Neurology Diagnostics

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A doctor specializing in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the nervous system, which affects the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles.

Diseases is a neurologist
The most common neurological diseases are migraine and other headaches, memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, sleep disorders, Parkinson’s disease and tremor, gait disorders, epilepsy and unconscious, the pains and neuralgia, muscle weakness and neurological impact of general diseases, stress and depression.

Diagnostic tools which employs
The most important diagnostic tool is the history, during which the patient exhibits symptoms, allowing deduction of injured nervous system. The fundus examination of the cranial nerves, gait and station, reflections, sensitivities and cerebellum to confirm the injury. Finally, if necessary, use additional powerful diagnostic tools to confirm the clinical impression, such as brain MRI, Angio-Reosnancia the brain, and EEG mapping studies, electromyographic studies and conduction velocity, genetic studies , etc.

Treatments that are used
Neurological treatments are usually pharmacological, ie with drugs. On special occasions it is necessary to resort to physical therapy and other physical therapy or psychotherapy that is administered by psychologists and physiotherapists. Generally, medications are prescribed for three to six months and after this time is often convenient to make a review to monitor the effects of treatments. Read the rest of this entry »

The results of a study published in the journal Neurology suggests that the declaration of brain death occurs under certain complex circumstances, and is usually performed on patients who are hemodynamically unstable, requiring vasopressors and vasopressin.

In many cases, the apnea test can be completed successfully. In those who could not successfully carry out other tests are required to confirm brain death.

To determine this result performed a detailed review of 228 patients who were declared brain dead at the Mayo Clinic between 1996 and 2007.

Most of these cases were the result of a traumatic brain injury (32%) or intracerebral hematoma, or aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (39%).

Brain death was declared within 24 hours after admission in 69 patients (30%), 1 to 2 days after admission in 47 patients (21%), between day 2 and 3 in 26 patients (11 %), and after three days in 86 patients (38%).

The proof of apnea can not be done in 16 patients because haemodynamic instability or poor oxygenation at baseline.

Traumatic brain injury in patients with multiple trauma were more significant for patients who could not perform, or in which they had to stop, the apnea test than those who could complete the test.

Childhood neurological cause much distress in the family. However, thanks to scientific advances, most young patients can enjoy a full life today.

What would be the most common conditions in this specialty.

There are two sets of conditions which by their frequency in childhood and adolescence, would represent the main reasons for consultation at the neurological specialty: developmental disorders and so encompass the paroxysms.

A not insignificant percentage of children has a developmental disorder of sufficient magnitude to require an expert assessment. The reasons for consultation vary by age:

• In infants: is manifested in the acquisition of maturational patterns, especially motor.

• At stage Kindergarten disorders in language development.

• At school age and adolescence in learning disorders and behavior.

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