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Horner's Syndrome
 • Anhidrosis: Diminished sweating of ipsilateral face and neck
 • Miosis: Loss of sympathetic
Horner's Syndrome ... muscle - Ptosis is ... mild in comparison ... neudrawlogy #Horners #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
disc herniation, prolapse ... post surgical • prolapse ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor Nerve
 • Ptosis: Loss of innervation of the levator palpebrae superior.
Ptosis is severe ... in comparison to ... Horner's syndrome ... Nerve #Cranial #neurology ... #diagnosis
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
- Differential Diagnosis ... three clinical diagnoses ... Neurogenic Ptosis - Neurologic ... eyelid skin and prolapse ... #Ptosis #neurology
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
encephalopathy is ... encephalopathy is ... Korsakoff's syndrome ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #neurology
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... cases if there is ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... that the heart is ... Palpitations Diagnosis ... • Mitral valve prolapse ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... endothelial dysfunction is ... Treatment of HTN is ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
and Management ... • Nephritic syndrome ... • No role for IS ... GlomeruloNephritis #nephrology ... #diagnosis #management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
(SPS) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... indicates that it is ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology