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Parent topics
- Medicine [r]: The study of health and disease of the human body. [e]
- Neuroanatomy [r]: The branch of anatomy that studies the anatomical organization of the nervous system. [e]
- Neurophysiology [r]: The branch of physiology that studies the functions of the nervous system. [e]
Subtopics
Signs
- Argyll Robertson pupil [r]: On physical examination, finding the pupils of the eyes irregular and not reactive to light, but contracting when the patient focuses his vision; a significant neurological finding [e]
- Babinski reflex [r]: A common part of a physical examination, it is positive, indicating a motor neuron irritation, if the big toe turns up and the other toes spread when firmly scratched with a pointed, but not sharp, instrument [e]
- Doll's eye reflex [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Kernig's and Brudzinski's signs [r]: Techniques used, as a part of a physical examination, usually when the patient complains of a "stiff neck", to elicit specific signs suggestive of meningitis [e]
- Patellar reflex [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Phelan's sign [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Romberg's sign [r]: A neurological diagnostic test that assesses the role of a patient's vision in correcting for balance abnormalities associated with proprioception and vestibular senses; the sign is positive if the patient cannot remain stable while standing with feet together and eyes closed [e]
- Straight leg raise [r]: The straight leg raise, also called Lasègue sign or Lasègue test, is a test done during the physical examination to determine whether a patient with low back pain has an underlying herniated disk [e]
- Tinel's sign [r]: Add brief definition or description
Specialized diagnostic techniques
- Electroencephalography [r]: A technique that records brain electrical activity non-invasively. [e]
- Electromyography [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Lumbar puncture [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Nerve conduction studies [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Neuropsychology [r]: Add brief definition or description
Syndromes
- Convulsive disorders [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Paraplegia [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Paresthesia [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Quadriplegia [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Prosopagnosia [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Vertigo (medical) [r]: Add brief definition or description
Diseases
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Cerebral hemorrhage [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Peripheral neuropathies [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Meningitis [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Multiple sclerosis [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Muscular dystrophies [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Myopathies [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Neuromuscular transmission disorders [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Stroke [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Neurosurgery [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Psychiatry [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Psychology [r]: Add brief definition or description