Comments on: Picture Quiz: Newsweek

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:06:15 +0000

The answer — as many of you have figured out — is that the definitions of blepharospasm and strabismus were switched. Though Timo is also correct in that strabismus and lazy eye are not synonymous (lazy eye is more correctly “amblyopia”).

By: Chaim

Chaim — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:37:31 +0000

“Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems that the medical terms for “lazy eye” and “eyelid spasm” have been swapped around. That is, strabismus is the term for misalignment of the eyes (”lazy eye”) and blepharospasm is the term for eyelid spasm.”

This is my answer too! It took me both hints to figure it out though.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:51:47 +0000

Evan,

You’re right — the needle cap is still on. I totally missed that.

By: Evan Waters

Evan Waters — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:14:53 +0000

1) That’s not where it’s injected (that’s right on bone)

2) The needle still seems to have the safety thingy attached

3) Botox treatment does not work on elves.

By: Timo

Timo — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:41:11 +0000

Easy one… finally a picture quiz i can answer! Lazy eye is NOT belapharospasm – that’s an eyelid twitch. Strabismus is neither lazy eye nor eyelid spasm – lazy eye is amblyopia, which is just one eye not transferring its image to the brain, strabismus occurs when the gaze is not aligned, leading to double vision – usually caused by eye muscle problems.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:02:40 +0000

Aaron,

“Off Label” uses of medication aren’t illegal and — depending on the medication — are fairly common. Since it’s not FDA approved, it means that neither the company nor its drug reps can advertise that use.

Pris,

What Carl said. The top portion of the spine (roughly the bottom of the skull to the shoulders) is the “cervical spine.”

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:26:31 +0000

“Cervix” is Latin for “neck”. Pris, you’re thinking of the “neck” of the uterus. Confusingly, both usages are correct.

By: Oliver Townshend

Oliver Townshend — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:29:45 +0000

A bit surprised Cerebal Palsy isn’t FDA approved. I thought it was the first use that Botox was developed for.

By: Pris

Pris — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:53:59 +0000

Also, is cervical dystonia really a condition of the neck? I know nothing about medicin, but I thought the cervix was somewhere else.

By: Ollie

Ollie — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:32:53 +0000

Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems that the medical terms for “lazy eye” and “eyelid spasm” have been swapped around. That is, strabismus is the term for misalignment of the eyes (”lazy eye”) and blepharospasm is the term for eyelid spasm.