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Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
-> Goblet cell loss ... production -> Corneal ... Perforation • Loss ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs
Bell's palsy
There are many different causes of Facial Nerve Palsy. However, the commonest
cause of unilateral facial
Hyperacusis - Loss ... of Corneal Reflex ... #Bells #Palsy #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
fatigue, weight loss ... exertion • Neurologic ... dysrhythmias • Ophthalmologic ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
Contralateral sensory loss ... recognition #Cortex ... Localization #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Core IM: Pearls on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

Definition: 
 • no slam dunk criteria 
 • definition in
Core IM: Pearls ... Pathogenesis: • no clear ... tubular necrosis Diagnosis ... : • look for signs ... #Management #ContrastInduced
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
and Management ... ataxia, hearing loss ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... Eyecare (prevent corneal ... #Neurology
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Unilateral • Signs ... #Management #treatment ... #rheumatology #ophthalmology
All About Horner's Syndrome

Horner's syndrome, known as 
"oculosympathetic paresis" by people 
who don't have friends, is
anhidrosis (loss ... in 1855 by Ed Horner ... Syndrome #Overview #Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis ... lesions) McDonald diagnostic ... objective evidence of neurologic ... impairment (Loss ... #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of UMN and LMN signs ... LMN: Weakness, loss ... increased risk weight loss ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management