Assuming nerve is required, the following 69 results were found.
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Dysphoniahttps://cnke.org/articles/246
or hoarseness. Vocal Abuse or Misuse: Can result in vocal nodules, which exacerbate the disorder 2. Neurological Causes: Nerve Damage: Superior and Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Damage: Affects voice modulation and control. Neuromuscular Disorders:...
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Ataxias: Differential Diagnosishttps://cnke.org/articles/185
Acute Ataxias Vascular Disorders Cerebellar Ischemia: Reduced blood flow to the cerebellum leading to infarction. Cerebellar Hemorrhage: Bleeding within the cerebellum, often associated with hypertension or anticoagulation therapy. Medications and...
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Autoimmune disordershttps://cnke.org/articles/200
List of autoimmune neurological disorders in children, categorized by their primary clinical or pathophysiological presentation Central Nervous System (CNS) Disorders Demyelinating Disorders Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) Multiple...
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Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX)https://cnke.org/articles/146
cells, cholesterol clefts. Brain findings: Demyelination, neuronal loss, lipid clefts, reactive astrocytosis. Peripheral nerves: Axonal degeneration. Clinical Presentation Key Symptoms by Age Infancy: Intractable diarrhea. Neonatal jaundice/cholestasis....
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Investigations in suspected mitochondrial disordershttps://cnke.org/articles/34
investigations may give clues, depending on the systems involved: EEG polyspikes mini-bursts on rhythmic slow activity Slow nerve conduction velocity CT: calcification of the basal ganglia MRI: altered signal in basal ganglia structures (especially...
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CNS Degenerative Disorders in Infancyhttps://cnke.org/articles/314
Microcephaly Spasticity Earlier hypotonia Decerebrate posturing Myoclonic Generalized Elevated CSF protein, prolonged sural nerve conduction, enzyme deficiency in leukocytes, cultured skin fibroblasts. Demyleination and gliosis on MRI and CT. Rapid....
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CNS Degenerative Disorders of Childhoodhttps://cnke.org/articles/315
Ataxia Ichthyosis Cardiomyopathy Retinitis pigmentosa Nystagmus Ataxia Neuropathy Areflexia None Phytanic acid elevated Slow nerve conduction velocity Elevated CSF protein Treat with low phytanic acid diet ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; AD,...
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Congenital Muscular Dystrophyhttps://cnke.org/articles/224
weakness from infancy Early joint contractures and scoliosis Normal intelligence Associated with cerebral and peripheral nerve dysmyelination. Caused by mutations in the LAMA2 gene, affecting laminin alpha-2. Collagen VI-Related CMDs (UCMD and BM) UCMD:...
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Migrainehttps://cnke.org/articles/37
Migraine Ophthalmoplegic migraine is an inflammatory disorder characterized by ophthalmoplegia, typically a unilateral third nerve palsy, and headache. MRI studies during an attack may show inflammation of the third cranial nerve. Episodes may last for...
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Progressive myoclonus epilepsy https://cnke.org/articles/258
poorly understood, possibly related to protection against oxidative stress and antiapoptotic effects in neurons deprived of nerve growth factor (Ferrari 1995, Hurd 1996). Electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings: Abnormal even before symptom onset...
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cherry-red-spothttps://cnke.org/?view=article&id=118:350&catid=15
Intravitreal gentamicin Trauma Commotio Retinae Acute retinal opacification following blunt trauma (Berlin's edema). Optic Nerve Avulsion Saturday Night Retinopathy Occlusion of the retinal or ophthalmic artery due to prolonged prone body position....
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Dravet syndromehttps://cnke.org/articles/180
follow up, while the other did not.Small case series have also reported that palliative epilepsy surgery including Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) and corpus callosotomy (CC) can be effective at reducing seizure frequency in Dravet syndrome [Dlouhy BJ et...
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Dravet syndromehttps://cnke.org/articles/265
follow up, while the other did not.Small case series have also reported that palliative epilepsy surgery including Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) and corpus callosotomy (CC) can be effective at reducing seizure frequency in Dravet syndrome[8]. The...
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Aicardi-Goutières syndromehttps://cnke.org/articles/175
Aicardi-Goutieres syndrome (AGS) is a genetic encephalopathy characterized by the inappropriate induction of a type I interferon-mediated immune response and usually results in severe cognitive and physical morbidities. It is named after Jean Aicardi...
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Narcolepsy-Cataplexyhttps://cnke.org/articles/241
Narcolepsy is characterized by episodes of irrepressible sleep occurring during the daytime, often during monotonous activities. These episodes typically last 10–20 minutes and occur against a background of continuous sleepiness in most patients....
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Lafora diseasehttps://cnke.org/articles/259
Lafora disease is a rare genetic disorder involving glycogen metabolism disorder. It is inherited by autosomal recessive pattern presenting as a progressive myoclonus epilepsy and neurologic deterioration beginning in adolescence. It is characterized...
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Levetiracetamhttps://cnke.org/articles/278
Overview Generic Name: Levetiracetam Brand Names: Keppra, Spritam, Elepsia, Roweepra Drug Class: Antiepileptic drug (AED) Chemical Information Chemical Formula: C8H14N2O2 Molecular Weight: 170.21 g/mol Indications Epilepsy: Partial-onset seizures (with...
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Valproatehttps://cnke.org/articles/287
Introduction Revolutionized Treatment: Introduced in the early 1960s. Significant impact on the treatment of generalized epilepsies. Chemical Composition: Valproic acid: 2-propyl pentanoic acid, 2-propyl valeric acid. Initially used as an organic...
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Cenobamatehttps://cnke.org/articles/308
Introduction Cenobamate is an anticonvulsant medication used primarily for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in adults. It was first approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November 2019. Mechanism of Action Cenobamate acts by...
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Zika Virus Infectionhttps://cnke.org/articles/353
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (Hayes, 2009; CDC, 2016 ) and to a lesser extent by Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, found throughout much of the...
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