What is Phrenic Nerve Palsy? The phrenic nerve, which extends from the neck to penetrate the diaphragm next to the pericardium, can suffer lesions anywhere along its journey, which is what causes phrenic nerve palsy, also known as paralysis or paresis of the phrenic nerve. What is the phrenic nerve? Your diaphragm, a sizable dome-shaped…
Introduction Huntington’s disease (HD) is a genetic neurodegenerative disorder that affects the central nervous system. It is named after George Huntington, the physician who first described the condition in 1872. HD is characterized by the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in certain regions of the brain, leading to various physical, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms. What…
What is Crutch Paralysis? What causes Crutch Paralysis? What are the symptoms of Crutch Paralysis? How can Crutch Paralysis affect children? What are Crutch Paralysis treatments? FAQs
What is vertebral artery dissection? Vertebral artery dissection is a condition that involves a tear in the inner lining of the vertebral artery, one of the major blood vessels in the neck. The vertebral arteries are traveling to the brain for supplying blood to the brain. When a dissection occurs, blood can leak into the…
Botulism (Clostridium Botulinum) What is botulism (Clostridium botulinum)? What happens if you get Clostridium botulinum? Foodborne botulism Other sources of foodborne botulism involve: Infant botulism Wound botulism Iatrogenic botulism Adult intestinal toxemia botulism How common is botulism? What are the signs or symptoms of botulism (Clostridium botulinum)? Symptoms of infant botulism can involve: Symptoms involve:…
What is Quadriplegia? Quadriplegia is a type of paralysis that starts at the neck and spreads to the entire body, including all of the limbs. Numerous factors can lead to quadriplegia, but the most common one is a spinal cord injury in the neck. Tetraplegia, often known as quadriplegia (the word “quad” originates from the…
What Is Hemiparesis? Hemiparesis is a common after-effect of Brain related conditions such as stroke that causes weakness on one side of the body. This one-sided weakness can restrict your movement and affect all day-to-day activities, such as walking, sitting, standing, dressing, eating, and Bathing. People often confuse hemiparesis and hemiplegia. Both conditions occur as…
Suprascapular nerve palsy is a condition in which injury or compression of suprascapular nerve leads to the supraspinatus and/or infraspinatus muscles. The suprascapular nerve is a mixed nerve (Motor and sensory) of the upper limb. Suprascapular nerve injury gives clinical significance to shoulder pain and upper limb weakness due to its own role. The suprascapular…
What is a Spinal Muscular Atrophy? Spinal muscular atrophy is an inherited disease in which progressive muscle weakness and wasting (atrophy) are used for movement (skeletal muscles). It occurs due to a loss of specialized nerve cells (motor neurons) that control muscle movement. Progressive muscle weakness is seen as more severe that is closer to…
Definition Poliomyelitis or Polio is a virus infection of cranial nerve nuclei inside the brain stem or spinal cord that leads to temporary or permanent paralysis of muscles that they activate. The virus most usually affects children under 5 years of age. Way of transmission Epidemiology of poliovirus Polio is mainly caused by a virus…
