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Common Causes & Sites of Oculomotor Paralysis | Humans | Medical Science

Nuclear lesions occur in the brain stem and common causes include vascular' infarctions, demyelination and brain stem tumours, like gliomas. Commonly neighbouring structures in the brain stem are also involved e.g. third nerve palsy with contralateral hemiplegia (Weber's syndrome), third nerve palsy with contralateraltremordue to involvement of Red nucleus (Benedikt's syndrome) and ipsilateral sixth and seventh nerve palsy with contralateral [...]

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Diseases of Pleura (With Treatment) | Humans | Medical Science

Each lung is covered by a double-layer serous membrane with a potential space between the two layers. The outer or parietal layer covers the inside of chest wall and superior surface on diaphragm and is sensitive to pain; the inner or visceral wall covers the lungs and its fissures but insensitive to pain. The parietal layer is supplied by blood [...]

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Classification of Antihypertensive Drugs | Medical Science

Antihypertensive drugs fall into the following four major categories according to their site of action, but there is considerable overlap: 1. Sympathetic Inhibitors 2. Vasodilators 3. Captopril 4. Diuretics. 1. Sympathetic Inhibitors: A. Central and Peripheral Inhibitors: i. Rauwolfia Group of Drugs: These are useful in mild to moderate hypertension. Rauwolfia serpentina is used in the form of dried extract, [...]

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