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  2. Neuromyotonia - Wikipedia

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    NMT is a diverse disorder. As a result of muscular hyperactivity, patients may present with muscle cramps, stiffness, myotonia-like symptoms (slow relaxation), associated walking difficulties, hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), myokymia (quivering of a muscle), fasciculations (muscle twitching), fatigue, exercise intolerance, myoclonic jerks and other related symptoms.

  3. Postpartum blues - Wikipedia

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    Postpartum blues, also known as baby blues and maternity blues, is a very common but self-limited condition that begins shortly after childbirth and can present with a variety of symptoms such as mood swings, irritability, and tearfulness.

  4. List of ICD-9 codes 780–799: symptoms, signs, and ill-defined ...

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    This is a shortened version of the sixteenth chapter of the ICD-9: Symptoms, Signs and Ill-defined Conditions.It covers ICD codes 780 to 799.The full chapter can be found on pages 455 to 471 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.

  5. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis - Wikipedia

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    2 in 10,000 for all age groups; [1] as high as 1 in 609 for unvaccinated infants under 15 months [2] Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis ( SSPE ), also known as Dawson disease , is a rare form of progressive brain inflammation caused by a persistent infection with the measles virus .

  6. Neuromuscular disease - Wikipedia

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    A neuromuscular disease is any disease affecting the peripheral nervous system (PNS), [a] the neuromuscular junctions, or skeletal muscles, all of which are components of the motor unit. [4] Damage to any of these structures can cause muscle atrophy and weakness. Issues with sensation can also occur. Neuromuscular diseases can be acquired or ...

  7. Ballard Maturational Assessment - Wikipedia

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    The Ballard Maturational Assessment, Ballard Score, or Ballard Scale, is a commonly used technique of gestational age assessment. It was devised by Dr Jeanne L. Ballard, professor emeritus of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

  8. Neonatal withdrawal - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] These symptoms mainly arise from the dysregulation of 4 physiological and or behavioral systems; state control and attention which influence irritability and avoidance of eye contact, motor and tone control which influence tremors and seizures, sensory processing which influence hypersensitivity or hyposensitivity, and autonomic control ...

  9. Myofascial trigger point - Wikipedia

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    The term "trigger point" was coined in 1942 by Dr. Janet Travell to describe a clinical finding with the following characteristics: [citation needed]. Pain related to a discrete, irritable point in skeletal muscle or fascia, not caused by acute local trauma, inflammation, degeneration, neoplasm or infection.