The article discusses the visual features of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), a rare movement disorder belonging to a group of neurodegenerative diseases. Some brain areas affected in MSA are cited, including of the striatum, cerebral cortex and midbrain. Changes in visual acuity of patients with ...
Possible underlying organic causes of psychiatric symptoms can be overlooked in the clinical setting. It is important to increase awareness amongst psychia
In a subarachnoid hemorrhage, blood accumulates in the space beneath the inner arachnoid layer of the meninges. The injury is often associated with an intracerebral bleed (see below). This is also the space where cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) flows and affected individuals can develop a severeheada...
central nervous system,CNS,systema nervosum centrale- the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord basal ganglion- any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntar...
Other symptoms and signs of peripheral artery disease include: Numbness of the legs or feet Weakness and atrophy (diminished size and strength) of the calf muscle A feeling of coldness in the legs or feet Changes in the color of the feet; feet turn pale when they are elevated, and turn ...
Although there are no obvious symptoms in a silent stoke, this does not imply it is less hazardous or causes less damage. A silent stroke, also called asymptomatic cerebral infarction, can be caused by: The narrowing of the arteries A blood clot High blood pressure High cholesterol It causes...
Result:There w ere 139aneurysms in 128 cases (AcoA 49, PcoA 41,aneurysms of basilar artery 29, aneurysms of middle cerebralartery 14 and aneurysm of internal carotid artery 6).A1 Dominant signs was 58 cases,while symmetry A1was 75. Conclusion:A 1 D om inantsignsisthe m ostseen in A ...
Organic mental syndrome and confusional states in Parkinson's disease. Relationship to computerized tomographic signs of cerebral atrophy Ninety-three patients with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, otherwise unselected, were specifically evaluated for organic mental syndrome (OMS) and other neurologic ...
Among these climbers, some showed cerebral edema, microhemorrhage, cortical atrophy and cortical and subcortical lesions6,7,8,9, while a small group did not display any changes in the brains10,11. Moreover, the lesions were still present in some of the affected climbers several months to ...
Signs, symptoms and course of disease in normal pressure hydrocephalus in relation to cerebral atrophyU., MeierF.S., ZeilingerD., Kintzel