What is Ramsay Hunt syndrome? Ramsay Hunt syndrome is also known as the Hunt syndrome, Herpes zoster oticus, Geniculate ganglion zoster, Geniculate herpes& Herpetic geniculate ganglionitis Ramsay Hunt syndrome is the painful rash around the ear, on the face, or on the mouth. It happens when the varicella-zoster virus infects a nerve in the head….
What is the floppy baby syndrome? Who does floppy baby syndrome affect? How common is Floppy infant syndrome (FIS)? Is Floppy Baby syndrome a disability? What are the symptoms of Floppy baby syndrome? Children with FIS have symptoms where their bodies look like rag dolls. Doctors also refer to your baby as being “floppy” from…
What is Ulnar nerve Palsy? In the ulnar nerve palsy, the patient can not able to do fine movements and daily routine tasks, muscles become wasting, or atrophied. The ulnar nerve is a major peripheral nerve of the upper limb. It supplies motor and sensory functions to the upper extremity. The ulnar nerve originates from…
Introduction of the Wrist Drop Forearm anatomy Pathophysiology Which are the Causes of Wrist drop? Wrist extension is achieved by muscles in a forearm contracting, pulling on tendons that attach distally to (beyond) a wrist. If the tendons, muscles, or even nerves supplying these muscles are damaged or otherwise not working as they should be,…
Introduction of the Foot Drop Pathophysiology Causes of the foot drop Foot drop is caused by weakness or even paralysis of the muscles involved in lifting a front part of the foot. It usually happens when there is a problem with the nerves in the lower spine, leg, or foot or the muscles of the…
What is a Median nerve injury? It is the essential peripheral nerve in the upper limb. It passes on the medial side of the arm between the brachialis and the biceps brachii muscles. Most of the muscles in the forearm are supplied by the median nerve. For example, it controls movements like the abduction of…
Description: Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by the compression of the median nerve in the narrowing tunnel. in this condition, the patient feels tingling, pain, numbness, and weakness in the thumb and the other three fingers except for the little finger. this condition is seen most commonly in women because they have smaller tunnels compared…
When the Pudendal nerve is compressed in Alcock’s canal of the pelvis region is called Alcock canal syndrome also called Pudendal nerve entrapment syndrome (PNE). It rarely occurs in which chronic neuropathic pain in the distribution of the pudendal nerve mainly increased in sitting positioned with genital numbness and bladder-bowl incontinence are the major symptoms….
Abnormal posturing is an involuntary muscle contraction which leads abnormal types of Body position mainly flexion and extension position mostly associated with severe brain and spinal cord related conditions. In this condition one group of muscles tone increased while opposite group muscles loose their tone. This posturing may also seen without a stimulus. Abnormal posturing…
Locked-in syndrome is a rare neurological disorder where patient is in pseudocoma position in which complete paralysis of voluntary muscles, However the eyes movement like blinking are present. In this condition patient is conscious and can think and reason, but are unable to move their body parts or speak. Vertical eye movements and blinking can…
