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Apraxic Gait

Apraxia is a neurological disorder that is characterized by loss of the ability to perform
Apraxic Gait ... disorder that is ... Gait apraxia, as ... #Apraxia #Gait ... clinical #video #neurology
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Reversible Neurocognitive ... Disorders (Reversible ... Causes of "Dementia ... #Disorders #dementia ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • HIV dementia ... Pathophysiology ... dysfunction like gait ... #disorder #dementia ... #AIDS #Neurology
Lewy Body Dementia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Lewy Body Dementia is a sub-category of major or mild
Lewy Body Dementia ... major or mild neurocognitive ... disorders depending ... sleep behavior disorder ... #pathophysiology
Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ataxia)

#Ataxic #gait disorders occur due to dysfunction of the #cerebellum, the part of
Ataxic gait (Spino-cerebellar ... ataxia) #Ataxic ... #gait disorders ... clinical #video #neurology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Major neurocognitive ... disorders (MNCD ... functions - Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia ... hallucinations - Movement disorders ... Frontotemporal dementia
Wet, Wacky, Wobbly Triad of Symptoms in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)

Wet - Urinary Incontinence
Wacky - Reduced
Attention Span → Dementia ... Wobbly - Ataxic ... short-stepped gait ... Triad #Diagnosis #Neurology
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
relapse of bipolar disorder ... , asthenia • Neurologic ... pruritus, weight gain ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology ... #Psychiatry #Pharmacology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... • Wide based gait ... other neurological disorders ... limb or joint disorders ... Management #treatment #neurology
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Cardiopulmonary Disorders ... range of motion, gait ... Examples: - Dementia ... falling, functional gait ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology