Early Onset Dementia
... Family finally disclosed that patient was adopted and HIS family history was unknown. Tested positive for Huntington’s disease. ...
... Family finally disclosed that patient was adopted and HIS family history was unknown. Tested positive for Huntington’s disease. ...
Neurological Disorders Expert Questions
... Headache pattern – important features include first severe headache, worst ever headache, steady worsening headache over several days or significant differences from prior headaches. Onset - sudden onset headache especially when occurring with exertion is an independent predictor of IC pathology – ...
... Headache pattern – important features include first severe headache, worst ever headache, steady worsening headache over several days or significant differences from prior headaches. Onset - sudden onset headache especially when occurring with exertion is an independent predictor of IC pathology – ...
Mild TBI causes a long-lasting elevation of the
... • The similar results of the symptomatic and recovered groups imply that simple MT by itself is not sufficient as a measure of injury severity or outcome, but it can be useful in combination with other methods. • It is noteworthy that also fully recovered mTBI subjects show an abnormal MT, which sug ...
... • The similar results of the symptomatic and recovered groups imply that simple MT by itself is not sufficient as a measure of injury severity or outcome, but it can be useful in combination with other methods. • It is noteworthy that also fully recovered mTBI subjects show an abnormal MT, which sug ...
A Patient`s Guide to Understanding Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
... have loss of consciousness, have amnesia for a short time period, or are simply dazed and confused. Some patients may not discover symptoms for days or weeks after their injury. Following a mild traumatic brain injury, a person may experience one or more of the following: • Low-grade headaches • Dif ...
... have loss of consciousness, have amnesia for a short time period, or are simply dazed and confused. Some patients may not discover symptoms for days or weeks after their injury. Following a mild traumatic brain injury, a person may experience one or more of the following: • Low-grade headaches • Dif ...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: A Case Report”. Journal of Evidence
... A typical EEG in sCJD has sharp or triphasic waves (periodic sharp wave complexes, or PSWCs) occurring about once every second.(1) CASE REPORT: 40 year old lady from Thirupathur, Tamilnadu presented with altered behaviour for 10 months, slowness of speech for 5months, jerky movements both upper limb ...
... A typical EEG in sCJD has sharp or triphasic waves (periodic sharp wave complexes, or PSWCs) occurring about once every second.(1) CASE REPORT: 40 year old lady from Thirupathur, Tamilnadu presented with altered behaviour for 10 months, slowness of speech for 5months, jerky movements both upper limb ...
TauRx Reports First Phase 3 Results for LMTX
... Gauthier, “As a practising clinician I see Alzheimer’s patients, their families and care-givers every day, and continually share their desperate need for a truly therapeutic product as today we only have symptomatic treatments available to us. In a field that has been plagued by consistent failures ...
... Gauthier, “As a practising clinician I see Alzheimer’s patients, their families and care-givers every day, and continually share their desperate need for a truly therapeutic product as today we only have symptomatic treatments available to us. In a field that has been plagued by consistent failures ...
What is Epilepsy
... present in epilepsy. If epilepsy is diagnosed, medication may be prescribed to attempt to normalize the abnormal electrical discharge. The benefit of using a drug will be weighed against the side effects of the drug. Much research has been done on the efficacy of neurotherapy for epilepsy. (See two ...
... present in epilepsy. If epilepsy is diagnosed, medication may be prescribed to attempt to normalize the abnormal electrical discharge. The benefit of using a drug will be weighed against the side effects of the drug. Much research has been done on the efficacy of neurotherapy for epilepsy. (See two ...
Serotonin Syndrome
... Serotonin is a chemical made in the body to help transport messages across brain cells (neurons) for the brain to function. Taking certain medicines at the same time can cause too much serotonin to build up in the body. This results in serotonin syndrome. Serotonin syndrome can have mild to severe s ...
... Serotonin is a chemical made in the body to help transport messages across brain cells (neurons) for the brain to function. Taking certain medicines at the same time can cause too much serotonin to build up in the body. This results in serotonin syndrome. Serotonin syndrome can have mild to severe s ...
Vertigo
... • Are any neurologic symptoms associated with the dizziness? (also visual) • Drug history. • Past medical, surgical, family, psychiatric history and social history. – Vascular problems, such as coronary artery disease or carotid artery disease, suggest certain causes of dizziness. – Headaches may su ...
... • Are any neurologic symptoms associated with the dizziness? (also visual) • Drug history. • Past medical, surgical, family, psychiatric history and social history. – Vascular problems, such as coronary artery disease or carotid artery disease, suggest certain causes of dizziness. – Headaches may su ...
Amy Hyatt - InvisionFree
... duration of action with SSRI’s. Their advantage lies in their adverse reaction profile (less side effects). Disadvantages: Need several weeks to see effect 7. Describe advantages of the atypical antidepressants over the TCA’s. They have fewer anticholinergic effects and less cardiotoxicity, and ...
... duration of action with SSRI’s. Their advantage lies in their adverse reaction profile (less side effects). Disadvantages: Need several weeks to see effect 7. Describe advantages of the atypical antidepressants over the TCA’s. They have fewer anticholinergic effects and less cardiotoxicity, and ...
Comorbid Drug Abuse and Mental Illness
... people who have an illicit drug use disorder also suffer from mental illnesses. But the high prevalence of these comorbidities does not mean that one condition caused the other, even if one appeared first. In fact, there are at least three scenarios that we should consider: ¾ drug abuse can cause a ...
... people who have an illicit drug use disorder also suffer from mental illnesses. But the high prevalence of these comorbidities does not mean that one condition caused the other, even if one appeared first. In fact, there are at least three scenarios that we should consider: ¾ drug abuse can cause a ...
Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Pathophysiological Phenomenon
... be affected in DID as well. Usually the reduction in size of the hippocampus of DID patients is observed. Moreover, studies also show an involvement of orbitofrontal cortex in these patients, with reduction in functioning and the blood flow in OFC. These kinds of findings can surely be helpful for t ...
... be affected in DID as well. Usually the reduction in size of the hippocampus of DID patients is observed. Moreover, studies also show an involvement of orbitofrontal cortex in these patients, with reduction in functioning and the blood flow in OFC. These kinds of findings can surely be helpful for t ...
Phantosmia
Phantosmia is an olfactory hallucination. A hallucination is the sensory perception of something with no basis in reality, as opposed to an olfactory illusion, which is a misinterpretation of a physical stimulus; in the case of an odor it is known as parosmia. Phantosmia is the perception of a smell in the complete absence of any physical odor. The perceived odor can range from pleasant to disgusting. Although the causes of phantosmia are uncertain, it often occurs with neurological and psychological disorders such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, Parkinsons disease, epilepsy, neuroblastoma, and frequent migraines.Galen also mentioned olfactory hallucinations in his work and stated that these hallucinations constitute the signs of an oncoming disease.Different types of phantosmia include: Unirhinal (single nostril), episodic, and recurrent, where the activation of brain's GABAergic system seems to play a role in the inhibition of the unirhinal phantosmia.Treatments for phantosmia range from drug therapies (e.g., venlafaxine) and brain stimulation therapies to invasive surgical procedures involving removal of the olfactory bulbs or olfactory epithelium.The word phantosmia is a noun of Greek origin. It is composed of two words: (1) phant- meaning ""phantom"" and (2) -osmia (from osme) meaning ""smell"".