Showing posts with label medical syndromes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label medical syndromes. Show all posts

August 16, 2020

Meig's Syndrome

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Meigs' syndrome is named after Joe Vincent Meigs, an American obstetrician and gynaecologist (1892-1963), who reported a case series in 1937 and subsequently described the syndrome.

December 26, 2017

Guillain–Barré Syndrome - Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Key Facts

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In Guillain-Barré syndrome, the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. The syndrome can affect the nerves that control muscle movement as well as those that transmit feelings of pain, temperature and touch. This can result in muscle weakness and loss of sensation in the legs and/or arms.

November 06, 2013

Arnold-Chiari malformation

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Arnold-Chiari malformation, or simply Chiari malformation (CM), are structural defects in the cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls balance. Normally the cerebellum and parts of the brain stem sit in an indented space at the lower rear of the skull, above the foramen magnum (a funnel-like opening into the spinal canal). When part of the cerebellum is located below the foramen magnum, it is called a Chiari malformation. [source: NINDS].

October 30, 2013

Bell's Palsy

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Bell's palsy is facial weakness (paralysis) that occur due to dysfunction of the nerve fibres of the seventh cranial nerve, also called the facial nerve, resulting in inability to control the muscles of the face on the affected side. The 7th cranial nerve originates in the brain and controls the muscles of the face.

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS)

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Alice-in-Wonderland syndrome (AIWS, named after the novel written by Lewis Carroll), also known as Todd's syndrome or Lilliputian hallucinations, is a disorienting neurological condition that affects human perception [source: Wikipedia].