• It is believed this may be a form of hemiplegia/hemiparesis where one limb is significantly impaired. (ipshealth.co.za)
  • Hemiplegia/hemiparesis indicates the arm and leg on one side of the body are affected. (ipshealth.co.za)
  • Double hemiplegia/double hemiparesis indicates all four limbs are involved, but one side of the body is more affected than the other. (ipshealth.co.za)
  • In June 2006, he noticed malaise and nausea, followed by abrupt onset of fever (39°C), headache, cervical pain, and right hemiparesis. (cdc.gov)
  • Parkville virus: a novel genetic variant of pain, and right hemiparesis. (cdc.gov)
  • Paraplegia/paraparesis means the lower half of the body, including both legs, is affected. (ipshealth.co.za)
  • Conversion disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder) is categorized under the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) category of Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders. (medscape.com)
  • Neurological symptoms were the main presentation of COVID-19, which did not correlate with the severity of respiratory symptoms. (wikipedia.org)
  • Physical findings provide evidence of incompatibility between the symptom and recognized neurological or medical conditions. (medscape.com)
  • The prevalence rates of the other less common neurological disorders were 62 for hemiparesis (15 of which were for cerebrovascular accidents), 20 for cerebral palsy, 16 for optic atrophy, 12 for perceptive deafness, 10 for tropical spastic paraparesis, 7 for Parkinson's disease and 5 for motor neuron disease, ataxia and chorea/athetosis. (nih.gov)
  • At that time, physical examination showed neck stiffness, a diminished level of consciousness, right flaccid hemiparesis, and facial weakness. (cdc.gov)
  • hemiparesis, and facial weakness. (cdc.gov)
  • Although initially the symptoms are usually mild, they worsen rapidly over the course of hours to days, with the average time to maximum severity being about four and a half days. (wikipedia.org)
  • 1 = Mild Disability - Minor, but noticeable signs and/or symptoms (eg. (brighammscenter.org)
  • Because neurologic symptoms persisted, 13 days later he was transferred to a hospital in Madrid, Spain. (cdc.gov)
  • The final diagnosis was meningoencephalitis with acute flaccid paralysis due to WNV infection with right upper limb paraparesis and muscular atrophy as sequelae ( Appendix Figure ). (cdc.gov)
  • 1] It involves symptoms or deficits affecting voluntary motor or sensory function that suggest a neurologic or other general medical condition. (medscape.com)
  • One or more symptoms of altered voluntary motor or sensory function. (medscape.com)
  • in particular, there were no bulbar, cognitive or autonomic symptoms and no neck pain. (bmj.com)
  • Conversion disorder is a type of somatoform disorder where physical symptoms or signs are present that cannot be explained by a medical condition. (medscape.com)
  • Symptoms are exclusively a function of somatoform disorder, factitious disorder, or malingering. (medscape.com)
  • Approximately 15% of patients follow a primary progressive or progressive relapsing course from disease onset, usually characterized by symptoms of progressive myelopathy (gait instability, spasticity, bladder symptoms) and cognitive impairment. (medscape.com)
  • He was admitted to our Tropical Medicine Unit in Madrid, 160 days after onset of intial symptoms. (cdc.gov)
  • The first serum (S1) and CSF samples obtained 13 days after onset of symptoms were sent to us for testing. (cdc.gov)
  • In other words, symptoms of an organic medical disorder or disturbance in normal neurologic functioning exist that are not referable to an organic medical or neurologic cause. (medscape.com)
  • How much do you know about the signs and symptoms of MS? (medscape.com)
  • Right upper limb paraparesis and muscular atrophy as sequelae to West Nile virus infection in a 51-year-old man who had lived in Nicaragua. (cdc.gov)
  • Very importantly, unlike factitious disorders and malingering, the symptoms of somatoform disorders are not intentional or under conscious control of the patient. (medscape.com)
  • Typical symptoms of relapses may be referable to demyelinating pathology involving the optic nerves (e.g. optic neuritis), brainstem (e.g. internuclear ophthalmoplegia) or spinal cord (e.g. partial myelitis), although non-specific symptoms referable to the cerebral hemispheres or other brain regions can also occur (Katz Sand and Lublin, 2013). (medscape.com)
  • In the late 1880s, Freud and Breuer suggested that hysterical symptoms resulted from the intrusion of "memories connected to psychical trauma" into the somatic innervation. (medscape.com)
  • these latter lesions may not be preceded by symptoms or abnormal liver function tests in the psoriasis population. (nih.gov)
  • In case of persistent symptoms/signs after hospital discharge or after acute il ness, it is recommended to complete the CRF at 3-month intervals, for as long as needed, or at 6 months interval, if no symptoms persist (see figure below). (who.int)
  • Yet, following a thorough evaluation, which includes a detailed neurologic examination and appropriate laboratory and radiographic diagnostic tests, no neurologic explanation exists for the symptoms, or the examination findings are inconsistent with the complaint. (medscape.com)
  • Conversion symptoms are those that suggest neurologic disease, but no explanation of these symptoms is found following physical examination and diagnostic testing. (medscape.com)
  • With secondary gain, symptoms allow the patient to avoid unpleasant situations or garner support from friends, family, and the medical system that would otherwise be unobtainable. (medscape.com)
  • Symptoms are secondary to other psychiatric etiologies such as depressive disorder or anxiety disorders. (medscape.com)
  • Exacerbations alternate with remissions, when partial or full recovery occurs or symptoms are stable. (msdmanuals.com)
  • His magnum opus, De Sedibus et Causis Morborum per Anatomem Indagatis , published in 1761, describes the findings of over 600 partial and complete autopsies, organised anatomically and methodically correlated with the symptoms exhibited by the patients prior to their demise. (bionity.com)
  • Symptoms usually begin 1-3 weeks after infection. (wikipedia.org)
  • Common Symptoms The median nerve in the carpal tunnel supplies sensation to the thumb, index, middle finger and half of the ring finger (digits one through four) and provides motion to four muscles of the hand (the first and second lumbricals, opponens pollicis, abductor pollicis brevis and flexor pollicis brevis). (github.io)
  • Conversion symptoms suggest a physical disorder but are the result of psychological factors. (medscape.com)
  • ADEM's symptoms resemble the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), so the disease itself is sorted into the classification of the multiple sclerosis borderline diseases. (wikipedia.org)
  • Multiple symptoms suggest a somatization disorder. (medscape.com)
  • In behavioral models, conversion symptoms are viewed as a learned maladaptive behavior that is reinforced by the environment. (medscape.com)
  • Pulmonary symptoms (especially a dry, nonproductive cough) may require interruption of treatment and careful investigation. (nih.gov)
  • The symptom or deficit causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning or warrants medical evaluation. (medscape.com)
  • Symptoms coexist with a medical condition. (medscape.com)
  • The symptoms are an unusual manifestation of a medical condition. (medscape.com)
  • Symptom complexes were non-specific, but seemed additive according to the regions of brain involved. (fliphtml5.com)