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CADASIL (Cerebral Autosomal-Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy) is the most common form of hereditary stroke disorder and is thought to be caused by mutations of the Notch 3 […]

Spondylolisthesis is the forward displacement of a vertebra especially the fifth lumbar vertebra most commonly occurring after a break or fracture. Backward displacement is referred to as retrolisthesis. The variant […]

Vasospasm refers to a condition in which a blood vessel’s spasm leads to vasoconstriction. This can lead to tissue ischemia and tissue death (necrosis). Cerebral vasospasm may arise in the […]

Pulseless electrical activity or PEA (also known by the older term electromechanical dissociation) refers to a cardiac arrest situation in which a heart rhythm is observed on the electrocardiogram that […]

Protein S deficiency is a disorder associated with increased risk of venous thrombosis. Protein S a vitamin K-dependent physiological anticoagulant acts as a nonenzymatic cofactor to activated protein C in […]

Alveolar osteitis is inflammation of the alveolar bone (i.e. the alveolar process of the maxilla or mandible). Classically this occurs as a postoperative complication of tooth extraction.Alveolar osteitis usually occurs […]

Onychophagia (also onychophagy) or nail biting is an oral compulsive habit (sometimes described as a parafunctional activity) in children and adults.

Pickardt syndrome (also Pickardt’s syndrome or Pickardt–Fahlbusch syndrome) denotes a rare form of tertiary hypothyroidism that is caused by interruption of the portal veins connecting hypothalamus and pituitary.It was characterized […]

Meningism is the triad of nuchal rigidity (neck stiffness) photophobia (intolerance of bright light) and headache. It is a sign of irritation of the meninges such as seen in meningitis […]

Cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels or CNG channels are ion channels that function in response to the binding of cyclic nucleotides. CNG channels are nonselective cation channels that are found in […]