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Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Diseases: Korsakoff ... Injury, Alzheimer's Disease ... Cortical Blindness, Psychiatric ... Confabulation #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... #Differential #
Bipolar Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Disruption of emotional homeostasis
 • Oscillation between mood states
Clinical Findings ... variability in disease ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Psychiatry
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... Brudzinski's sign ... While the pathophysiology ... despite severe disease ... #Meningitis #Clinical
Unintentional Weight Loss in Primary Care
 • Definition: More than 5% reduction in body weight within
increased morbidity and ... 6% to 28%) - Psychiatric ... (4% to 8%) - Neurologic ... - Rheumatic disease ... PrimaryCare #diagnosis #differential
Schizotypal Personality Disorder (SPD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Cognitive-Perceptual
 • Magical thinking - Belief in paranormal or
Personality Disorder (SPD ... clinical findings ... familiarity SPD ... PersonalityDisorder #Diagnosis #Psychiatry ... #Criteria #Signs
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Histiocytosis and ... is aimed at the psychiatric ... disease. ... Classification #Types #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Gaucher Disease 

Pathophsiology
 • Lysosomal storage disorder
 • Deficiency of ß-glucocerebrosidase
• Accumulation of glucosylceramide in macrophages
Diagnosis
Gaucher Disease ... Pathophsiology ... in GBA1 gene Clinical ... involvement (type 2 and ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Work & lnterpersonal:
 • Home Life Troubles - Conflict
Personality Disorder (ASPD ... Clinical Findings ... physical assault ASPD ... bipolar disorder #ASPD ... #Criteria #Signs
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
Graves’ Disease: ... Pathogenesis and ... Clinical Findings ... the etiology Signs ... GravesDisease #pathophysiology