T

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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…

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L

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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)…

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G

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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…

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Z

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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…

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W

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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…

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U

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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…

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O

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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…

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Assessment of Dysphagia

Apr 21, 2020 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Assessment of Dysphagia

There are several screening tools available to use to assist in the decision to assess via instrumental examination. The use of Peak Flow, The Yale Swallow Protocol, The Toronto Bedside…

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Medications and Dysphagia

Apr 21, 2020 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Medications and Dysphagia

Why Should Clinicians Care? The patient’s medication is often overlooked as a source of a problem contributing to the patient’s symptoms of dysphagia. This type of dysphagia, one of the…

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Lab Values in the Management of Dysphagia

Apr 21, 2020 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on Lab Values in the Management of Dysphagia

Why Should Clinicians Care? When treating patients with dysphagia, it is important to evaluate the whole patient. The patient, the family, and the medical team consult the speech-language pathologist for…

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