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Criss-Cross Gait on Physical Exam 

Seen in Glucose Transporter type 1 Deficiency Syndrome

#CrissCross #Criss #Cross #Gait
Criss-Cross Gait ... type 1 Deficiency Syndrome ... #Criss #Cross #Gait ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #neurology
Parkinsonian Gait 

Parkinson's gait is very characteristic: Standing, the patient tends to tilt the trunk forward,
Parkinsonian Gait ... your steps short and ... movement and turning ... around, and there ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
Hemiplegic Gait ... With a hemiplegic gait ... swinging at the hip and ... moves forward and ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Algorithm for the Treatment of Parkinson Disease With Predominant Postural Instability and Gait Impairment

#Management #Neurology #Parkinsons
Postural Instability and ... Gait Impairment ... #Management ... #Neurology #Parkinsons
Munchausen syndrome 
Factitious disorder - Feigns disease in an attempt to gain attention, sympathy or reassurance
Munchausen syndrome ... an attempt to gain ... Often well spoken and ... #Munchausen #syndrome ... Factitious #disorder #Psychiatry
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
Dropped Foot Gait ... touches the ground and ... This type of gait ... flaccidity of the leg and ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
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
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
(Initial and subsequent ... cross-titration need to wait ... Paroxetine: Weight gain ... Initiation #depression #psychiatry ... #treatment #management
Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors(SNRIs): Mechanisms and Side Effects

Withdrawal: Dizziness, Diarrhea, Insomnia, Nausea, Vomiting
Serotonin Syndrome - Potentially Life
SNRIs): Mechanisms and ... Vomiting Serotonin Syndrome ... Dysfunction, Weight gain ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry
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