Status epilepticusis either a seizure lasting longer than 30 minutes or repeated seizures without a return to normal in between them. It is most common in children younger than 2 years, and most of these children have generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Status epilepticus is very serious. With an...
Whether movements happen during a seizure: Seizures can also be described by whether motor symptoms occur. When no motor symptoms happen, it can be called a non-motor seizure. This level of description does not need to be used all the time, especially when generally describing or talking about...
Cluster headaches are a rare type of primary headache. It more commonly affects men in their late 20s, though women and children can also suffer from this type of headache. Primary headaches can affect the quality of life. Some people have occasional headaches that resolve quickly while others ...
The basic-helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors ASCL1 and OLIG2 are dynamically co-expressed in GBMs; however, their combinatorial roles in regulating the plasticity and heterogeneity of GBM cells are unclear. Here, we show that induction of somatic mutations in subventricular zone (SVZ)...
2. Clostridium botulinum and Botulism: Botulinum Neurotoxin as a Cause of Disease, and as a Medication Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNT) are protein complexes produced by anaerobic gram positive Bacilli grouped under the name of Clostridium botulinum. The first description of botulism was penned in 1822 ...
Infants who develop pertussis are at moderate risk for the development of seizures. Polio vaccine A virus causes polio. It can cause paralysis of the legs and chest, making walking and breathing difficult or impossible. The first symptoms of polio are fever, sore throat, headache, and a stiff...
Description Medical procedures and situations that regularly make use of local or regional anesthesia include the following: biopsies, in which skin or tissue samples are taken for diagnostic procedures childbirth scar repair surgery on the face (including plastic surgery), skin, arms, hands,...
how much to see and how much to say. In most cases, the doctor can not see the patient's seizures. However, with the development of video-EEG technology, more and more patients can be recorded. Doctors can record, in chronological order, the onset of a seizure, the location of the bo...
In adult Munchausen syndrome, the patient fabricates and/or induces his own symptoms and presents himself for treatment. The description of Munchausen syndrome by proxy was first made in 1977, after British pediatrician Roy Meadow recognized that mothers of two children in his practice were engaging...
Disasters are increasing around the world. Children are greatly impacted by both natural disasters (forces of nature) and man-made (intentional, accidental) disasters. Their unique anatomical, physiological, behavioral, developmental, and psychological..