Diabetic amyotrophy is a complication of diabetes mellitus. Affected individuals suffer from painful, progressive damage to the lumbosacral plexus and consequent neurological deficits. Initially, DA manifests in form of severe, unilateral pain in buttocks, hips, and thighs. Similar symptoms subsequently affect the…[1]
Hypercalcemia is the presence of an abnormally high concentration of calcium in the blood. The symptoms and signs of hypercalcemia are now more often mild and general rather than severe renal and bone problems seen years ago:GENERAL -symptoms such as malaise and depression RENAL- renal colic from stones,…[2]
Bulbar poliomyelitis is a specific type of an extremely rare viral paralytic disease in which the typical findings of acute flaccid paralysis are accompanied by bulbar symptoms - dysphagia, dysphonia, nasal regurgitation, as well as vascular and respiratory impairment in severe cases. The diagnosis rests on clinical…[3]
Poliomyelitis is an infectious disease caused by poliovirus, a human enterovirus belonging to the family Picornaviridae. Poliomyelitis shows a wide range of possible clinical scenarios. In the majority of them (around 95%), the disease is asymptomatic or shows flu-like symptoms which do not represent a major concern for…[4]
Meningomyelocele is a neural tube defect, presenting as a protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges, due to incomplete closure of the neural tube. It represents one of the most common birth defects. Meningomyelocele is often associated with type II Arnold-Chiari malformation. Meningomyelocele is a congenital anomaly…[5]
Post-polio syndrome (PPS, or post-poliomyelitis syndrome or post-polio sequelae) is a condition that affects approximately 25 to 40 percent of people who have previously survived an acute attack of poliomyelitis —a viral infection of the nervous system—after the initial infection. Typically the symptoms appear 15 to…[6]
Several conditions constitute the group of motor neuron diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and cause progressive degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons, depending on the subtype. Their cause remains unknown and they are slightly more frequently encountered in males. Clinical presentation…[7]
Dementia is a loss of cognitive abilities severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living. It is most common in elderly individuals, with advancing age being the strongest risk factor. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer disease (AD), but there are numerous other known causes. Most types…[8]