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Neuro

– Discussion:     – decrease phenothiazines (reversible Parkinson’s dz);     – may find defects in mentation, neuritis of myelinated long nerves (restless leg syndrome), and MS changes;     – uremic polyneuropathy, w/ decr electric conduction along myelinated nerve fibers;     – conduction may be as low as 15 to 20/sec in renal failure; … Read more

Neuro Exam Menu

         – Exam for Spinal Cord Injury:     – Management of the Spine Injured Patient:     – Exam of C Spine:     – Anterior Cord Syndrome     – Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis     – Autonomic Dysfunction:     – Back Pain:     – Brachial Plexus – Neuro Exam   … Read more

Neuroblastoma

  – Discussion:     – most common tumor that causes skeletal metastasis in children;     – frequency of neuroblastoma is about 1 per 100,000 persons;     – originates in neural-crest cells of sympathetic nervous system;     – majority of patients have tumor involvment of regional lymph nodes or have metastasis to … Read more