Echocardiography in neurological disorders.
Numerous neurological disorders are associated with myocardial disease or involve the cardiovascular system. Echocardiography thus proves quite helpful in the evaluation and management of patients with problems such as hydrocephalus, tuberous sclerosis, Friedreich ataxia, mitochondrial encephalo-myopathies, Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, convulsive disorders, syncope, central nervous system infections, etc.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005621:Friedreich Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis