Qbank: 2-month history of falls and an unsteady gait
14 April 2012, 9:51 am
Qbank 2-month history of falls and an unsteady gait - http://qbank.org/thread-... April 14 from MRCP PACES MCQs Medical... - Comment - Like An 80-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of falls and an unsteady gait. He had no headaches but complained of a sensation of being off balance when walking that disappeared when sitting. He mentioned occasional arthritic pains but had no other symptoms of note. He was taking co-proxamol regularly. On examination he had an abbreviated mental test score of 10/10. He had early cataracts and some hearing impairment but he claimed that this was long-standing as a consequence of his previous occupation. He had Heberden’s and Bouchard’s nodes in his hands. There was crepitus in his right knee but no joint instability. His gait was very ataxic but there were no focal neurological signs. He had no drop in his systolic BP on standing and there were no cardiovascular, respiratory, or abdominal findings on examination. CT (10a, 10b) and MR (10c) head scans were performed. 1 What do the CT head scans (10a, 10b) show? 2 What does the MR scan (10c) show? 3 How would you manage this... - Qbank

Celiac disease is associated with ataxic syndromes without definite diagnosis, suggesting that it plays a part in the pathogenesis of some ataxic syndromes.
13 April 2012, 3:56 pm
Gold Horse Celiac disease is associated with ataxic syndromes without definite diagnosis, suggesting that it plays a part in the pathogenesis of some ataxic syndromes. - http://www.greenmedinfo.com/article... April 13 from GreenMedInfo - Comment - Like PMID: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1999 Jan ;66(1):32-5. PMID: 9886447 Abstract Title: Idiopathic cerebellar ataxia associated with celiac disease: lack of distinctive neurological features. Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To determine the occurrence of celiac disease in a population of ataxic patients without definite diagnosis and to characterise distinctive features which may help to differentiate cerebellar ataxia with and without celiac disease.METHODS: Twenty four ataxic patients without definite diagnosis (group A) and 23 ataxic patients with definite diagnosis (group B) were screened for antigliadin (AGAs) and antiendomysium antibodies (EMAs). Patients with a positive AGA or EMA test underwent endoscopic biopsy of the duodenal mucosa.RESULTS: There was an increased prevalence of celiac disease in group A (3/24) compared with group B (0/23). None of the celiac patients presented gastrointestinal symptoms or malabsorption signs. None of the ataxic patients with celiac disease had early... - Nana Silvergrim

wopular: Quench your thirst for zombie knowledge
30 March 2012, 2:00 am
wopular Quench your thirst for zombie knowledge - http://www.wopular.com/quench-... March 30 from u.s. - Comment - Like Call him "Dr. Zombie." Steven C. Schlozman is a Harvard psychiatrist and a zombie expert. He can throw down terms like ataxic neurodegenerative satiety deficiency syndrome (ANSD) - the virus - wopular

Philadelphia Birth Injury Lawyers Duffy Partners Attorneys at Law
4 March 2012, 3:32 am
Free Index Philadelphia Birth Injury Lawyers Duffy Partners Attorneys at Law - http://www.free-index.eu/link... March 4 from Free Index Link Directory - Comment - Like Birth injury lawyers in Philadelphia of Duffy Partners have experience handling birth trauma cases involving cerebral palsy erb s palsy athetoid cerebral palsy spastic cerebral palsy ataxic cerebral palsy and as well as brachial plexus acidosis - LinkDyr - Link Directory

Kayhan Deveci: Yasin - Unertan Syndrome Quadruped Abdus And Biped ataxic
26 February 2012, 5:30 am
Kayhan Deveci Yasin - Unertan Syndrome Quadruped Abdus And Biped ataxic - http://www.fizymuzik.org/yasin_u... February 26 from www.fizymuzik - Comment - Like

Candy Norton: Medical Malpracticethat Results In Cerebral Palsy Posted By: Bruce Fagel
16 February 2012, 5:08 am
Candy Norton Medical Malpracticethat Results In Cerebral Palsy Posted By: Bruce Fagel - http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article... February 16 from ArticleSnatch Article... - Comment - Like Cerebral palsy remains a significant health problem in the United States. Despite advances in medical care, the numbers of people affected by cerebral palsy continue to increase, as more premature infants are surviving birth. Recent estimates show that about 2-3 children per 1000 have cerebral palsy, which affects males and females in all ethnic and socioeconomic groups. There are several different types of cerebral palsy, including spastic, dyskinetic, ataxic, hypotonic, and mixed. In each case, cerebral palsy is a catastrophic, long term injury to a child's brain that involves a group of disorders that impairs brain and nervous system functions such as movement, learning, hearing, seeing, and thinking. Most cases of cerebral palsy occur ...medical malpractice cases involving cerebral palsy, medical malpractice attorneys, hospital malpractice lawsuits, Fagel Law Blog - Candy Norton

Joe Johnson: Medical Malpracticethat Results In Cerebral Palsy Posted By: Bruce Fagel
16 February 2012, 5:08 am
Joe Johnson Medical Malpracticethat Results In Cerebral Palsy Posted By: Bruce Fagel - http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article... February 16 from ArticleSnatch Article... - Comment - Like Cerebral palsy remains a significant health problem in the United States. Despite advances in medical care, the numbers of people affected by cerebral palsy continue to increase, as more premature infants are surviving birth. Recent estimates show that about 2-3 children per 1000 have cerebral palsy, which affects males and females in all ethnic and socioeconomic groups. There are several different types of cerebral palsy, including spastic, dyskinetic, ataxic, hypotonic, and mixed. In each case, cerebral palsy is a catastrophic, long term injury to a child's brain that involves a group of disorders that impairs brain and nervous system functions such as movement, learning, hearing, seeing, and thinking. Most cases of cerebral palsy occur ...medical malpractice cases involving cerebral palsy, medical malpractice attorneys, hospital malpractice lawsuits, Fagel Law Blog - Joe Johnson

Unlikely causes of dementia
27 December 2011, 2:08 pm
Brain Science Podcast Unlikely causes of dementia - http://mindhacks.com/2011... December 27 from Alltop RSS - Comment - Like An article on the history of dementia lists the somewhat odd causes for the degenerative brain condition as given by the pioneering French psychiatrist Jean Etienne Esquirol in 1838: Menstrual disorders, Sequelae [consequences] of delivery, Head injuries, Progression of age, ataxic fever, Hemorrhoids surgery, Mania and monomania, Paralysis, Apoplexy, Syphilis, Mercury abuse, Dietary excesses, Wine [...] - Ginger Campbell, MD

Unlikely causes of dementia
27 December 2011, 11:36 am
Blogs about Science Unlikely causes of dementia - http://mindhacks.com/2011... December 27 from Mind Hacks - Comment - Like An article on the history of dementia lists the somewhat odd causes for the degenerative brain condition as given by the pioneering French psychiatrist Jean Etienne Esquirol in 1838: Menstrual disorders, Sequelae [consequences] of delivery, Head injuries, Progression of age, ataxic fever, Hemorrhoids surgery, Mania and monomania, Paralysis, Apoplexy, Syphilis, Mercury abuse, Dietary excesses, Wine [...] - Kubke

In vivo monitoring of recovery from neurodegeneration in conditional transgenic SCA1 mice.
21 December 2011, 6:01 am
Evolutionary MRI In vivo monitoring of recovery from neurodegeneration in conditional transgenic SCA1 mice. - http://www.hubmed.org/display... December 21 from HubMed - beaver mri - Comment - Like Exp Neurol. 2011 Dec; 232(2): 290-8 Oz G, Vollmers ML, Nelson CD, Shanley R, Eberly LE, Orr HT, Clark HB Reliable and objective markers of neuronal function and pathology that can directly assess the effects of neuroprotective treatments in the brain are urgently needed for clinical trials in neurodegenerative diseases. Here we assessed the sensitivity of high field proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H MRS) to monitor reversal of neurodegeneration by taking advantage of a well characterized conditional mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), where the cerebellar pathology and ataxic phenotype are reversible by doxycycline administration. Transgene expression was suppressed by feeding the mice with chow that contains doxycycline from 6 to 12 weeks of age in an early stage group and from 12 to 24 weeks in a mid-stage group. Cerebellar neurochemical profiles of treated and untreated conditional mice were measured at 9.4 tesla (T) before and after treatment and... - Daniel Mietchen