Neurological Disorders

Department of Neurology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad–500082, Telangana, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Somatosensory Evoked Blink Reflex in Patients with Parkinson?s and Parkinson?s Plus Disease
  Author(s): Arun S* and S A Jabeen
  
  Introduction: Patients with degenerative neurological diseases involving the basal ganglia may present with functional abnormalities of brainstem reflexes, resulting from disturbed activity of loops between the thalamus and the investigated circuits. The Somatosensory Evoked Blink Reflex is a release phenomenon transmitted via the brainstem reticular formation. This response may be clinically relevant in disorders associated with brainstem lesions. Materials and methods: A total of 54 subjects were included. We performed somatosensory evoked blink response in these patients. Inclusion criteria: • Age between 18 and 80 years. • PD patients diagnosed according to the MDS criteria. • Parkinson plus syndrome (DLB, PSP, MSA) patients. Exclusion criteria: • Patients with associat.. Read More»
  

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