Wonderful set of Neuro-Ophthalmology video lectures- Must watch.

This first lecture covers basic eye muscle anatomy, cranial nerve palsies, and gives a basic approach to localizing cranial nerve lesions.

Neurology in ophthalmology can be quite tricky, so hopefully this video explains a good approach to extraocular eye movements.

This lecture was created and recorded by Dr. Timothy Root, an ophthalmologist with a background in multimedia education.

For the second Video Lecture - click on Read More.

The second lecture covers a few more neurology topics: including visual fields, myasthenia gravis, thyroid eye disease, optic neuritis, neuropathy, and giant cell arteritis.

My stroke of insight –Another superb TED video

Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.

Filarial dance sign

A 35-year-old man presented with right-sided scrotal pain. Clinically, the right epididymis was thickened. High resolution ultrasound (10MHz) examination showed four cystic spaces in the right epididymal region and one in the left epididymal region measuring 2 mm to 8 mm with multiple small (<1mm) objects exhibiting peculiar random movements as described by the Filarial Dance Sign.

• Lymphatic filariasis is a major health problem in India with most infections caused by Wuchereria bancrofti. The presence of adult worms of Wuchereria bancrofti in the infected individuals is confirmed by detecting microfilariae or filarial antigens in the patient's blood .
• Ultrasound scans have been used to detect living adult W. bancrofti on account of the characteristic pattern of adult worm movements, known as the filarial dance sign in dilated intrascrotal juxtatesticular lymphatics (worm nests) of approximately 80% of microfilaremic but asymptomatic men residing in endemic areas.
• Ultrasound is a valuable tool in the diagnosis of cases of lymphatic filariasis. Amaral et al  had first reported the use of ultrasound to visualize adult worms of W. bancrofti in the scrotal area of infected men. They described a continuous, distinctive and specific pattern of worm movement called the "Filarial dance" sign. In patients who exhibited this sign, nests of adult W. bancrofti were found in the lymphatic vessels of the spermatic cord on surgery.
• The typical movement of these filariae, called the filarial dance sign (FDS), provides an opportunity to observe the adult worms in vivo.
• The characteristic movements of adult filarial worms are called the filarial dance sign (FDS) and are a reliable diagnostic finding.

Also check my other detailed article on TPE( Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia)

Fantastic voyage inside a cell(video)

"The Inner Life of the Cell," an eight-minute animation with narration, combines a range of current scientific models with visually engaging, intricate images to create a feel for the molecular workings and complex interactions of a cell. The award-winning animation from Harvard University represents a key selection of molecular events that allow a white blood cell to sense its surroundings and respond to an external stimulus. It animates the process of leukocyte extravasation, the movement of leukocytes, white blood cells that defend the body against disease, toward the site of tissue damage or infection, while touring major parts of the cell.

 

I have kept 2 videos ,the first one is the longer version with explanation & then the second one is the shorter version with beautiful music as background score.

This is the longer version with explanation.

 

 

This is the shorter version with captivating music background score.

Absolutely Wonderful Video

Neurologist Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples.