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Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) 

Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) can have 
severe neurologic sequelae. Early diagnosis is
If diagnosis and ... In addition to preventing ... effective in stroke-prevention ... #Imaging #Indications ... #emergency #Neurology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Benign Prostatic ... Medications Aging ... Pathophysiology #Medications ... #Pharmacology # ... Urology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
Benign Prostatic ... Hematuria, Urinary retention ... stones #BPH #Benign ... Pathophysiology #Urology ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Can begin in arms ... bradycardia, urinary retention ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... hyperreactivity • Urologic ... nocturnal enuresis • Prevention ... #Pharmacology # ... Medications #Table
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... with hypertension being ... factor PRES Diagnosis ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... #management #neurology
Aimovig (Erenumab)
Mechanism: Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide Receptor Antagonist 
Indication: Preventive Treatment of Migraines:
Dosing: 70 mg SQ monthly,
Indication: Preventive ... primary side effects being ... reaction (expected) and ... Erenumab #Migraine #Neurology ... #Pharmacology #
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Examples: - Benign ... Contributing Factors • Medications ... slippery surfaces • Psychiatric ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology
The first step is to separate seizures by how they begin in the brain. The type
seizures by how they begin ... choice of seizure medication ... surgery, outlook, and ... part of the brain and ... #Diagnosis #Neurology