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- Disabling Neuromuscular Spasm and Spasticity Disabling muscle spasm is a sudden, violent, painful contraction of muscles which may occur in either acute or chronic settings. Chronic or recurrent muscle spasm is more typically associated with serious neurological disorders such as Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS), multiple sclerosis, stroke, spinal cord injury, and cerebral palsy...
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Microsoft Word - Cervical Dystonia Backgrounder 3.7.07_FINAL.doc
1 Background Background Background Background CERVICAL DYSTONIA What is cervical dystonia? 5 What causes cervical dystonia? Derived from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, BOTOX ® therapy inhibits the release of a neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, from nerve cells, blocking the signals that promote involuntary muscle contraction. Other current therapies used for...
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Feher-etal_1985_eng-trans.doc
6 Baclofen is one of the drugs most commonly used in the treatment of spastic hemiparetic patients. Table I Male patients Female patients Total Mydeton Baclofen Mydeton Baclofen Mydeton Baclofen Vascular disease 11 9 2 7 13 16 Trauma 7 5 1 8 5 Tumour 1 3 2 3 3 Total 19 17 5 7 24 24 The distribution of patients included in the study according...
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Generic Names of Some Trade Name Drugs, THE MERCK MANUAL OF HEALTH & AGING
Committed to Providing Medical Information Table of Contents Index Enlarge Text Reset Text Shrink Text -- Buy the Book Learn about participating in clinical trials at this government website: www.clinicaltrials.gov - APPENDIX I - Drug Names: Generic and Trade TOPICS - Introduction -~ Some Trade Names of Generic Drugs -~ Generic Names of Some Trade Name Drugs - Generic Names of Some...
Some Trade Names of Generic Drugs, THE MERCK MANUAL OF HEALTH & AGING
Committed to Providing Medical Information Table of Contents Index Enlarge Text Reset Text Shrink Text -- Buy the Book Learn about participating in clinical trials at this government website: www.clinicaltrials.gov - APPENDIX I - Drug Names: Generic and Trade TOPICS - Introduction -~ Some Trade Names of Generic Drugs-~ Generic Names of Some Trade Name Drugs - Some Trade Names of...
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Hiccups: Spasms of the Diaphragm (Sidebar), THE MERCK MANUAL OF HEALTH & AGING
Committed to Providing Medical Information Table of Contents Index Enlarge Text Reset Text Shrink Text -- Buy the Book Learn about participating in clinical trials at this government website: www.clinicaltrials.gov - SECTION 3 Medical Conditions CHAPTER 30 - Movement Disorders TOPICS - Introduction -~ Myoclonus -~ Dystonia -~ Tardive Dyskinesia and Akathisia -~ Essential Tremor -~...
Dystonia, Movement Disorders, THE MERCK MANUAL OF HEALTH & AGING
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Dystonia: Movement Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
Section Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders Subject Movement Disorders Dystonia Dystonia is involuntary, slow, repetitive, sustained muscle contractions that may cause freezing in the middle of an action, as well as twisting or turning of the trunk, the entire body, or part of the body. It may remain limited to the trunk or a leg, but sometimes it affects the whole body,...
Introduction: Movement Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
Section Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders Subject Movement Disorders Introduction Every body movement, from raising a hand to smiling, involves a complex interaction between the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), nerves, and muscles. Damage to the basal ganglia (collections of nerve cells located at the base of the cerebrum, deep within the brain) can cause...
Multiple Sclerosis: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
Section Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders Subject Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is a disorder in which patches of myelin and underlying nerve fibers in the eyes, brain, and spinal cord are damaged or destroyed. However, the disorder often worsens slowly over time. Where people spend the first 15 years of life affects their...
Cerebral Palsy: Merck Manual Home Edition
Section Children's Health Issues Subject Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is poor muscle control, spasticity, paralysis, and other neurologic problems resulting from brain injury before, during, or shortly after birth. Causes Many different types of injury to the brain can cause cerebral palsy, and most often a specific cause cannot be identified. There are four...
Trigeminal Neuralgia: Cranial Nerve Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
Section Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders Subject Cranial Nerve Disorders Trigeminal Neuralgia Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) is pain due to malfunction of cranial nerve V (trigeminal nerve), which carries sensory information from the face to the brain and controls the muscles involved in chewing. A common known cause is an abnormally positioned artery that compresses...
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia: Cranial Nerve Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
Section Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders Subject Cranial Nerve Disorders Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Glossopharyngeal neuralgia consists of recurring attacks of severe pain in the back of the throat near the tonsils and back of the tongue due to malfunction of cranial nerve IX (glossopharyngeal nerve), which supplies the throat, tonsils, and tongue. The pain may last several...
Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis: Spinal Cord Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
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Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis: Spinal Cord Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
Section Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders Subject Spinal Cord Disorders Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis Hereditary spastic paraparesis is a rare hereditary disorder in which the legs gradually become spastic and weak. Hereditary (familial) spastic paraparesis, also known as Struempell-Lorrain disease, affects both sexes and may begin at any age. Usually, the gene for this...