Neupsy Key

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…

Z Zoster Keywords Herpes zoster, zoster, varicella, postherpetic neuralgia, herpes zoster ophthalmicus, Ramsey Hunt syndrome, acyclovir, herpes, chickenpox, varicella zoster Zoster (herpes zoster, varicella-zoster) Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the infective…

W Wada testing Keywords Epilepsy surgery, Functional MRI, Pre-op lateralization, Electroencephalogram, Emblozation This test is named after John A. Wada, the neurologist who first described it. The Wada test is…

U Ulnar nerve (see also peripheral nerve) Keywords Ulnar nerve, ulnar neuropathy, ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow, ulnar nerve entrapment at the wrist Entrapment at the elbow (cubital tunnel…

O Occipital Lobe Keywords Occipital lobe, Anton syndrome, Balint syndrome. The occipital lobe extends from the parieto-occipital fissure on the medial surface of the brain to the lateral surface, where…