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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 ... Typical causes of ... clinical #video #neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Peripheral and Central ... Causes of Vertigo ... Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN ... ) • Cerebellar ... #diagnosis #neurology
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Posterior Inferior Cerebellar ... Clinical Findings: • Nausea ... ataxia - Inferior cerebellar ... Palatal myoclonus - Central ... #Wallenbergs #neurology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Extraocular Movement Disorders ... IV (Trochlear) ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
and infects the CNS ... The clinical syndrome ... dysfunction like gait ... #dementia #AIDS ... #Neurology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neurocognitive disorders ... hydrocephalus, HIV ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... functions - Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia ... syndrome - Hippocampal
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
attributable to central ... nervous system (CNS ... Inflammatory causes ... optica spectrum disorder ... #neurology #inflammatory
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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lobes, brainstem, cerebellum ... Suspect in movement disorders ... Demyelinating disease caused ... , limb ataxia, gait ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
pulmonary etc) • CNS ... lesions of the central ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... aminotransferases • Serology ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Vascular disorders ... Cerebellar hemorrhage ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... differential #diagnosis #neurology