Ace The Neurology Exam

Lumbar puncture (LP), also referred to as “spinal tap,” is a commonly performed procedure that involves obtaining and sampling cerebros ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the leading causes of death. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a non-surgical, invasive proc ...

Glatiramer acetate is an immune modulating medication currently used to treat relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and clinically isolated ...

The FDA approved phenytoin in 1939 for the treatment of epilepsy. Despite its narrow therapeutic index, the drug has seen robust use in the treatme ...

Cefepime hydrochloride is a fourth-generation cephalosporin that belongs to a class of antibiotics known as beta-lactams. It is indicated to treat ...

Creatine phosphokinase (CPK), also known by the name creatine kinase (CK) is the enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of creatine and adenosine triph ...

Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) is a safe, efficacious and minimally invasive advanced therapy indicated to treat urinary incontinence, urinary retent ...

is likely the most common cause of infectious retinochoroiditis (Toxoplasma retinochoroiditis [TRC]) worldwide

In 1975, ablation was initially used to treat chronic back pain and sciatica of unknown etiology as an alternative to the prior treatment of severi ...

Skull fractures are common injuries observed in the setting of both blunt and penetrating trauma. The frontal sinuses are located within the fronta ...

Neurofibromatosis is a neurocutaneous disorder characterized by tumors in the nervous system and skin. Neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2 are the most ...

Aphasia is an impairment of language function which is localized to the dominant cerebral hemisphere. Traditionally, aphasia is categorized as eith ...

Consciousness is the awareness of one's self and the environment and the ability to respond to external stimuli.

Clonus is a rhythmic, oscillating, stretch reflex, the cause of which is not totally known; however, it relates to lesions in upper ...

Intracranial hypertension (IH) is a clinical condition that is associated with an elevation of the pressures within the cranium. The pressure in th ...

Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is an X-linked genetic disorder that prevents the breakdown and excretion of ammon ...

The geniculate ganglion is a sensory ganglion of the facial nerve (CN VII). It contains the cell bodies of the fibers responsible for conducting ta ...

The bithermal caloric test, first described by Robert Barany, assesses lateral vestibular canal function.