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SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
(Initial and subsequent ... GAD-7 Longest half ... intermittent adherence (less ... Shortest half life ... Initiation #depression #psychiatry
Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
Hemiplegic Gait ... knee with leg circumduction ... ambulation, the leg ... moves forward and ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Choreiform Gait Demonstration

Associated with various pathologies of the nervous system, the most common being Sydenham's Chorea
Choreiform Gait ... the legs cross ... movement of the legs ... Choreiform #Chorea #Gait ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
touches the ground and ... flaccidity of the leg ... and deficit of ... by raising the leg ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
One and a Half Syndrome ... An APD was noted ... a Half Syndrome ... #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... bilateral leg paresis ... lateral calf. ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... #physicalexam
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

@Neurology_facts

#OneAndAHalf #One #Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #ophthalmology #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome ... OneAndAHalf #One #Half ... #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Anticonvulsants as ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... , asthenia • Neurologic ... pruritus, weight gain ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry
One and a Half Syndrome on Ocular Physical Examination

@anterior_seg_rocks

#OneAndAHalf #One #Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #ophthalmology
One and a Half Syndrome ... OneAndAHalf #One #Half ... #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology
String Test in Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS)

A positive string test in a confabulating patient with Wernicke's-Korsakoff syndrome.
These
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome ... to suggestion and ... WKS #clinical #neurology ... #physicalexam # ... psychiatry