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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Acute Thiamine (B1 ... Diagnosis - Caine ... dysfunction and gait ... ataxia is only ... #Deficiency #diagnosis
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Diagnosis and ... Management Diagnosis ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... ataxia - usually ... #Diagnosis #Management
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
thiamine (vitamin B1 ... of confusion, ataxia ... (broad-based gait ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #comparison #neurology
Gait Abnormalities Illustrated
 • Spastic paraparetic gait
 • Parkinsonian gait
 • Cerebellar ataxic gait
 • Frontal
Gait Abnormalities ... • Cerebellar ataxic ... gait • Frontal ... Abnormalities #comparison ... #diagnosis #neurology
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency ... Haemolytic anaemia, ataxia ... • Thiamine B1 ... #Vitamins #Deficiency ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Gait Disturbance - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sporadic
 • Vascular
 • Infection
 • Toxic
 • Nutrition
Causes of Gait Disturbance ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Childhood Catalytic Deficiency ... Niemann-Pick Disease #Gait ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Summary of Coagulation Deficiencies
Inherited:
 • Hemophilia A - Deficiency of Factor VIII
 • Hemophilia B -
Hemophilia A - Deficiency ... Hemophilia B - Deficiency ... Summary #table #comparison ... #diagnosis #hematology ... #deficiency
Osteomalacia & Osteoporosis in People with HIV
Osteomalacia:
 - Decreased bone matrix mineralization. In people with HIV
wasting, vitamin D deficiency ... weakness, waddling gait ... mild-mod vitamin D deficiency ... Osteoporosis #HIVAIDS #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #TDF
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 • Disorientation 
 • Indifference 
 • Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
gaze palsies Ataxia ... • Gait • ... Syndrome #Triad #Diagnosis ... Neurology #Thiamine #Deficiency
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Purpura (TTP) Diagnosis ... severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency ... soon as TTP is diagnosed ... Thrombocytopenic #Purpura #management ... #hematology