Trochlear Nerve Palsy
Trochlear nerve palsy is a disorder affecting the fourth cranial nerve (trochlear nerve), which controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye. When this nerve is damaged or malfunctioning, the ...
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Congenital Ophthalmoparesis
Congenital ophthalmoparesis is a rare condition present from birth in which one or more of the extraocular muscles fail to function normally, leading to restricted eye movement. This arises from ...
Flaccid Dysarthria
Flaccid dysarthria is a motor speech disorder that arises when the lower motor neurons (LMNs) or peripheral nerves supplying the muscles of speech are damaged. This damage leads to muscle weakness, ...
Dysarthria
Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder characterized by weakened, slow, or uncoordinated movements of the muscles used for speaking. Unlike aphasia, which affects language processing in the brain, ...
Visual Object Agnosia
Visual Object Agnosia is a neurological disorder characterized by the inability to recognize, identify, or interpret visually presented objects, despite intact basic visual functions such as acuity, ...
Balint’s Syndrome
Balint’s syndrome is a rare neurological disorder characterized by a triad of visuospatial and oculomotor impairments. It most commonly arises after bilateral damage to the parietal lobes, often due ...
Anton’s Syndrome
Anton’s syndrome, also known as visual anosognosia, is a rare neurological condition in which a person who is cortically blind denies or is unaware of their blindness. Despite having no visual ...
Akinetopsia (Motion Blindness)
Akinetopsia, often called “motion blindness,” is a rare neurovisual disorder where an individual loses the ability to perceive motion smoothly. Instead of seeing continuous movement, people with ...
Achromatopsia
Achromatopsia, often called total color blindness, is a rare vision disorder in which individuals cannot perceive any colors and see the world only in shades of gray. This condition is present from ...
Somatosensory Disconnection Syndromes
Somatosensory disconnection syndromes are a group of neurological disorders in which the brain’s ability to receive, integrate, and interpret touch, position, temperature, and pain information from ...
Corneal Dystrophy-Perceptive Deafness Syndrome
Corneal dystrophy-perceptive deafness syndrome (CDPD), also known as Harboyan syndrome, is a rare genetic disorder that combines congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy (CHED) of the cornea with ...
Killian-Jamieson Diverticulum
Killian-Jamieson Diverticulum is a rare condition involving a pouch-like protrusion that forms from a weak spot in the esophageal wall. Although it is less common than other types of esophageal ...
Zenker’s Diverticulum
Zenker’s Diverticulum is a pouch that forms at the back of the throat (pharynx) where the upper esophagus meets the throat. This condition is often seen in older adults and can cause symptoms such as ...
Odynophagia
Odynophagia is a medical term that means painful swallowing. When a person experiences odynophagia, swallowing food, liquids, or even saliva causes discomfort or pain. This condition can occur for a ...
Lip Injuries
Lip injuries can be painful and sometimes complicated. Whether you have a small cut from biting your lip or a more severe injury from an accident, knowing what is happening and how to treat it is ...
Nose Partial Injury
Nose partial injury refers to damage or trauma affecting part of the nose’s structure. This guide explains in clear, plain language what a nose partial injury is, why it happens, how it is diagnosed, ...
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