Fulminant Form of Mitochondrial Myopathy, Encephalopathy, Lactic
... time of the first stroke-like episode. The correct diagnosis in this case might have been impossible without the detection of hyperlactatemia, hearing loss, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Patients with MELAS tend to evince neurological deterioration related to their stroke-like episode and recurren ...
... time of the first stroke-like episode. The correct diagnosis in this case might have been impossible without the detection of hyperlactatemia, hearing loss, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Patients with MELAS tend to evince neurological deterioration related to their stroke-like episode and recurren ...
Vinnitsa National Medical University
... dense tissues (air or water) appear black. The addition of contrast makes tissues that enhance appear more dense or white. CT is a good imaging modality for diagnosis of acute neurosurgical lesions in the head and spine. Little preparation of the patient is needed and the scans are performed and pro ...
... dense tissues (air or water) appear black. The addition of contrast makes tissues that enhance appear more dense or white. CT is a good imaging modality for diagnosis of acute neurosurgical lesions in the head and spine. Little preparation of the patient is needed and the scans are performed and pro ...
Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction
... After a few minutes of rest, the eyelids have returned to near-normal position When the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis is suspected tests will be needed for confirmation of the diagnosis. A tensilon test, which is a relatively simple procedure, involves insertion of a small intravenous catheter thro ...
... After a few minutes of rest, the eyelids have returned to near-normal position When the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis is suspected tests will be needed for confirmation of the diagnosis. A tensilon test, which is a relatively simple procedure, involves insertion of a small intravenous catheter thro ...
Goals and Objectives of Training in Clinical Neurophysiology
... o The identification and treatment of common neuromuscular disorders in children and adults o The inpatient and outpatient evaluation of new onset neuropathy including obtaining an appropriate history, physical examination, and the use of ancillary testing. o The inpatient and outpatient evaluation ...
... o The identification and treatment of common neuromuscular disorders in children and adults o The inpatient and outpatient evaluation of new onset neuropathy including obtaining an appropriate history, physical examination, and the use of ancillary testing. o The inpatient and outpatient evaluation ...
Epilepsy General
... brain. Often, though, seizures have no apparent physical cause. The brain looks completely normal on an MRI or a CT scan. This is often the case in children. Having one seizure does not mean your child has epilepsy. Half of children who have one seizure never have another. But a second seizure means ...
... brain. Often, though, seizures have no apparent physical cause. The brain looks completely normal on an MRI or a CT scan. This is often the case in children. Having one seizure does not mean your child has epilepsy. Half of children who have one seizure never have another. But a second seizure means ...
Radiologic-Clinical Correlation One-and-a
... Wall and Wray (5) have reviewed the reported cases of one-and-a-half syndrome and 20 cases of their own. They found that the most common causes of the syndrome were brain stem infarction (occurring in a variety of settings: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, cardiac disease, connectiv ...
... Wall and Wray (5) have reviewed the reported cases of one-and-a-half syndrome and 20 cases of their own. They found that the most common causes of the syndrome were brain stem infarction (occurring in a variety of settings: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, cardiac disease, connectiv ...
presentation source - NAU jan.ucc.nau.edu web server
... which could set off the seizure ??? (light, sound, fatigue, odors) Are the patients changing medications or changing the dose ??? ...
... which could set off the seizure ??? (light, sound, fatigue, odors) Are the patients changing medications or changing the dose ??? ...
new and newer-Dr. Christos Lambrakis
... • The blood levels of medication that for most people will provide an adequate seizure reducing effect without excessive side effects. • Treat the person not the range! Everyone responds differently. Some people can be effectively treated with blood levels above or below the therapeutic range. ...
... • The blood levels of medication that for most people will provide an adequate seizure reducing effect without excessive side effects. • Treat the person not the range! Everyone responds differently. Some people can be effectively treated with blood levels above or below the therapeutic range. ...
Seven Common Flaws and Ethical Considerations in Forensic
... Very small sample (n = 20) of mostly mild TBI but with “a few cases” of mod/severe TBI compared to controls, the patients showed “significant neuropsychological difficulties at 3 days, but not at 1 month postinjury” ...
... Very small sample (n = 20) of mostly mild TBI but with “a few cases” of mod/severe TBI compared to controls, the patients showed “significant neuropsychological difficulties at 3 days, but not at 1 month postinjury” ...
possible implications for pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer`s
... it is well known that neuronal density is higher in the rat. This suggests that humans have more serotonin 1A receptors per corticocortical neuron and that the receptors are important for regulating activity of the cells, which probably release glutamate.26Thus it should be possible to discover drug ...
... it is well known that neuronal density is higher in the rat. This suggests that humans have more serotonin 1A receptors per corticocortical neuron and that the receptors are important for regulating activity of the cells, which probably release glutamate.26Thus it should be possible to discover drug ...
Isolated Vestibular Nucleus Infarction Mimicking Acute
... smooth pursuit eye movement toward the left side was interrupted by the spontaneous nystagmus. A head-impulse test was positive on the right side. The patient did not have dysarthria, diplopia, ophthalmoparesis, limb weakness, dysmetria, or sensory loss. She could stand without support but veered to ...
... smooth pursuit eye movement toward the left side was interrupted by the spontaneous nystagmus. A head-impulse test was positive on the right side. The patient did not have dysarthria, diplopia, ophthalmoparesis, limb weakness, dysmetria, or sensory loss. She could stand without support but veered to ...
Practice and Theory of Visual Representation
... Small edges, complex shapes, colours and movements are initially detected by specialised modules, located in different areas of the brain, and are only later recomposed into the final image. The abundance of data provided by brain-imaging techniques has revealed a great deal about “where” the indivi ...
... Small edges, complex shapes, colours and movements are initially detected by specialised modules, located in different areas of the brain, and are only later recomposed into the final image. The abundance of data provided by brain-imaging techniques has revealed a great deal about “where” the indivi ...
Huntington`s Disease Clinic
... muscular dystrophy. Because the disease is hereditary, more than 250,000 Americans either currently have HD or are at risk of inheriting the disease from an affected parent. Though there currently is no cure for HD and only one FDA-approved treatment, there are a number of pharmacologic and non-phar ...
... muscular dystrophy. Because the disease is hereditary, more than 250,000 Americans either currently have HD or are at risk of inheriting the disease from an affected parent. Though there currently is no cure for HD and only one FDA-approved treatment, there are a number of pharmacologic and non-phar ...
Imaging of Stroke
... • DUS, MRA, CTA all similar (80% sensitivity, 90% specificity) • DUS operator dependent • MRA requires knowledge of technical limitations • All three combined gives overall accuracy at 94% (=catheter angiography) ...
... • DUS, MRA, CTA all similar (80% sensitivity, 90% specificity) • DUS operator dependent • MRA requires knowledge of technical limitations • All three combined gives overall accuracy at 94% (=catheter angiography) ...
Psychological Impact Adjusting to life after a Stroke
... impairment of executive functions, a greater tendency to psychomotor retardation, poor insight and impaired activities of daily living patients with PSD are more likely to present with catastrophic reactions, hyper activity, and diurnal mood variation than patients with idiopathic depression, Durati ...
... impairment of executive functions, a greater tendency to psychomotor retardation, poor insight and impaired activities of daily living patients with PSD are more likely to present with catastrophic reactions, hyper activity, and diurnal mood variation than patients with idiopathic depression, Durati ...
efficacy of levetiracetam in a case of stiff-person syndrome
... anaesthesia and general anaesthesia. These findings indicate a central origin for the abnormal muscle activity. The prominence of rigidity and spams in axial muscle groups is a universal and striking feature in the SPS.(2,6) The morphology of the individual motor units is normal and there is no spon ...
... anaesthesia and general anaesthesia. These findings indicate a central origin for the abnormal muscle activity. The prominence of rigidity and spams in axial muscle groups is a universal and striking feature in the SPS.(2,6) The morphology of the individual motor units is normal and there is no spon ...
rajiv gandhi university of health sciences
... signals resulting in seizures. Caution should be exercised when using these medications in patients who may be at a high risk of developing seizures or have a known diagnosis of epilepsy. If TCAs are prescribed they should be titrated slowly and patients should be monitored for adverse events. Since ...
... signals resulting in seizures. Caution should be exercised when using these medications in patients who may be at a high risk of developing seizures or have a known diagnosis of epilepsy. If TCAs are prescribed they should be titrated slowly and patients should be monitored for adverse events. Since ...
IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) e-ISSN: 2278-3008, p-ISSN:2319-7676.
... seen, which require change of medication and monitoring.A recent study in Bangalore, India, reported that the problem is nearly two and half times higher in rural areas as compared to urban areas, where they are not receiving any treatment. Begin with monotherapy about 50% to 70% of patients can be ...
... seen, which require change of medication and monitoring.A recent study in Bangalore, India, reported that the problem is nearly two and half times higher in rural areas as compared to urban areas, where they are not receiving any treatment. Begin with monotherapy about 50% to 70% of patients can be ...
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS)
... neurological symptoms, including MS patients - e.g., ophthalmologists, primary care physicians, emergency physicians, obstetricians-gynecologists - their image is that of a young woman in a wheelchair; however, there is a much wider spectrum and many patients are fully functional, leading active liv ...
... neurological symptoms, including MS patients - e.g., ophthalmologists, primary care physicians, emergency physicians, obstetricians-gynecologists - their image is that of a young woman in a wheelchair; however, there is a much wider spectrum and many patients are fully functional, leading active liv ...
Endocrinology 9a – Pathophysiology of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
... - causes great anxiety and stress in families - can result in arrhythmias and death if untreated Results from Poor Glycaemic control - more frequent in patients with low HbA1c - occur at any time (but a pattern soon develops) o before meals, especially lunch o nocturnal are common but often unrecogn ...
... - causes great anxiety and stress in families - can result in arrhythmias and death if untreated Results from Poor Glycaemic control - more frequent in patients with low HbA1c - occur at any time (but a pattern soon develops) o before meals, especially lunch o nocturnal are common but often unrecogn ...
epilepsy: a case study comparing western and traditional chinese
... has no conscious recollection of what happened. This type of epilepsy usually ceases naturally. Secondary epilepsy7 This type of epilepsy results from damage to the brain cortex and may be due to viral infections, tumours, foreign objects, metabolic disease such as hypoglycaemia, anorexia nervosa, c ...
... has no conscious recollection of what happened. This type of epilepsy usually ceases naturally. Secondary epilepsy7 This type of epilepsy results from damage to the brain cortex and may be due to viral infections, tumours, foreign objects, metabolic disease such as hypoglycaemia, anorexia nervosa, c ...
A Way Out of the Inner Prison - Max-Planck
... after doctors had inserted implants in his jaw for a dental prosthesis. His tongue felt numb, his speech was slurred. His doctor said that his tongue needed to recover from the operation. But it didn’t get any better. A neurologist referred him to Tübingen Hospital. The diagnosis was sobering: “susp ...
... after doctors had inserted implants in his jaw for a dental prosthesis. His tongue felt numb, his speech was slurred. His doctor said that his tongue needed to recover from the operation. But it didn’t get any better. A neurologist referred him to Tübingen Hospital. The diagnosis was sobering: “susp ...
The Effects of Psychoactive Prescription Drugs on Driving (Report at
... Prescription drugs, when used for the first time, after an increase in dose or when used in a problematic way (e.g., not consistent with medical guidelines or the law), have the potential to adversely affect one’s ability to operate a motor vehicle safely. Even responsible use of a medication by an ...
... Prescription drugs, when used for the first time, after an increase in dose or when used in a problematic way (e.g., not consistent with medical guidelines or the law), have the potential to adversely affect one’s ability to operate a motor vehicle safely. Even responsible use of a medication by an ...
Life Raft for Neuroscience 2 Final Exam
... Dr. Robbins – 26 Questions Predicted cases are below ...
... Dr. Robbins – 26 Questions Predicted cases are below ...