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Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... incontinence, apraxia ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... #pathophysiology ... #geriatrics #diagnosis
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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hydrocephalus, HIV ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... functions - Aphaso-apraxo-agnosia ... - 2nd cause after ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
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 ... : HIV frequently ... motor slowing and ataxia ... neurocognitive #disorder #dementia
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease caused ... monoparesis), limb ataxia ... , gait ataxia, and ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Opthaloplegia • Ataxia