The basal ganglia is an important part of the brain which program impulses from cerebral cortex and initiates motor activities through cerebellum and corticospinal tracts. Parkinsonism is a disorder in which there is decrease in the dopaminergic neurons in the …
Category Archives: Neurology
Lateral medullary syndrome
Posted by admin on June 21, 2011 No comments
Midbrain and pontine syndromes
Posted by admin on June 19, 2011 No comments
Midbrain Syndromes Weber’s syndrome Ipsilateral 3rd Nerve palsy with contralateral hemiplegia Nothnagels Syndrome Due to superior cerebellar peduncle injury. Ipsilateral 3rd nerve palsy with Contralateral cerebellar ataxia Benedicts Syndrome Due to involvement of red nucleus Ipsilateral 3rd nerve palsy with …
Gait disturbances with their causes.
Posted by admin on March 30, 2011 No comments
Festinant gait – Parkinsonism Reeling/ Ataxic gait – Cerebellar vermis involvement. Stamping/Tabetic gait – Sensory ataxia. Steppage/ Equine gait – Foot drop. Waddling gait/ Trendelenberg gait – Gluteal muscle weakness. Toppling gait – Vestibular neuronitis, Brainstem strokes. Apraxic gait, paratonia(Gegenhalten), …
Guillain Barre syndrome and variants
Posted by admin on December 21, 2010 No comments
Guillain Barre Syndrome Ascending Areflexic paralysis Minimal or no sensory loss Preceded by infection with Campylobacter Jejuni(MC),CMV,Mycoplasma Autoantibodies against gangliosides usually anti GM1. IVIg is the treatment of choice,plasmapheresis also done. GBS variants AIDP Seen in adults Demyelinating disorder Anti …
Causes of Reversible Dementia
Posted by admin on December 20, 2010 2 comments
Wernickes Encephalopathy Hypothyroidism Cushings syndrome Organ failure Neurosyphilis Whipples disease Chronic Subdural hematoma Normal pressure hydrocephalus Drugs,medications,Narcotics Depression(pseudo dementia) Schizophrenia Vasculitis Acute intermittent porphyria Recurrent non convulsive seizures
Channelopathies
Posted by admin on December 20, 2010 No comments
Sodium Channel Hyperkalemic Periodic paralysis Paramyotonia congenita Congenital Long QT syndrome Brugada syndrome Myoclonic epilepsy Pottassium Channel Jervell Lange Nielsen Syndrome Acquired neuromyotonia- Isaac’s syndrome Episodic Ataxia 1 Andersens syndrome Calcium Channel Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis Malignant Hyperthermia ARDVC Familial Hemiplegic …
Glasgow coma scale
Posted by admin on November 19, 2010 No comments
Migraine and cluster headache
Posted by admin on September 22, 2010 No comments
