Blepharitis
BACKGROUND: Blepharitis is an ocular surface disease and chronic ophthalmic condition. This paper reports on the development of psychometric evaluation of a patient-reported measure of blepharitis symptoms. METHODS: Self-reports of 13 blepharitis symptoms collected in a Phase 3 multi-site, randomized, double-masked,[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Transient Ischemic Attack
Patients rarely display eye movement dysfunctions as the primary symptom in transient ischemic attack. A 58-year-old patient with a history of hypertension and smoking presented with a 1-month history of paroxysmal exotropia of the left eye and double vision. No obvious abnormality was found in imaging examination[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Conjunctivitis
[…] close Please confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape. If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit. Log out Cancel Updated: Oct 22, 2018 Author: Michael A Silverman, MD, MD; Chief Editor: Barry E Brenner, MD, PhD, FACEP more... Overview Overview The[…][emedicine.com]
Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
We present three patients with a clinical course and cerebrospinal fluid findings consistent with a diagnosis of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS). Extensive and repeated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations showed only diffuse abnormality in brain and spinal cord, but no focal lesions. We propose[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Graves Disease
Thyroid hemiagenesis is a rare congenital dysplasia, whereas a variety of pathological changes may occur in residual thyroid lobe. The most frequently described pathology in residual thyroid lobe is Graves' hyperthyroidism. Although I therapy has been generally recommended as the preferred treatment for Graves'[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Subdural Hematoma
Subdural hematoma is defined as a collection of blood outside the brain below the dura mater. Presentations seen is dependent on the level of bleeding but general include siezures, apathy, weakness, lethargy, nausea, dizziness, behaviorual changes, confusion and severe headache. Chronic subdural hematoma may have[…][symptoma.com]
Heroin Dependence
Addict Biol. 2014 Jan;19(1):111-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2012.00445.x. Epub 2012 Apr 13. Nelson EC 1 , Lynskey MT , Heath AC , Wray N , Agrawal A , Shand FL , Henders AK , Wallace L , Todorov AA , Schrage AJ , Madden PA , Degenhardt L , Martin NG , Montgomery GW . Author information 1 Department of Psychiatry, Washington[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
The full text of this article hosted at iucr.org is unavailable due to technical difficulties. Evidence‐Based Diagnostics Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis Describing the Diagnostic Accuracy of History, Physical Examination, Imaging, and Lumbar Puncture With an Exploration of[…][doi.org]
Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy
Progressive, usually symmetrical blepharoptosis, with or without dysphagia, appears during middle age. Muscular weakness in the limbs can be noted in some patients.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
PURPOSE: To clinically characterize blepharoptosis in Hispanic New Mexicans with oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy and examine eyelid surgery outcomes.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] commencing at various age, however, oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a rare hereditary disorder presenting in middle age with progressive dysphagia and bilateral blepharoptosis[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Anterior Uveitis
Eye (Lond). 2016 Nov;30(11):1452-1457. doi: 10.1038/eye.2016.146. Epub 2016 Jul 15. Author information 1 Division of Ophthalmic Genetics, The Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base and Key Laboratory of Vision Science, Ministry of Health, Wenzhou, China. 2 Department of[…][ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]