paraneoplastic neurological syndromes ppt

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 04:20

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 04:20

... technological advances in neurological practice, for example in neuroimaging, might render neurological examination redundant, others maintain the cen- tral importance of neurological examination ... THE FIRST EDITION In writing a book devoted to neurological signs and their meaning, it is not my intention to undervalue in any way the skill of neurological history taking. This remains the ... amnesia in early disease) Sequela of herpes simplex encephalitis Limbic encephalitis (paraneoplastic or nonparaneoplastic) Hypoxic brain injury Temporal lobectomy (bilateral; or unilateral with...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 19:20

... of agonist muscle acti- vation (with or without secondary muscle atrophy) can be the result of neurological pathology at any level in the vol- untary motor pathway but the extent to which co-activa- tion ... contrast, excessive co-activation may result in impaired movement and weakness, particularly in the presence of neurological impairment [4]. Clinically increased muscle tone (e.g. spasticity in upper motor neuron ... co-activation would not be related to muscle strength per se but would be depend- ent on the site of the neurological lesion causing weak- ness. We expected that individuals with disorders of the extra-pyramidal...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... Dietz V: Traumatic cervical spinal cord injury: relation between somatosensory evoked potentials, neurological def- icit, and hand function. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1996, 77(1):48-53. 11. Fellows ... several important issues regarding impaired voluntary movement of the spastic elbow in patients with neurological disorders. In particular we characterized the nature of the impairments in voluntary movement ... NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation Open Access Research Upper limb impairments associated with spasticity in neurological disorders Cheng-Chi Tsao 1 and Mehdi M Mirbagheri* 1,2 Address: 1 Department of...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... in 30–50% of patients with thymoma or sclerotic myeloma. Table 97-1 Paraneoplastic Syndromes of the Nervous System Syndromes of the brain, brainstem, and cerebellum Focal encephalitis ... Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration Opsoclonus-myoclonus Syndromes of the spinal cord Subacute necrotizing myelopathy Motor neuron dysfunction Myelitis Stiff-person syndrome Syndromes ... nerve hyperexcitability Autonomic neuropathy Syndromes of the neuromuscular junction Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome Myasthenia gravis Syndromes of the muscle ...

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Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 04:20

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 04:20

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Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:22

... Table 96- 1 Paraneoplastic Syndromes Caused by Ectopic Hormone Production Paraneoplastic Syndrome Ectopic Hormone Typical Tumor Types a ... lung, pancreas, ovary a Only the most common tumor types are listed. For most ec topic hormone syndromes, an extensive list of tumors has been reported to produce one or more hormones. b hCG...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 04:20

... in 40% of patients with lung and gastrointestinal cancers, 20% of patients Chapter 096. Paraneoplastic Syndromes: Endocrinologic/Hematologic (Part 8) Granulocytosis Approximately 30% of ... 400,000/àL) have an underlying diagnosis of cancer. IL-6, a candidate molecule for the etiology of paraneoplastic thrombocytosis, stimulates the production of platelets in vitro and in vivo. Some ... advanced-stage disease are more likely to have granulocytosis than those with early-stage disease. Paraneoplastic granulocytosis does not require treatment. The granulocytosis resolves when the...

Ngày tải lên: 07/07/2014, 04:20

... hypothesis [30], but also account for the improvement in neurological outcome after ADMSC treatment in rats following acute IS. ADMSC Therapy Improves Neurological Function- Mechanisms of Uncertainty Although ... acute IS, showing a steady state of neurological functional impairment on day 3 following acute IS in both group 2 and group 3. Significant improvement in neurological function noted only in ... demon- strated a steady state of neurological functional impair- ment on day 3 following acute IS in both group 2 and group 3 (Figure 2D). On the other hand, progressive improvement in neurological function...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 16:20

... Access Review Plasticity in neurological disorders and challenges for noninvasive brain stimulation (NBS) Gary W Thickbroom* and Frank L Mastaglia Address: Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, ... might be extended to neurological disorders. Underpinning this is the idea that NBS modulates neuroplasticity and that plasticity is important in the pathophysiology of neurological disor- ders ... genetic and idiopathic forms and over-use syndromes. NBS techniques in neurology There has been no lack of interest in trialing NBS in a sub- stantial range of neurological conditions, and in parallel the...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... mean. Data were con- sidered as significant where p < 0.05. Results Neurological outcome The impact of post-TAI hypoxia on neurological dys- function was explored using a number of sensorimotor tests ... 20:396-402. 84. Ariza M, Mataro M, Poca MA, Junque C, Garnacho A, Amoros S, Sahuquillo J: Influence of extraneurological insults on ventricular enlargement and neuropsychological functioning after moderate ... of severe head trauma patients experience brain hypoxia, which has been associated with adverse neurological outcomes [8-13]. Hypoxia can be initiated by TBI- induced cerebral hypoperfusion, apnoea...

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