuropsychologists test brain function following brain injury or disease (using tasks and questions) and make recommendations for living with impairment. ...
CONSISTENCY AND DIVERSITY IN BRAIN ORGANIZATION*
... uses. This ordering or assigning of duty of differing circuits may be affected by experience, brain damage, or a variety of other influences to which the developing organism is subjected. The question of relating physical variability to behavioral differences in man has rarely been traced down to sp ...
... uses. This ordering or assigning of duty of differing circuits may be affected by experience, brain damage, or a variety of other influences to which the developing organism is subjected. The question of relating physical variability to behavioral differences in man has rarely been traced down to sp ...
Selective Cervical Nerve Root Blockade: Prospective Study of
... nociceptive C fibers.4 Additionally, lidocaine has anti-inflammatory effects and may improve blood flow and reduce neural dysfunction in injured nerve roots.4 Medication may be delivered nonspecifically via an interlaminar or translaminar epidural steroid injection or may be deposited directly along ...
... nociceptive C fibers.4 Additionally, lidocaine has anti-inflammatory effects and may improve blood flow and reduce neural dysfunction in injured nerve roots.4 Medication may be delivered nonspecifically via an interlaminar or translaminar epidural steroid injection or may be deposited directly along ...
1 PowerPoint 1: Slide 1: This is Dr. Heather Anderson with the
... This is Dr. Heather Anderson with the University of Kansas Medical Center. Today I will be presenting a review of the NBME Neurology Shelf Exam. Slide 2: In considering the evaluation of a patient with transient alteration of consciousness, your two primary considerations are that of syncope vs. sei ...
... This is Dr. Heather Anderson with the University of Kansas Medical Center. Today I will be presenting a review of the NBME Neurology Shelf Exam. Slide 2: In considering the evaluation of a patient with transient alteration of consciousness, your two primary considerations are that of syncope vs. sei ...
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... injured, people can experience one or more impairments that may affect them physically and/or how they think, feel and behave. Many people with cortical damage can function quite effectively in everyday life, but the impact will depend largely on the individual involved and the nature and severity o ...
... injured, people can experience one or more impairments that may affect them physically and/or how they think, feel and behave. Many people with cortical damage can function quite effectively in everyday life, but the impact will depend largely on the individual involved and the nature and severity o ...
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... specifically require that all alternative possible reasons be assessed and ruled out before deficient performance on a given test can be conclusively attributed to a particular deficit or disorder in the individual (Standard 6.1 1). 4. Brain Damage Present, Ddicits Present This is. of course, the be ...
... specifically require that all alternative possible reasons be assessed and ruled out before deficient performance on a given test can be conclusively attributed to a particular deficit or disorder in the individual (Standard 6.1 1). 4. Brain Damage Present, Ddicits Present This is. of course, the be ...
Podcast of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
... geal reflux were approximately two to three times more likely to have symptoms of aerophagia. The authors conclude that aerophagia symptoms are very common in those with obstructive sleep apnea being treated with CPAP and conversely aerophagia may precipitate gastroesophageal reflux. In a companion ...
... geal reflux were approximately two to three times more likely to have symptoms of aerophagia. The authors conclude that aerophagia symptoms are very common in those with obstructive sleep apnea being treated with CPAP and conversely aerophagia may precipitate gastroesophageal reflux. In a companion ...
A New and Simple Definition of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and a
... This epidemic started in a local residential school that was located a few hundred feet north of the hospital refuge dump. The epidemic started shortly after the return to school for the autumn session and probably followed significant immunization. Since the epidemic started among school children b ...
... This epidemic started in a local residential school that was located a few hundred feet north of the hospital refuge dump. The epidemic started shortly after the return to school for the autumn session and probably followed significant immunization. Since the epidemic started among school children b ...
Gynecologic and obstetric implications of the joint hypermobility
... at least one pregnancy. Overall, 15 (16.1%) led to miscarriages, six (6.5%) to voluntary interruptions, ten (10.7%) to pre-term deliveries likely due to premature rupture of the membranes (PROM), and 62 (66.7%) to deliveries at term. Most miscarriages occurred during the first trimester and were cons ...
... at least one pregnancy. Overall, 15 (16.1%) led to miscarriages, six (6.5%) to voluntary interruptions, ten (10.7%) to pre-term deliveries likely due to premature rupture of the membranes (PROM), and 62 (66.7%) to deliveries at term. Most miscarriages occurred during the first trimester and were cons ...
Tentorial Meningiomas
... most often encountered subtype, commonly present with headache, dizziness and gait unsteadiness. Clinical examination usually reveals a gait ataxia and occasionally impairment of the vestibulocochlear nerve. Hearing loss may be caused by direct involvement of the eighth cranial nerve (CN), or it may ...
... most often encountered subtype, commonly present with headache, dizziness and gait unsteadiness. Clinical examination usually reveals a gait ataxia and occasionally impairment of the vestibulocochlear nerve. Hearing loss may be caused by direct involvement of the eighth cranial nerve (CN), or it may ...
Neurological Factors in Violent Behavior (The Dyscontrol Syndrome)
... and the role of personality disorders and mental illness is so obvious, that the part played by brain damage and metabolic disorders is often overlooked. This is unfortunate because the most dangerous symptom of organic disease-unpredictable attacks of uncontrollable rage in response to seemingly tr ...
... and the role of personality disorders and mental illness is so obvious, that the part played by brain damage and metabolic disorders is often overlooked. This is unfortunate because the most dangerous symptom of organic disease-unpredictable attacks of uncontrollable rage in response to seemingly tr ...
Variations in Muscle Tone - Down Syndrome of Louisville
... Hypotonus is low tone and is often described as floppy. Low tone does not support the joints well, so the joins are loose and may be described as double-jointed. It is easy for another person to move the joint, and when the child moves, the child may seem weak and slow to respond. Fluctuating tone ( ...
... Hypotonus is low tone and is often described as floppy. Low tone does not support the joints well, so the joins are loose and may be described as double-jointed. It is easy for another person to move the joint, and when the child moves, the child may seem weak and slow to respond. Fluctuating tone ( ...
A recurrent deletion syndrome at chromosome bands 2p11
... Diagnostic implementation of oligoarray-based copy number variant (CNV) profiling in patients with intellectual disability and/ or developmental delay has identified genomic regions that are recurrently prone to copy number change, as well as sporadic (ie, ‘patient-unique’) gains and losses.1 Recurr ...
... Diagnostic implementation of oligoarray-based copy number variant (CNV) profiling in patients with intellectual disability and/ or developmental delay has identified genomic regions that are recurrently prone to copy number change, as well as sporadic (ie, ‘patient-unique’) gains and losses.1 Recurr ...
A Forgetful Experience: A Case of Transient Global Amnesia
... in the hippocampal region.8 The etiology of TGA continues to be shrouded in controversy. ...
... in the hippocampal region.8 The etiology of TGA continues to be shrouded in controversy. ...
Platform Session I - North American Neuro
... Dominant optic atrophy (DOA) is the most common hereditary optic neuropathy, and known mutations in OPA1 account for 40-60% of cases. Previous studies investigating clinical features in DOA patients with OPA1 mutations have been limited to a few mutations and few include OPA1 copy number variant (CN ...
... Dominant optic atrophy (DOA) is the most common hereditary optic neuropathy, and known mutations in OPA1 account for 40-60% of cases. Previous studies investigating clinical features in DOA patients with OPA1 mutations have been limited to a few mutations and few include OPA1 copy number variant (CN ...
When Attempted Suicide is the Cause of Brain Injury
... • First injury at age 25 was an anoxic injury related to a selfinflicted gunshot wound to abdomen in suicide attempt • Second injury was at age 34 following auto accident in which he “ran” a police road block. Ejected from vehicle • Severe motor, cognitive and behavioural issues ...
... • First injury at age 25 was an anoxic injury related to a selfinflicted gunshot wound to abdomen in suicide attempt • Second injury was at age 34 following auto accident in which he “ran” a police road block. Ejected from vehicle • Severe motor, cognitive and behavioural issues ...
The Evaluation of the Hypotonic Infant
... The evaluation of the hypotonic infant well as discrete structures within the brain that have to do with movement and motor control. This influence is exerted on the axial and appendicular muscles but is most easily appreciated in the appendicular portion of the motor system. For example, the motor ...
... The evaluation of the hypotonic infant well as discrete structures within the brain that have to do with movement and motor control. This influence is exerted on the axial and appendicular muscles but is most easily appreciated in the appendicular portion of the motor system. For example, the motor ...
Traumatic Brain Injury In Children: Acute Care Management
... justable collection chamber (buretrol), a stopcock at the zero mark where the transducer will be placed; a leveling device or laser, a stopcock for sampling cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), and a collection bag. Sterile technique, including cap, mask, sterile gown, and gloves, is maintained to prepare t ...
... justable collection chamber (buretrol), a stopcock at the zero mark where the transducer will be placed; a leveling device or laser, a stopcock for sampling cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), and a collection bag. Sterile technique, including cap, mask, sterile gown, and gloves, is maintained to prepare t ...