Neupsy Key

E Electrocardiogram and cardiac effects of neurological disorders Keywords ECG, cardiomyopathy, subarachnoid hemorrhage, stroke, QT interval Changes in electrocardiographic rhythm and morphology and cardiac structure may occur with acute or…

H Hallucinations Keywords Sensation, delirium, dementia, seizures, schizophrenia Hallucinations can be defined as a “sensory precept without external stimulation of the relevant sensory organ.” Hallucinations may occur in any sensory…

D Degenerative diseases of childhood Keywords Degenerative Diseases of Childhood, white matter, gray matter, genetic testing, mitochondria, metabolism Degenerative diseases of childhood may be classified in a number of ways,…

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…