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Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
mutations - Down syndrome ... incontinence, apraxia ... aggression #AlzheimersDisease ... #Dementia #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics #diagnosis
Ocular Apraxia on Physical Exam

Ocular Apraxia is the loss of voluntary and purposeful eye movement while
Ocular Apraxia on ... Apraxia is the ... #Ocular #Apraxia ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Apraxia • ... Cognition/Confusion, Dementia ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Episodic eyelid opening apraxia (without compensatory brow lift) and forced downgaze due to transient shunt malfunction

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eyelid opening apraxia ... bobvarkey #eyelid #apraxia ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam ... #ocular
Oculomotor apraxia (OMA) on Ocular Examination

A defect or absence of the ability to perform voluntary eye
Oculomotor apraxia ... (OMA) on Ocular ... #Oculomotor #apraxia ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Ataxia Syndrome (OMAS) -Dancing eyes - dancing feet syndrome
 • Opsoclonus: ocular spontaneous, arrhythmic, conjugate
Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Ataxia ... Syndrome (OMAS) ... • Opsoclonus: ocular ... Opsoclonus #Myoclonus #Ataxia ... #video #neurology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis ... 1) Clinical diagnosis ... hydrocephalus, HIV ... functions - Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia ... syndrome - Hippocampal
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
dementia Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: MRI ... The clinical syndrome ... motor slowing and ataxia ... #AIDS #Neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 • Disorientation 
 • Indifference 
 • Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
Inattentiveness Ocular ... gaze palsies Ataxia ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome ... #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Thiamine
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Opthaloplegia • Ataxia ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology