Author: Glossary
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Neurophilic
Having an affinity for nervous tissue.
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Neuropharmacology
The branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs on the nervous system.
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Neuropeptidase
An enzyme that cleaves peptides in neurons.
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Toxic-nutritional optic neuropathy
Bilateral visual impairment with central scotomas. This is usually associated with a toxic or nutritional disorder (e.g., the ingestion of methyl alcohol).
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Tomaculous neuropathy
The presence of sausage-shaped areas of thickened myelin with secondary axon constriction in some cases of familial recurrent brachial neuropathy.
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Optic neuropathy
Pathological injury to the optic nerves or the blood supply to them. Usually, only one eye is affected. Several forms have been described, including ischemic optic neuropathy (which if prolonged leads to blindness in the affected eye); optic neuritis due to acute demyelination of optic nerve fibers; infiltrative optic neuropathy (in which the optic nerve…
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Multifocal motor neuropathy
An asymmetrical motor weakness occasionally found in middle-aged men.
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Glue-sniffer’s neuropathy
Malfunction of sensory and motor nerves due to inhaling toxic hydrocarbons. The lower extremities and trigeminal nerve are most often damaged.
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Descending neuropathy
Pathological condition of the nervous system that descends from the upper part of the body to the lower.
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Auditory neuropathy
Impaired hearing resulting from an absence of auditory evoked potentials, despite the presence of normal cochlear hair cell structure and function.