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Sara Austin, MD, Neurologist
Friday, January 08, 2010
Of the 3 nerves going to the forearm and hand that make the hand move, the ulnar nerve is arguably the most important as it provides all of the fine finger control, and much of the thumb movement. This nerve supplies the sensation to the 4th and 5th fingers, both the top and palm surface of the hand, and also the sensation of the hand just below the 5 finger.
The most common symptoms associated ...
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Juan Latorre, MD, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Thursday, December 24, 2009
With approximately 12,000 new cases of spinal cord injury (SCI) each year with roughly 259,000 persons living with a traumatic SCI in the US, rehabilitation treatment plans must be individualized based on other factors such as age, co-morbidities, body habitus and level of motivation. It is also imperative to assess and manage the various affected systems. Muscle paralysis is often the most recognized sequela arising from SCI but other common complications include neuropathic pain, spasticity, ...
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Anant Patel, MD, Neurosurgeon
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Movement disorder is a group of neurodegenerative diseases that primarily affects the motor and movement processes. The most common disorders include Parkinson’s disease (PD), Essential tremor (ET) and Dystonia.
Medications can be effective in the early treatment of these movement disorders. However, with the progression of disease, medications alone become ineffective. In PD, long-term management is often complicated with development of motor fluctuation and dyskinesia (involuntary dance like movement). In theses patient dyskinesias can be ...
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