Tardive dyskinesia is dystonia that can occur as a result of years or decades of neuroleptic administration and takes the form of a movement disorder. Patients often grimace or suffer from impaired breathing or bowel movement. After the manifestation of tardive dyskinesia, the condition is difficult to treat. What is tardive dyskinesia? Dystonia is a … Tardive Dyskinesia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Excitation transmission from cell to cell – even from nerve cell to nerve cell – occurs through synapses. These are junctions between two nerve cells or between nerve cell and other tissue cells that are specialized for signal transmission and reception. In most cases, signal transmission occurs via so-called messenger substances (neurotransmitters); only in the … Excitation Transmission: Function, Task & Diseases
The term palmar flexion is used on the human body exclusively for a movement of the hand. It is involved in many everyday and athletic movements. What is palmar flexion? Palmar flexion is a flexion that is in the direction of the palm. It involves the palm of the hand approaching the forearm. Like its … Palmar Flexion: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Neurosyphilis is a syndrome that can develop as a late consequence of syphilis infection. It manifests as psychiatric and neurologic deficits. Neurosyphilis is also called neurolues or quaternary syphilis (fourth-stage syphilis). What is neurosyphilis? Neurosyphilis can develop when untreated or incompletely cured syphilis disease is far advanced. The disease then spreads to the central nervous … Neurosyphilis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
The human spine holds the trunk and is divided into the cervical spine, thoracic spine and lumbar spine. Each part is subjected to different stresses in everyday life. What is the lumbar spine? Schematic anatomical representation of the spine and its structure. The lower region of the trunk is called the lumbar or lumbar region, … Lumbar Spine: Structure, Function & Diseases
Oneiroid syndrome is a dream-like state of confusion with clouding of consciousness. The sensory delusions, which are perceived as very close to life, are often accompanied by intense emotional experiences, most of which have strong negative connotations. Affected individuals cannot separate what they seem to be experiencing from reality and are difficult to convince of … Oneiroid Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Grasping is an automated movement pattern that is planned in the motor cortex of the brain. From there, the movement plan for reaching is transmitted to the voluntary muscles via the brain‘s pyramidal pathways. Impaired reaching movement may indicate neurodegenerative diseases. What is reaching? Grasping is an automated movement pattern that is planned in the … Grasping: Function, Task & Diseases
The border cord is a concatenation of nerve cell body clusters that is part of the sympathetic nervous system. The individual portions of the border cord send sympathetic nerves to the neck, chest, sacrum, and abdomen. Like all other nerve branches, border cord-associated nerve branches may be affected by paralysis. What is the border cord? … Boundary Cord: Structure, Function & Diseases
A taste disorder, or tasting disorder, manifests as an impairment in the experience of taste. A healthy lifestyle can sometimes help reduce the risk of developing the disorder. What is a taste disorder? In medicine, taste disorder is also known as dysgeusia. In this context, the term taste disorder encompasses several forms of disorders of … Taste Disorder: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Myelogenesis is the medical term used to describe, first, embryonic spinal cord formation and, second, the formation of the medulla of all medullary nerves, which is carried out by oligodendroglia and Schwann cells. Both meanings of the term deal with developmental processes of the nervous system. Disorders of these developmental processes result in functional impairment … Myelogenesis: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Lightning and thunder – surprisingly, more the thunder – produce feelings of fear in a large number of people. In others, however, they do not. Many people are also afraid to be alone in an apartment or to go into a dark basement. Others are afraid of driving over a bridge, flying in an airplane, … Causes and Treatment of Anxiety: Treatment, Effect & Risks
The human nervous system processes sensory input received from the sensory organs. Topographically, it is divided into the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The following is an overview of the structure and function as well as possible diseases of the peripheral nervous system. What is the peripheral nervous system? The … Peripheral Nervous System: Structure, Function & Diseases
