Neupsy Key

S Sarcoidosis Keywords Inflammation, granulomatous disease, meningitis, cranial nerves, sensory loss Definition and epidemiology Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder of unknown etiology characterized by noncaseating granulomas. The pulmonary system is…

V Vasculitis Keywords Vasculitis, primary CNS angiitis, temporal arteritis, giant cell arteritis, Takayasu arteritis, polyarteritis nodosa, Wegener granulomatosis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, Cogan disease, Behçet…

N Neglect Keywords Neglect, hemineglect Neglect is the failure to report, respond to, or orient to novel and meaningful stimuli presented to the side opposite a brain lesion when this…

I Idiopathic intracranial hypertension Keywords Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), lumbar puncture, visual obscurations Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disorder of unknown etiology, which is characterized by increased intracranial pressure…

B Balint Syndrome Keywords Balint syndrome, simultagnosia, optic ataxia, ocular apraxia, parietal lobe, bilateral parietal lesions Described in 1909 by Reszö Balint, this syndrome consists of a rare triad of…

R Radial Nerve Keywords Radial nerve, Saturday night palsy, Radial tunnel syndrome, Compressive neuropathy, Tinel sign, De Quervain’s tenosynovitis Anatomy The radial nerve is formed by axons from C5 to…

F Facial nerve, hemifacial spasm Keywords Facial nerve anatomy, facial paralysis, Bell palsy, Ramsay Hunt syndrome, Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome, Mobius syndrome, hemifacial spasm Neuroanatomy The course of the facial nerve (CN…

T Taste Keywords Taste, disorder of taste, dysgeusia, hypogeusia, burning tongue, loss of taste, solitary tract nucleus, thalamus Taste buds containing receptor cells are located in the anteroposterior aspect of…

L Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome Keywords Lambert-Eaton syndrome, neuromuscular junction, neuromuscular disease Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) is an autoimmune disorder of neuromuscular transmission. Antibodies directed at the voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs)…

G Gait disorders Keywords Gait, parkinsonism, festinating gait, abnormal gait Gait depends on both maintenance of equilibrium and mechanisms of locomotion. Abnormal gait, especially in the elderly, is due to…