Leprosy: eMedicine Neurology
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Leprosy: eMedicine Neurology
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Tags: Infectious Disease, Infection, Leprosy, Neurology, Disease and Condition
Most Recently Shared on March 26, 2010 at 6:04 pm By:
Read about leprosy and the neuropathy of leprosy: http://bit.ly/9muyWq.
Surgery for Craniopharyngiomas
emedicine.medscape.com — “Surgery for Craniopharyngiomas. The first description of a craniopharyngioma is credited to Zenker, who made this observation in 1857.” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Migraine Headache: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Although migraine is a term applied to certain headaches with a vascular quality, overwhelming evidence suggests that migraine is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by varying degrees of recurrent vascular-quality headache, photophobia, sleep disruption, and depression. ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on February 5, 2011 at 1:28 am By:
Migraine overview: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1142556-overview < good discussion of prodroma / auras
Acute Stroke Management: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Stroke is the clinical term for acute loss of perfusion to vascular territory of the brain, resulting in ischemia and a corresponding loss of neurologic function. Classified as either hemorrhagic or ischemic, strokes typically manifest with ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on October 8, 2010 at 9:45 pm By:
Dementia With Lewy Bodies: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Frederick Lewy first described Lewy bodies (LBs)-cytoplasmic inclusions found in cells of the substantia nigra in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease-in 1914. ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on October 8, 2010 at 9:42 pm By:
Stroke Team Creation and Primary Stroke Center Certification: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: In June 1996, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was the first drug to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the acute treatment of stroke. This drug has been shown to work only within ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on September 24, 2010 at 9:22 pm By:
Stroke Team Creation and Primary Stroke Center Certification: http://bit.ly/dcjajn
Outcome of Epilepsy Surgery: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Since the late 19th century, surgery has been accepted as a treatment for medically refractory epilepsy. Although a multicenter randomized trial has not been performed, published data from individual centers and pooled data from the University of ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on September 10, 2010 at 9:06 pm By:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Acute Stroke: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: MRI is a new and promising tool that is being increasingly used in the diagnosis and management of acute ischemic stroke. The aim of this article is to provide simple and up-to-date information about the use ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on August 26, 2010 at 9:41 pm By:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Acute Stroke: http://bit.ly/9vXLtB
Presurgical Evaluation of Medically Intractable Epilepsy: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Medical Intractability Approximately 0.5-0.9% of the US population (ie, 3 million people) have been diagnosed with epilepsy. Half of these patients have partial seizures, and in 30%, seizures are not controlled adequately with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). A conservative ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on August 20, 2010 at 9:18 pm By:
Presurgical Evaluation of Medically Intractable Epilepsy: http://bit.ly/a8HbtE
Spinal Cord Hemorrhage: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Hemorrhage affecting the spinal cord is rare. It most commonly is caused by trauma, vascular malformations, or bleeding diatheses and can be intramedullary, subarachnoid, subdural, or epidural. Onset is usually sudden and painful, causing myelopathic signs ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on August 6, 2010 at 9:11 pm By:
Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Michael Lesch and William Nyhan provided the first detailed clinical description of Lesch-Nyhan syndrome in 1964.1 The enzymatic defect associated with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, deficiency of the enzyme hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HPRT), was discovered by Seegmiller ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on July 23, 2010 at 9:43 pm By:
Alzheimer Disease in Individuals With Down Syndrome: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia.1, 2 AD is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain, strongly associated with advanced age. However, it should not be considered a part of the ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on July 21, 2010 at 4:42 pm By:
Alzheimer Disease in Individuals With Down Syndrome: http://bit.ly/92tSDJ
Mild Cognitive Impairment: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Mild degrees of cognitive impairment, particularly when self-reported by patients, pose a substantial challenge to the clinician. The physician may be dealing with a patient with a mild or transient condition, a drug-induced adverse effect, or ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on July 21, 2010 at 4:39 pm By:
Restless Legs Syndrome: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The term restless legs syndrome (RLS) was used initially in the mid-1940s by Swedish neurologist Karl A. Ekbom to describe a disorder characterized by sensory symptoms and motor disturbances of the limbs, mainly during rest. However, ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on July 16, 2010 at 8:44 pm By:
First Seizure in Adulthood, Diagnosis and Treatment: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Many diseases can cause paroxysmal clinical events. The correct diagnosis of the paroxysmal event is necessary to provide correct treatment. If the event is an epileptic seizure, the seizure type and associated clinical, electroencephalographic (EEG), and ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on July 15, 2010 at 9:49 pm By:
First Seizure in Adulthood, Diagnosis and Treatment: http://bit.ly/aGiG3M
Motor Evoked Potentials: eMedicine Neurology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Significant studies and landmarks on the effects of electricity on animals and human brains have been described in the past. The most famous pioneers were Penfield and Boldrey, who made direct observations by stimulating the human brain ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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