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Lateral Pontine Syndrome, also known as Marie-Foix syndrome or Marie-Foix-Alajouanine syndrome. [ 1] It refers to one of the brainstem stroke syndromes of the lateral aspect of the pons. A lateral pontine syndrome is a lesion which is similar to the lateral medullary syndrome, but because it occurs in the pons, it also involves the cranial ...
Ocular albinism late onset sensorineural deafness. Ocular albinism late onset sensorineural deafness (OASD) is a rare, X-linked recessive disease characterized by intense visual impairments, reduced retinal pigments, translucent pale-blue irises and moderately severe hearing loss from adolescence to middle-age. [1]
Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome ( JLNS) is a rare type of long QT syndrome associated with severe, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. [ 2] Those with JLNS are at risk of abnormal heart rhythms called arrhythmias, which can lead to fainting, seizures, or sudden death. JLNS, like other forms of long QT syndrome, causes the cardiac muscle to ...
COVID-19 pandemic. SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, was first introduced to humans through zoonosis (transmission of a pathogen to a human from an animal), and a zoonotic spillover event is the origin of COVID-19 that is considered most plausible by the scientific community. [a] Human coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2 are zoonotic ...
Nystagmus as seen in a case of ocular albinism. The cause of pathological nystagmus may be congenital, idiopathic, or secondary to a pre-existing neurological disorder.It also may be induced temporarily by disorientation (such as on roller coaster rides or when a person has been spinning in circles) or by some drugs (alcohol, lidocaine, and other central nervous system depressants, inhalant ...
Noise-induced hearing loss affects adults and kids alike. This condition develops when damage occurs to the delicate hair cells in the inner ear due to exposure to loud sounds or noises. Get more ...
Canine coronavirus strain NTU336/F/2008. Canine coronavirus (CCoV) is an enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus which is a member of the species Alphacoronavirus 1. It causes a highly contagious intestinal disease worldwide in dogs. [ 2] The infecting virus enters its host cell by binding to the APN receptor. [ 3]
Sure, the dog might have been there on those long nights that his human spent studying. But it's hard to explain to a dog that the end result is that their best friend will go away to school.