13 Terms
Contributors in Diseases
Diseases
Sleep bruxism
Health care; Diseases
A sleep disorder characterised by grinding and clenching of the teeth and forceful lateral or protrusive jaw movements. Sleep bruxism may be associated with tooth injuries; temporomandibular joint ...
Plasma cell granuloma
Health care; Diseases
A slow-growing benign pseudotumor in which plasma cells greatly outnumber the inflammatory cells.
Basosquamous carcinoma
Health care; Diseases
A skin carcinoma that histologically exhibits both basal and squamous elements.
Horner syndrome
Health care; Diseases
A syndrome associated with defective sympathetic innervation to one side of the face, including the eye. Clinical features include miosis; mild blepharoptosis; and hemifacial anhidrosis (decreased ...
Brachial plexus neuritis
Health care; Diseases
A syndrome associated with inflammation of the brachial plexus. Clinical features include severe pain in the shoulder region which may be accompanied by muscle weakness and loss of sensation in the ...
Autonomic dysreflexia
Health care; Diseases
A syndrome associated with damage to the spinal cord above the mid thoracic level (see spinal cord injuries) characterised by a marked increase in the sympathetic response to minor stimuli such as ...
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome
Health care; Diseases
A symptom complex consisting of pain, muscle tenderness, clicking in the joint, and limitation or alteration of mandibular movement. The symptoms are subjective and manifested primarily in the ...
