Category: Medical Topics
Cushing's Syndrome Mnemonic. Cushing's syndrome describes the signs and symptoms associated with prolonged exposure to inappropriately high levels of the hormone cortisol. The most common cause of this is …
Cushing's syndrome describes the signs and symptoms associated with prolonged exposure to inappropriately high levels of the hormone cortisol. The most common cause of this is by taking glucocorticoid …
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia: The term Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) contains several distinct syndromes featuring tumors of endocrine glands, each with its own characteristic pattern. In some cases, the tumors …
The dorsal column medial lemniscus pathway (DCML), is the sensory pathway responsible for transmitting fine touch, vibration and conscious proprioceptive information from the body to the cerebral cortex; as …
Medial inferior pontine syndrome is a condition associated with a contralateral hemiplegia. Medial inferior pontine syndrome has been described as equivalent to Foville's syndrome. Although medial pontine syndrome has many …
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT): Heparin is an anticoagulant agent which inhibits thrombin and it does this by activating antithrombin III, which inhibits conversion of fibrinogen to Fibrin. Since fibrin is one of the most important …
MLF syndrome, Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO), is a disorder of conjugate lateral gaze in which the affected eye shows impairment of adduction. When an attempt is made to gaze contralaterally (relative …
