Top 10 Neurology Terms
Bell palsy
شلل بيل — sudden paralysis of muscles on one side of the face due to facial nerve inflammation. Usually temporary.
Visual pathway disorders
اضطرابات المسار البصري — disorders affecting the neural pathways that transmit visual signals from the eye to the visual cortex.
Acute ischemic CVA
السكتة الدماغية الإقفارية الحادة — sudden blockage in a cerebral artery preventing blood flow to a part of the brain. A medical emergency.
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
متلازمة غيان-باريه — a rare immune disorder where the immune system attacks peripheral nerves, causing weakness and numbness.
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
إصابة الدماغ الرضية — brain damage from external trauma such as falls or accidents. Ranges from mild to severe.
Functional neurological symptom disorder
اضطراب الأعراض العصبية الوظيفية — a condition where real neurological symptoms appear without clear structural damage to the nervous system.
Speech dysarthria
عسر التلفظ الكلامي — difficulty articulating speech clearly due to weakness or paralysis of speech muscles.
HIE (Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy)
اعتلال الدماغ بنقص التأكسج الإقفاري — brain damage caused by lack of oxygen and blood perfusion to the brain.
Hydromyelia
تكهف النخاع — abnormal widening of the central canal of the spinal cord filled with cerebrospinal fluid.
Subjective cognitive decline
التدهور المعرفي الذاتي — self-perceived decline in cognitive functions like memory and concentration without objective findings on tests.
Neurology Sub-categories in the App
- Nervous system anatomy
- Neurophysiology
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Movement disorders
- Epilepsy
- Peripheral nerve disorders
- Spinal cord disorders
- Cognitive disorders
- Nervous system tumors
- Neuromuscular disease
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