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Denervation processes are strongly associated with the symptoms experienced in post-polio syndrome. Individuals with post-polio syndrome undergo a continuous cycle of denervation and reinnervation that occurs after acute poliomyelitis. Over time, this cycle leads to an increase in the size of motor units in skeletal muscle fibers. Eventually ...
Prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), [1] also known as demon face syndrome, [2] is a neurological disorder characterized by altered perceptions of faces. In the perception of a person with the disorder, facial features are distorted in a variety of ways including drooping, swelling, discoloration, and shifts of position.
Prosopagnosia, [2] also known as face blindness, [3] is a cognitive disorder of face perception in which the ability to recognize familiar faces, including one's own face (self-recognition), is impaired, while other aspects of visual processing (e.g., object discrimination) and intellectual functioning (e.g., decision-making) remain intact.
The extremely rare neurological disorder of perception causes faces to appear distorted in shape, size, texture or color. Sharrah felt the symptoms were a match, and he was formally diagnosed last ...
[4] [5] The disease causes progressive muscle loss with weakness, fasciculations, and cramps. Weakness of the bulbar muscles follows causing difficulties in speech and swallowing . Female carriers do not show symptoms. Although there is no cure, supportive intervention can improve mobility and reduce complications.
Myotonia congenita is a congenital neuromuscular channelopathy that affects skeletal muscles (muscles used for movement). It is a genetic disorder.The hallmark of the disease is the failure of initiated contraction to terminate, often referred to as delayed relaxation of the muscles and rigidity. [1]
Hirsutism, weight gain and irregular periods are tough enough to navigate individually, but for women with PCOS, this cocktail of symptoms is just the beginning of the struggles that hallmark ...
In contralateral sympathectomy, the nerve bundles that cause the flushing in the face are interrupted. This procedure causes both sides of the face to no longer flush or sweat. Since symptoms of Harlequin syndrome do not typically impair a person's daily life, this treatment is only recommended if a person is very uncomfortable with the ...