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

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
vs Korsakoff Syndrome ... - Thiamine Deficiency ... of confusion, ataxia ... (broad-based gait ... is Korsakoff's syndrome
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... ataxia - usually ... worsen Wernicke Encephalopathy ... development of Korsakoff syndrome
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 • Disorientation 
 • Indifference 
 • Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... gaze palsies Ataxia ... • Gait • ... #Syndrome #Triad ... Neurology #Thiamine #Deficiency
Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Ataxia Syndrome (OMAS) -Dancing eyes - dancing feet syndrome
 • Opsoclonus: ocular spontaneous, arrhythmic, conjugate
Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Ataxia ... involuntary movements caused ... Opsoclonus #Myoclonus #Ataxia ... #Syndrome #clinical ... video #neurology #gait
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
• Thiamine - Nausea ... (encephalopathy ... oculomotor dysfunction, gait ... ataxia), Korsakoff ... syndrome (amnesia
Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers: Mechanism and Side-effect
Examples: Valproate, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine
 • Mild anticholinergic effect -> Drowsiness
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... dizziness, diplopia, ataxia ... Systemic effect -> Nausea ... pruritus, weight gain ... #SideEffects #Pathophysiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Demyelinating disease caused ... monoparesis), limb ataxia ... , gait ataxia, and ... • VZV • HIV encephalopathy
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Framework and Clinical ... Manifestations Causes ... • Wernicke's Encephalopathy ... Ophthalmoplegia - Ataxia ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
severe clinical ... Hypo-Mg2+ • Vitamin deficiency ... • Wernicke encephalopathy ... • Vitamin D deficiency ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology