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| | Neurologic exam |
 | | A tract of nerve cells that carries motor commands from the brain to the spinal cord. | | | A response, usually a movement, elicited by tapping on the nerve with a special hammer-like instrument. | | | Most neurological conditions require follow-up and periodic monitoring. |
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http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/neurologic_exam.jsp
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| | AllRefer Health - Decorticate Posture |
| | Decorticate posture indicates damage to the corticospinal tract (the pathway between the brain and spinal cord). | | | Presence of this type of posturing implies severe damage to the brain with immediate need for medical attention. | | | Although a serious sign, it is usually more favorable than decerebrate posture. |
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http://health.allrefer.com/health/decorticate-posture-info.html
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| | Hexapedia - Extrapyramidal system |
| | The extrapyramidal system can be affected in a number of ways, which are revealed in a range of extrapyramidal symptoms such as akinesia and akathisia. | | | Reflex activities of a target muscle are affected by motor signals from the corticospinal tract and by the influence of extrapyramidal signals. |
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http://www.hexafind.com/encyclopedia/extrapyramidal_system
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| | corticospinal tract - definition of corticospinal tract in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical ... |
| | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | corticospinal tract - definition of corticospinal tract in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. | | | A massive bundle of fibers that originates from the motor cortex and the postcentral gyrus and emerges on the ventral surface of the medulla oblongata. |
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http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/corticospinal+tract
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| | ISHN 1997 Annual Meeting -- Abstracts |
| | The contents were less revolutionary than the concepts of his colleagues Forel, Monakow, Eugen Bleuler and Adolf Meyer in Zürich who defied the limits traditionally imposed on solutions for the mind-body problem. | | | Since the corticospinal tract was his middle motor level, paralysis results from exhaustion of this level. | | | Gowers observed that Todd's paralysis could occur after an exclusively sensory seizure, and inferred that postictal paralysis could also occur by active inhibition of motor centers by epileptic discharges located in sensory centers. |
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http://www.bri.ucla.edu/nha/ishn/abs1997.htm
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| | Konzo |
| | I have read and agree with your privacy policy | | | EDITORIAL COMMENTS: AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS: WHAT MAKES THE DIRECT CORTICOSPINAL TRACT SO andhellip; |
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http://konzo.diseasemap.com
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