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Magnetic Gait

Magnetic walking is an abnormality of walking marked by the inability to lift your feet
Magnetic Gait ... Magnetic walking ... decrease in mobility and ... classic example that causes ... #video #Neurology
Parkinsonian Gait 

Parkinson's gait is very characteristic: Standing, the patient tends to tilt the trunk forward,
the other, thus making ... your steps short ... and staggering ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
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 ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Scissor Gait on Physical Exam

A scissoring gait is characterized by the thighs and knees crossing each
by the thighs and ... together while walking ... Caused by spastic ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #neurology
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... in size (micro and ... (Many causes!) ... • Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential Diagnosis ... of hypokalemia starts ... • Skin and/or ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #potassium
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
Diseases: Korsakoff Syndrome ... Disease, Anton's Syndrome ... Cortical Blindness, Psychiatric ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Abnormal Gait caused by Polyneuropathy

This patient presented with an acute loss of distal strength of the
Abnormal Gait caused ... of the 4 limbs and ... paresthesia in boots and ... neuropathy #clinical #video ... #walking #neurology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... tubal acidosis and ... Cerebral salt wasting ... #nephrology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... , asthenia • Neurologic ... Systemic effect -> Nausea ... pruritus, weight gain ... Pathophysiology #Psychiatry