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Neurology. Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) are symptoms that are archetypically associated with the extrapyramidal system of the brain's cerebral cortex. When such symptoms are caused by medications or other drugs, they are also known as extrapyramidal side effects (EPSE). The symptoms can be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term).
The extrapyramidal tracts are chiefly found in the reticular formation of the pons and medulla, and target lower motor neurons in the spinal cord that are involved in reflexes, locomotion, complex movements, and postural control. These tracts are in turn modulated by various parts of the central nervous system, including the nigrostriatal ...
Gastroenterology. Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis(EPS) is a chronic clinical syndrome with an insidious onset that manifests as chronic undernourishment accompanied by sporadic, acute, or subacute gastrointestinal obstruction symptoms. [ 1 ] Peritoneal dialysis is most commonly linked to encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis, especially when ...
Pyramidal signs can be a result from different types of damage to the brain or spinal cord, such as strokes, infections, tumors, hemorrhagic events, multiple sclerosis, or trauma. [4] Parkinsonian-Pyramidal syndrome (PPS) is a combination of both pyramidal and parkinsonian signs that manifest in various neurodegenerative diseases. [5]
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is characterized by pelvic or perineal pain without evidence of urinary tract infection, [8] lasting longer than 3 months, [9] as the key symptom. Symptoms may wax and wane. Pain can range from mild to debilitating. Pain may radiate to the back and rectum, making sitting uncomfortable.
Movement disorders are clinical syndromes with either an excess of movement or a paucity of voluntary and involuntary movements, unrelated to weakness or spasticity. [ 1 ] Movement disorders present with extrapyramidal symptoms and are caused by basal ganglia disease. [ 2 ] Movement disorders are conventionally divided into two major categories ...
Spasmodic torticollis is an extremely painful chronic neurological movement disorder causing the neck to involuntarily turn to the left, right, upwards, and/or downwards. The condition is also referred to as "cervical dystonia ". Both agonist and antagonist muscles contract simultaneously during dystonic movement. [1]
Feb. 21—If you've watched enough episodes of "Grey's Anatomy" then you've probably seen that some patients develop sepsis and die. Dr. Barath Rangaswamy, of the Texas Tech University Health ...