A large-scale study of brain proteins has provided new information about Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists analyzed the brains of people who died due to the progression of the insidious disease. Researchers from Emory University have discovered new changes in the brains of people who died from Alzheimer’s disease, which are directly related to this disease. The…
Subclavian steal syndrome is a steno—occlusive lesion of the subclavian artery, accompanied by hemodynamic reversal in the ipsilateral vertebral artery. The clinical picture is characterized by a combination of signs of impaired vertebrobasilar blood flow with periodic ischemia of the corresponding arm. The diagnosis is based on the detection of the difference in blood pressure…
Personage Turner syndrome is a lesion of nerve trunks and branches of the brachial plexus of unclear etiology, characterized by attacks of neuropathic pain, rapid multi—focal paresis and atrophy of the muscles of the upper extremities with a long recovery period. Diagnostics is carried out taking into account the data of neurological status, laboratory, electrophysiological,…
Panayiotopoulos syndrome is an ideopathic childhood epilepsy with characteristic vegetative seizures, often accompanied by a disorder of consciousness and deviation of the gaze. It is characterized by a low frequency of paroxysms and a favorable outcome, despite the severity of the course of individual epiprimes. Diagnosis is based on EEG data and clinical picture. About…
Ciliary ganglion is an inflammatory lesion of the ciliary vegetative ganglion, the leading manifestation of which is ocular vegetative pain, accompanied by lacrimation, conjunctival hyperemia, serous rhinitis and photophobia. The disease can be complicated by the development of keratitis, iridocyclitis, conjunctivitis. The typical clinic and soreness of the trigger points of the orbit allows diagnosing ciliary…
Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome is a rare chronic disease of an unexplained nature, accompanied by the appearance of orofacial edema, facial nerve neuropathy, folded tongue. Along with the classical triad of signs, low-symptom forms are often found. Pathology is prone to relapses, is associated with other systemic diseases. The basis of the diagnosis is clinical data and…
Moebius syndrome is a congenital combined underdevelopment of the nuclei of the V, VI, IX, XII pairs of cranial nerves, which is mainly bilateral in nature. It is manifested from birth by the absence of facial expressions, incomplete closing of the eyes, violation of sucking, swallowing, articulation. In most cases, it is combined with anomalies…
Ataxia telangiectasia is a hereditary disease manifested by cerebellar ataxia, telangiectasia of the skin and conjunctiva of the eyes, insufficiency of the T-cell link of immunity. The latter leads to the fact that disease is accompanied by frequent respiratory infections and a tendency to the appearance of malignant tumors. Pathology is diagnosed on the basis of…
Ladder muscle syndrome is a combination of neurogenic and vascular disorders that occur during compression of vessels and nerves passing between the ladder muscles. The clinical picture is represented by cervicalgia, brachyalgia, symptoms of arterial insufficiency or venous congestion, trophic disorders in the upper limb. The diagnosis is established on the basis of examination, neurological status…
