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There are currently 14 names in this directory beginning with the letter R.
Rabies
A viral infection that causes rapidly progressive and fatal encephalomyelitis (inflammation of the brain and spinal cord).
Radiculopathy
A neurological disorder in where a nerve root compressed as it exits out of the spinal column. This symptoms such as pain, changes in sensation and loss of strength.
Raphe Nuclei
A neuron cluster in your pons, medulla and midbrain that controls the production of serotonin.
Rapid Eye Movement Sleep
The fifth stage of the sleep cycle, also known as REM sleep in where your brain processes a high level of cerebral cortex discharges. This is the stage of sleep in which we dream.
Rebound Pain
When the regular use of a a pain medication makes a person's pain worse instead of better.
Recall
A memory process in which the information that your brain has previously stored is retrieved by your brain.
Receptors
Specialized parts of your nerve cells located on the outer part of a "receiving" nerve cell. They function to bind the neurotransmitters, thus changing the activity of the "receiving" cell.
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
A chronic pain disorder, also known as RSD, that usually affects on or more limbs. Signs and symptoms include burning, aching pain, swelling, abnormal sweating and extreme hypersensitivity of the affected area.
Regional Anesthetics
A group of pharmaceutical drugs that work by block pain signals from a certain region of the body without altering consciousness.
Restless Leg Syndrome
A neurological disorder characterized by uncomfortable sensations in the calves or feet and rarely, the upper extremities. Sensations are described as pain, tingling, burning and crawling and typically begin late in the evening.
Retina
The sensory lining of your interior eye. It contains specialized neural receptors called rods and cones that receive an image. This image is formed on the lens of your eye and is then transmitted to your optic nerve and brain.
Reversible Dementia
Symptoms of memory loss and problems with neurological function that is caused by an underlying medical condition, as opposed to brain decay.