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what sort of problem is central cord syndrome?

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Spinal cord injury: Central cord syndrome is characterized by weakness ue>le, with urinary retention and sensory loss below the level of the lesion. The arms and hands maybe paralyzed or moderately weak, the legs may be severely weak or minimally weak. The accuracy of the neurologic exam in the first week is  more important in prognosis than imaging studies.

Question 2

is there a cure for central cord syndrome?

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Yes/no: Central cord syndrome is basically a force  injury to the spinal cord. Usually when someone has this injury it was the result of a fall. This can happen if someone has a normal spinal canal but more oftern it happens because there is stenosis at baseline. This should be corrected to stop further injury.  The timing of the surgery depends on the surgeon.  The symptoms improve at a variable rate.

Question 3

what is the treatment for central cord syndrome?

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See below: The main treatment for central cord syndrome is rehabilitation which consists of physical and occupational therapy as well as speech therapy if there are swallowing difficulties. The physical therapist deals with movement and improving independence in all movement activities. The ot deals with so called activities of daily living such as bathing, toileting and dressing. A rehab md coordinates.

Question 4

what are the main causes of
central pain syndrome?

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Look online: There is no reason for a HealthTap doc to reinvent the wheel when there are numerous online sources with abundant information. Please try www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Central-Pain-Syndrome-Information-Page and/or www.theacpa.org/conditions-treatments/conditions-a-z/central-pain-syndrome/. A web search will turn up other sites with lots of information.

Question 5

does a sroke in the left anterior cerebral territory and deep white matter cause central post stroke  pain syndrome?

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Central pain: Central pain from stroke typically follows thalamic strokes.   This part of the brain not in the anterior cerebral  territory however this does serve the orbital frontal cortex that could in theory cause some changes in how your brain processes pain.  Stroke in young adults requires an extensive workup including a hypercoagulable evaluation.   Best health.

Question 6

what are symptoms of bells clapper syndrome? does or can it cause pain?

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: "Bell clapper" is a term to describe the lack of anchoring of a testicle to the scrotum, permitting torsion and pain if the torsion cuts off the blood supply to a testicle. Normally the testicles are attached to the scrotum and torsion is limited in occurrence.

Question 7

what causes morquio syndrome?

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AR, MPS IV: Both parents are carriers of the defective mutation, an autosomal recessive gene.  Each child of carriers will have 1 chance in 4 of inheriting the disorder (that is where 25% comes from). All humans are carriers of at least 6 pathogenic variants (have the capacity to cause disease if present in a double dose--no normal gene present).   see http://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/morquio-syndrome

Question 8

what causes angelman syndrome?

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Because..: Most likely due to physical features and some developmental issues.These kids often have some delays.It is a genetic condition due to a defect in the child's chromosomes.

Question 9

what causes premenstrual syndrome?

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Wacky hormones: When our hormones go up and crash down like the stock market, it can effect how much serotonin we have in our brains which in turn can effect our moods. Some of us are more sensitive than others to these changes.

Question 10

what can cause klinefelter's syndrome?

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Extra chromosome: The egg is supposed to have only one of the chromosome pairs as they await fertilization. If the sex chromosome did not separate properly when the egg formed,it remains behind and the sex "pair" of the embryo becomes a sex triplet. The XXY joins the other 22 pairs of chromosomes to build the fetus. The extra is not enough to cause fetal loss, but the resulting baby has Klinefelter and its problems

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