Title: Medial Medullary Syndrome Authors: Denise Mourad, Elie Mourad Editors: Omar Al Khatib, Christie Dib, Joseph Akiki Reviewer: Hala Qaryouti Keywords: Medial medullary syndrome, medulla, anterior spinal artery, hemiplegia, MRI Abstract Medial medullary syndrome (MMS) is a stroke syndrome affecting the medial medulla of the...

Article Title: Medication-induced Akathisia Author: Mouns Saed Radaideh Editors: Ihda Mahmoud Bani Khalaf , Sadeen Eid. Reviewer: Ethar Hazaimeh Keywords: akathisia, antipsychotics, motor restlessness, dopamine D2 receptors, medication-induced   Overview Akathisia is a very common and distressing movement disorder that can be associated with antipsychotic...

Article topic: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) Author: Yasmin Dahabreh Editors: Ainaa A.Alzamari, Hamid Ghanem Reviewer: Ethar Hazaimeh Keywords: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), Canalolithiasis, Cupulolithiasis, vertigo, nystagmus, torsional nystagmus, repositioning maneuvers, Dix-Hallpike maneuver. Abstract Background: vertigo is a sensation when the patient feels that...

Article title: Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease (CJD) Author: Balqees Jboul Reviewer: Lobana Mahdawi Overview Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rare and fatal transmissible neurodegenerative disorder that the underlying cause of it is misfolded prion proteins (PrPSc). Effective therapeutics for the disease are not available and...

Article topic: Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Author: Ihda Mahmoud Bani Khalaf Editor: Sadeen Eid Reviewer: Ethar Hazaimeh Keywords: Obstructive, Sleep Disorder, Apnea, Psychiatry   Overview A sleep disorder called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by frequent episodes of the airway becoming completely or partially blocked while...