Approach to Common Consults - R Benini 08 04
... •Usually history of normal development with regression in preschool years •CSWS: global regression, decreased intellectual level, poor memory, hyperkinesis, motor impairment, psychosis •LKS: acquired auditory agnosia •EEG: •CSWS: frontal and multifocal sharp waves that become continuous during sleep ...
... •Usually history of normal development with regression in preschool years •CSWS: global regression, decreased intellectual level, poor memory, hyperkinesis, motor impairment, psychosis •LKS: acquired auditory agnosia •EEG: •CSWS: frontal and multifocal sharp waves that become continuous during sleep ...
PPT - UCLA Health
... Rapid, high-acceleration head thrust with patient fixating on examiner’s nose Corrective saccade (catch-up saccade) when head is rotated toward the affected vestibular periphery is positive Positive in vestibular neuritis, gentamicin ototoxicity (bilateral), idiopathic and autoimmune vestibulopathy ...
... Rapid, high-acceleration head thrust with patient fixating on examiner’s nose Corrective saccade (catch-up saccade) when head is rotated toward the affected vestibular periphery is positive Positive in vestibular neuritis, gentamicin ototoxicity (bilateral), idiopathic and autoimmune vestibulopathy ...
Thomas Geller, Laura Loftis and David S. Brink 2004;113;e365 Pediatrics
... A 17-year-old white male with a 3-day history of progressively worsening headache associated with nausea and vomiting but without fever was found unresponsive at home. The evening before his initial symptoms, he had been at a party with friends, at which he had smoked marijuana. After returning from ...
... A 17-year-old white male with a 3-day history of progressively worsening headache associated with nausea and vomiting but without fever was found unresponsive at home. The evening before his initial symptoms, he had been at a party with friends, at which he had smoked marijuana. After returning from ...
Immature Cerebellum
... •Children with SBM exhibit metacognitive control over their academic skills (English et al., in press). Like typically developing children, they take more time to read when the situation requires it (e.g., for study rather than for fun) and they are accurate judges of their own understanding. They h ...
... •Children with SBM exhibit metacognitive control over their academic skills (English et al., in press). Like typically developing children, they take more time to read when the situation requires it (e.g., for study rather than for fun) and they are accurate judges of their own understanding. They h ...
Predominant Cerebellar Volume Loss as a Neuroradiologic Feature
... demonstrated progressive cerebellar atrophy at a severe stage of the disease corroborates previous findings by Sue et al 1998 (25). These findings likely reflect a distinct disease process in MELAS, that of a slowly progressive degenerative process causing cerebellar as well as cerebral atrophy. LS ...
... demonstrated progressive cerebellar atrophy at a severe stage of the disease corroborates previous findings by Sue et al 1998 (25). These findings likely reflect a distinct disease process in MELAS, that of a slowly progressive degenerative process causing cerebellar as well as cerebral atrophy. LS ...
Dizziness
... “I’m dizzy” Non-specific term Vertigo and psychiatric causes make up the majority of cases seen in clinic setting (55-70%) Multicausal, presyncope, unknown, hyperventilation ...
... “I’m dizzy” Non-specific term Vertigo and psychiatric causes make up the majority of cases seen in clinic setting (55-70%) Multicausal, presyncope, unknown, hyperventilation ...
vertigo
... In any ataxic patient, the stance and gait are widebased and unsteady, often associated with reeling or lurching movements The ataxic patient asked to stand with the feet together may show great reluctance or an inability to do so Patients with sensory ataxia and some with vestibular ataxia are, nev ...
... In any ataxic patient, the stance and gait are widebased and unsteady, often associated with reeling or lurching movements The ataxic patient asked to stand with the feet together may show great reluctance or an inability to do so Patients with sensory ataxia and some with vestibular ataxia are, nev ...
Pediatric Neurology Review - American Academy of Pediatrics
... Anti-pyretics have NOT been proven to decrease the risk of recurrent febrile seizures ...
... Anti-pyretics have NOT been proven to decrease the risk of recurrent febrile seizures ...
Pediatric Neurology Review
... Anti-pyretics have NOT been proven to decrease the risk of recurrent febrile seizures ...
... Anti-pyretics have NOT been proven to decrease the risk of recurrent febrile seizures ...
Pediatric Neurology Review - American Academy of Pediatrics
... Considered benign not warranting daily anti-seizure medication but phenobarbital or valproic acid provide some prevention ...
... Considered benign not warranting daily anti-seizure medication but phenobarbital or valproic acid provide some prevention ...
Pediatric Neurology Review
... Considered benign not warranting daily anti-seizure medication but phenobarbital or valproic acid provide some prevention ...
... Considered benign not warranting daily anti-seizure medication but phenobarbital or valproic acid provide some prevention ...
NEUROLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS
... Muscle stretch reflexes, Babinski sign Sensory testing usually limited to testing of light touch or pain sensation; applying nailbed pressure to each limb may be useful in looking for gross sensory abnormalities ...
... Muscle stretch reflexes, Babinski sign Sensory testing usually limited to testing of light touch or pain sensation; applying nailbed pressure to each limb may be useful in looking for gross sensory abnormalities ...
Parkinson`s Plus Syndromes
... -MRI brain: Asymmetric volume loss/atrophy is classic; most useful with serial studies. -PET will show assymetric global reduction in metabolism, correlating with body areas most affected. -DAT scan abnormal most of time. ...
... -MRI brain: Asymmetric volume loss/atrophy is classic; most useful with serial studies. -PET will show assymetric global reduction in metabolism, correlating with body areas most affected. -DAT scan abnormal most of time. ...
Episodic astasia-abasia associated with hyper
... Figure 1. A: Findings of 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT between episodes were normal. B: SPECT with injection of 99mTcHMPAO during the episode induced by prolonged sitting showed hyperperfusion in the subthalamic region, dorsal midbrain, and dorsal upper pons (Arrows). C: T1 (sagittal and axial)- and T2 (coronal ...
... Figure 1. A: Findings of 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT between episodes were normal. B: SPECT with injection of 99mTcHMPAO during the episode induced by prolonged sitting showed hyperperfusion in the subthalamic region, dorsal midbrain, and dorsal upper pons (Arrows). C: T1 (sagittal and axial)- and T2 (coronal ...
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 ??? ...
MENNONITE COLLEGE OF NURSING AT ILLINOIS STATE
... Unsteady, wide-based, slapping gait Staggering, unsteady, wide-based gait with difficulty turning Gait with hip and knee flexion, short shuffling steps, minimal arm swing Steppage gait—with foot drop Difficulty performing knee bends Symmetrical distal sensory loss Loss of discriminative sensation Hy ...
... Unsteady, wide-based, slapping gait Staggering, unsteady, wide-based gait with difficulty turning Gait with hip and knee flexion, short shuffling steps, minimal arm swing Steppage gait—with foot drop Difficulty performing knee bends Symmetrical distal sensory loss Loss of discriminative sensation Hy ...
General Remarks.doc
... paralyzed, with the exception of the muscles controlling eye. The most common cause involves any condition that affects an area of the brain called the ventral pons. 5. Horner syndrome: It is sympathetic paralysis syndrome, which including enophthalmos, miosis, ptosis, vasodilation and sweat-free on ...
... paralyzed, with the exception of the muscles controlling eye. The most common cause involves any condition that affects an area of the brain called the ventral pons. 5. Horner syndrome: It is sympathetic paralysis syndrome, which including enophthalmos, miosis, ptosis, vasodilation and sweat-free on ...