The effects of decerebration and destruction of nucleus raphe magnus, periaqueductal grey matter and brainstem lateral reticular formation on the depression due to surgical trauma of the jaw-opening reflex evoked by tooth-pulp stimulation in the cat

1985 ◽  
Vol 332 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.W. Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Reticular Formation ◽  
Grey Matter ◽  
Tooth Pulp ◽  
Surgical Trauma ◽  
Periaqueductal Grey ◽  
Nucleus Raphe Magnus ◽  
Jaw Opening ◽  
Raphe Magnus ◽  
Periaqueductal Grey Matter ◽  
Jaw Opening Reflex

Neglected woman with hyperemesis gravidarum leading to Wernicke encephalopathy

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. e238545
Author(s):  
Papa Dasari ◽  
Smitha Priyadarshini
Keyword(s):  
Grey Matter ◽  
Hyperemesis Gravidarum ◽  
Intravenous Fluids ◽  
State Of Health ◽  
Wernicke Encephalopathy ◽  
Periaqueductal Grey ◽  
Mri Brain ◽  
Good State ◽  
Periaqueductal Grey Matter ◽  
History Of

A teenage primigravida at 13 weeks of gestation presented with hyperemesis gravidarum of 45 days and a history of giddiness and inability to walk due to involuntary movements of limbs and eyes since 2 days. She was treated with intravenous fluids, thiamine and antiemetics. MRI brain showed hyperintensities in bilateral dorsomedial thalami, periaqueductal grey matter in T2-weighted and FLAIR images. A diagnosis of Wernicke encephalopathy was made and she was managed in intensive care unit and received injection thiamine as per the guidelines and her weakness and ataxia improved over 3 weeks and she was discharged at 17 weeks of pregnancy in good state of health.

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