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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 ... #ataxia include ... #clinical #video
Wide-Based Gait on Physical Exam - Cerebellar Ataxia

#Wide #Gait #Cerebellum #Ataxia #clinical #video #neurology #physicalexam
Wide-Based Gait ... Physical Exam - Cerebellar ... Ataxia #Wide ... #Gait #Cerebellum ... #Ataxia #clinical
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
B1) Deficiency Clinical ... nystagmus) - Cerebellar ... dysfunction and gait ... ataxia is only
DANISH Mnemonic for Cerebellar Signs of Disease

D - Dysdiadochokinesia / Dysmetria - Impaired ability to perform
DANISH Mnemonic for Cerebellar ... Signs of Disease ... undershooting) A - Ataxia ... - Gait and Limb ... (heel-shin) ataxia
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Krabbe Disease ... case of Krabbe disease ... visual failure, cerebellar ... ataxia Imaging ... Symmetric abnormal WM, cerebellar
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... chromosome 21) Signs ... incontinence, apraxia ... geriatrics #diagnosis #signs
Tandem Gait Ataxia in Atypical Parkinsonism

How to differentiate Parkinson’s disease from atypical Parkinsonism in a jiffy?
Tandem Gait Ataxia ... differentiate Parkinson’s disease ... has early tandem ataxia ... #Ataxia #Atypical ... #Parkinsonism #clinical
Wernicke's Encephalopathy 
CLINICAL TRIAD: only seen in 1/4 pts 
W.E. is often under diagnosed 
1. ENCEPHALOPATHY
Encephalopathy CLINICAL ... GAIT ATAXIA (23% ... Primarily: Stance & gait ... Unlike Alcoholic Cerebellar ... no upper limb ataxia
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Clinical Features ... Fits, Hemiplegia, Ataxia ... pain (20%) Renal disease ... erythematosus #signs
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... lobes, brainstem, cerebellum ... Demyelinating disease ... monoparesis), limb ataxia ... , gait ataxia, and