Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome: eMedicine Neurology

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Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome: eMedicine Neurology

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Overview: Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) is a painful ophthalmoplegia caused by nonspecific inflammation of the cavernous sinus or superior orbital fissure. Pathophysiology Nonspecific inflammation (noncaseating granulomatous or nongranulomatous) within the cavernous sinus or superior orbital fissure is the ...

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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

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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

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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

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Olivopontocerebellar Atrophy: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA) is a neurodegenerative syndrome characterized by prominent cerebellar and extrapyramidal signs, dysarthria, and dysphagia. Those who study OPCA quickly learn that it is not a single entity, and that its nosology can be ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Dissection Syndromes: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Dissection occurs when blood extrudes into the connective tissue framework of a vessel wall, causing separation of the natural vessel layers. Dissection of the cervical and intracranial vessels is an uncommon but increasingly recognized condition. The ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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EEG in Common Epilepsy Syndromes: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Role of EEG in Epilepsy Syndromes EEG is an essential component in the evaluation of epilepsy. The EEG provides important information about background EEG and epileptiform discharges and is required for the diagnosis of specific electroclinical syndromes.1 ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Migraine Variants: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Migraine is a paroxysmal headache disorder affecting more than 13% of the general population in the United States. Migraine is a syndrome and not a disease; it is characterized by paroxysmal headache associated with others signs ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Complex Regional Pain Syndromes: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: In 1994, a consensus group of pain medicine experts gathered by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) agreed on diagnostic criteria for reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) and causalgia, and renamed them complex regional ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Frontal Lobe Syndromes: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The frontal lobe is the largest lobe in the brain, yet it is often not specifically evaluated in routine neurologic examinations. This may in part be due to the attention to detail and rigorous testing strategies ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Median Neuropathy: eMedicine Neurology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common focal peripheral neuropathy. CTS is caused by entrapment of the median nerve at the wrist as it traverses through the carpal tunnel.Acute CTS is a rare compartment syndrome ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Postconcussive Syndrome: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Postconcussive syndrome (PCS), a sequela of minor head injury (MHI), has been a much-debated topic. Muddled by conflicting findings regarding symptom duration, an absence of objective neurologic findings, inconsistencies in presentation, poorly understood etiology, and significant ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Postconcussive syndrome (PCS), a sequela of minor head injury (MHI), has been a much-debated topic. Learn more. http://bit.ly/9AoKC4

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Wernicke Encephalopathy: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Thiamine (vitamin B-1) deficiency can result in Wernicke encephalopathy, a serious neurologic disorder. Dr Carl Wernicke, a Polish neurologist, described it in 1881 as a triad of acute mental confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia. Korsakoff amnestic syndrome ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Thiamine (vitamin B-1) deficiency can result in Wernicke encephalopathy, a serious neurologic disorder. Learn symptoms. http://bit.ly/cOWHEY

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Stroke, Ischemic: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Stroke is characterized by the sudden loss of blood circulation to an area of the brain, resulting in a corresponding loss of neurologic function. Also previously called cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke syndrome, stroke is a ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Stroke is characterized by the sudden loss of blood circulation to an area of the brain. Learn about stroke causes. http://bit.ly/bbLulw

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Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome: eMedicine Dermatology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is a rare systemic disease involving various melanocyte-containing organs. Bilateral panuveitis associated with cutaneous, neurologic, and auditory abnormalities are manifestations of this inflammatory granulomatous disorder. As first described by Vogt in 1906 and ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is a multisystem disorder that is uncommon. Learn the causes & symptoms. http://bit.ly/cny34e

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