Category: Rx Neurology (A – Z)

Hereditary demyelinating sensory neuropathies are a group of inherited disorders in which the protective myelin sheath surrounding sensory nerve fibers is damaged due to...

Paraneoplastic sensory ataxic neuropathy (PSAN) is a rare neurological condition that arises as an indirect effect of cancer elsewhere in the body. It is...

Chronic Sensory Ataxic Neuropathy with Anti-Disialosyl IgM Antibodies (often abbreviated as CANDA) is a rare, immune-mediated peripheral nerve disorder characterized by a slowly progressive...

Distal Acquired Demyelinating Symmetric (DADS) neuropathy is a chronic, immune-mediated disorder of the peripheral nerves characterized by symmetrical loss of myelin (the insulating sheath...

Sensory-predominant chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy is an autoimmune disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the myelin sheath of peripheral sensory nerves more...

Miller Fisher–Type Ataxic Neuropathy is a rare form of immune-mediated peripheral neuropathy that represents a variant of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS). It is defined by...

Axonal Sensory Ataxic Neuropathy (ASAN) is a form of sensory neuronopathy characterized by primary axonal degeneration of peripheral sensory fibers, often due to damage...

Demyelinating sensory ataxic neuropathy is a group of nervous system disorders in which the protective myelin sheath around peripheral sensory nerves is damaged or...

Subacute sensory neuronopathy (also called subacute sensory ganglionopathy) is a disorder in which the nerve cell bodies in the dorsal root ganglia (clusters of...

Acute Sensory Ataxic Neuropathy (ASAN) is a rare, monophasic disorder of the peripheral nervous system characterized by a sudden onset of sensory dysfunction—particularly loss...

Deep palmar branch neuropathy is a condition characterized by injury or compression of the deep (motor) branch of the ulnar nerve as it passes...

Posterior spinal artery syndrome (PSAS), also known as posterior cord syndrome or dorsal cord syndrome, is a rare form of incomplete spinal cord injury....

Sacral Posterior Ramus Syndrome is a painful condition caused by irritation or entrapment of the dorsal (posterior) rami of the sacral spinal nerves—primarily S1...

Lumbar Dorsal Ramus Syndrome (LDRS), often called “facet joint syndrome,” is a chronic pain condition affecting the small nerve branches (dorsal rami) that exit...

Thoracolumbar junction syndrome (TLJS), also known as Maigne’s syndrome or posterior ramus syndrome, is a pain condition arising from dysfunction at the transition between...

Thoracic Posterior Ramus Syndrome (TPRS) is a condition in which the small nerves (posterior rami) emerging from the back of the thoracic spine become...

Cervical Posterior Ramus Syndrome (CPRS) is a condition in which the small posterior primary branch (dorsal ramus) of one or more cervical spinal nerves...

Posterior ramus syndrome, also known as thoracolumbar junction syndrome, Maigne syndrome, or dorsal ramus syndrome, is a pain condition arising from irritation of the...

Progressive hemifacial atrophy (PHA), also called Parry–Romberg syndrome, is a rare, slowly advancing disorder in which the skin, fat, muscle, cartilage and even bone...

Dorsal midbrain syndrome—also known as Parinaud’s syndrome—is a cluster of neurological signs caused by injury to the dorsal aspect of the midbrain, immediately dorsal...