MeaningFunction A disorder of the medulla oblongata is seen, for example, in patients with a so-called bulbar paralysis. In this case the cranial nerves running in the medulla are affected. These have the innervation of the pharyngeal and pharyngeal muscles in common. Accordingly, this clinical picture leads to partial paralysis of the muscles of the … MeaningFunction | Extended Mark
Synonyms in a broader sense Medical: Myospasia impulsiva Gilles de la Tourette’s syndrome Tourette’s disease/disorder Generalized tic disease with motor and vocal tics Tourette’s syndrome is a neurological-psychiatric disorder characterized by muscular (motor) and linguistic (vocal) tics, which do not necessarily occur simultaneously. Tourette’s syndrome is often associated with behavioural disorders. Tics are simple or … Tourette’s syndrome
Rehabilitation Prognosis The prognosis is quite good in most childhood and adolescent patients with Tourette’s syndrome. Many of the patients are free of tics from the end of the first or the beginning of the second decade of life, i.e. the symptoms subside completely (remission) or at least improve considerably. However, there may be a … Rehabilitation Prognosis | Tourette’s syndrome
Synonyms brain, spinal cord, meninges Logical thinking The own consciousness Emotions / Feelings And various learning processes. Communication of nerves When one speaks of nerve cells communicating with each other, this is essentially done by releasing chemical messengers (transmitters, neurotransmitters) into the vicinity of another nerve cell (neuron). The process is therefore similar to a … CNS central nervous system
Macroscopic anatomy The CNS is protected in the area of the head by the skull bones and on the back by the vertebral bodies, which form a spinal canal inside. It continues without a sharp border into the so-called “peripheral nervous system“, which emerges with its more or less long nerve fibers from the bony … Macroscopic anatomy | CNS central nervous system
Tics, tic syndrome, tic disorder, Tourette’s syndromeTics are simple or complex, sudden, short-lived, involuntary or semi-autonomous movements (motor tic) or sounds (vocal tic). With an internally growing tension they can be suppressed for a short time. Patients perceive the tics as an inner compulsion and often feel discomfort in the corresponding body region, which is … Tics
Tics for children Tics for small children Tics can also occur in infancy. They express themselves similarly to tics in childhood. It has been observed that tics in toddlers often appeared when there was a change in the toddlers’ daily routine. Triggers can be, for example, entering kindergarten, moving house, divorce or other reasons. It … Tics for children | Tics
Tics at the baby Some parents report “tics” of their babies, such as a shrug of the shoulders or a shaking of the body. Just as with tics in other age groups, these tics are usually harmless and disappear as spontaneously as they came. The cause of babyhood tics is probably growth in the child’s … Tics at the baby | Tics
Tics for highly gifted students On the one hand, tics can appear in highly gifted children and adults for the same reasons as in normal gifted children and adults. On the other hand, tics can develop due to the stronger perception of stimuli and sensitivity to stimuli of highly gifted children and adults. These can … Tics for highly gifted students | Tics
Tics through stress Stress is not the cause of tics, but can trigger and amplify tics. Therefore, it is important on the one hand that those affected learn how to deal with stress and on the other hand it is important that the environment does not cause additional stress. The principles of behavior of a … Tics through stress | Tics
Synonyms Medical: Substantia alba spinalis CNS, spinal cord, brain, nerve cell, gray matter spinal cord Introduction This text tries to present the very complex interrelationships in the spinal cord in an understandable way. Due to the complexity of the topic it is aimed at medical students, doctors and very interested laymen. Declaration The Tractus spinobulbaris … Tractus spinobulbaris
Diseases If the rear strand tract is damaged, the so-called rear strand ataxia occurs. Here, movements are uncoordinated and the gait pattern is very uncertain. Patients have a marked tendency to fall because information about the position of joints and muscles in space is no longer adequately passed on and the extent of movements can … Diseases | Tractus spinobulbaris
