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Right Fusiform Gyrus Infarct with Acute Prosopagnosia
Acta Neurol Taiwan. 2022 Dec 30;31(4):186-187.ABSTRACTA 56-year-old, right-handed man with no known past medical history presented with sudden onset of inability to recognize familiar individuals in person, including his wife and his mother. He also couldn't recognize himself in the mirror. There was no weakness, numbness, visual disturbances, or speech difficulty. Face recognition test, using Warrington Recognition Memory Test (1), showed the presence of complete prosopagnosia. The rest of the neurological and cranial nerves examinations were normal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed restricted diffusio...
Source: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica - April 26, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Yeow-Hoay Koh Source Type: research

Microvascular dysfunction as a systemic disease: A review of the evidence
Microvascular dysfunction describes a varied set of conditions which includes vessel destruction, abnormal vasoreactivity, in situ thrombosis, and fibrosis which ultimately results in tissue damage and progressive organ failure. Microvascular dysfunction has a wide array of clinical presentations, ranging from ischemic heart disease to renal failure, stroke, blindness, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and dementia. An intriguing unifying hypothesis suggests that microvascular dysfunction of specific organs is an expression of a systemic illness that worsens with age and is accelerated by vascular risk factors.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - April 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Daniel S. Feuer, Eileen M. Handberg, Borna Mehrad, Janet Wei, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Carl J. Pepine, Ellen C. Keeley Tags: Review article Source Type: research

High blood pressure can put you at a greater risk of ‘irreversible blindness' - symptoms
APART from hiking your risk of medical emergencies, ranging from heart attacks to stroke, high blood pressure can also put you at a greater risk of glaucoma. What's worse, this eye condition is considered to be one of the "most common causes of irreversible blindness". Here are the warning signs to spot.
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news