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The usual treatment of a standardised Adie syndrome is to prescribe reading glasses to correct for impairment of the eye(s). [1] Pilocarpine drops may be administered as a treatment as well as a diagnostic measure. [1] Thoracic sympathectomy is the definitive treatment of diaphoresis, if the condition is not treatable by drug therapy. [1]
Holmes tremor, first identified by Gordon Holmes in 1904, can be described as a wing-beating movement localized in the upper body that is caused by cerebellar damage. [1] Holmes tremor is a combination of rest, action, and postural tremors. Tremor frequency ranges from 2 to 5 Hertz and is aggravated with posture and movement. [1]
Holmes and Adie shared interests in neurology and neuroanatomy, and in 1941 they published separate papers on the condition. The condition now bears their conjoined eponym, Holmes-Adie syndrome. [12] In the period between the wars, Holmes had concurrent appointments at Queen Square, Moorfields Eye Hospital and the Charing Cross Hospital. He was ...
This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome). There is disagreement over the definitions and criteria used to delineate various disorders and whether some of these conditions should be classified as ...
Adie's pupil is caused by damage to peripheral pathways to the pupil (parasympathetic neurons in the ciliary ganglion that cause pupillary constriction to bright light and with near vision). The pathophysiologic mechanism which produces an Argyll Robertson pupil is unclear, but is believed to be the result of bilateral damage to the pretectal ...
Adams–Stokes syndrome; Adducted thumb syndrome; Adie syndrome; Adiposogenital dystrophy; Adult-onset immunodeficiency syndrome; Advanced sleep phase disorder; Aerotoxic syndrome; Afferent loop syndrome; Aicardi syndrome; Aicardi–Goutières syndrome; AIDS dysmorphic syndrome; Al-Raqad syndrome; Alagille syndrome; Albinism–deafness syndrome ...
Photos show the massive gaps where the fabric that served as the domed building's roof had been ripped to shreds. St. Petersburg Fire Rescue confirmed that there were no injuries in the incident.
Acute idiopathic blind spot enlargement syndrome (AIBSE) is a rare eye disease affecting the retina of the eye. It is basically a type of retinopathy which affects females more than males. Currently there is no treatment for this condition, but, it is usually self limiting.