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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... classic triad of encephalopathy ... dysfunction and gait ataxia ... gabifpucci #Wernicke #Encephalopathy
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
Wernicke's Encephalopathy ... Wernicke's encephalopathy ... of confusion, ataxia ... untreated Wernicke's encephalopathy ... deficiency #Wernickes #Encephalopathy
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
vomiting, Wernicke's encephalopathy ... (encephalopathy ... dysfunction, gait ataxia ... sensory neuropathy, ataxia
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ataxia ... worsen Wernicke Encephalopathy ... neudrawlogy #Wernicke #Encephalopathy
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Dose-dependent tremor, ataxia ... dizziness, diplopia, ataxia ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
semantic memory • Aphasia ... incontinence, apraxia ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology
Benzodiazepines: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
 • Decr spinal cord activity -> Muscle relaxant
confusion - Ataxia ... #Pharmacology #pathophysiology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 • Disorientation 
 • Indifference 
 • Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... - Triad Encephalopathy ... gaze palsies Ataxia ... #Wernicke #Encephalopathy
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... electrolyte losses - Ataxia ... CNS dysfunction (encephalopathy ... muscle function, Ataxia
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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monoparesis), limb ataxia ... , gait ataxia, and ... rapidly progressive encephalopathy ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases