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Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... GrepMed Handbook Acute ... - Atypical Clinical ... CNS inflammatory cause ... #Management #Treatment
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Symptoms: • Headache ... Fever (75%) • Encephalopathy ... decrease (<200 cells ... symptoms • Severe headache ... antibody test) Treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... rapidly progressive encephalopathy ... encephalopathy
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache ... Meningitis, Myelopathy, Encephalopathy ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... characterized by: • Headache ... mental status • Headache ... may precede the neurologic ... • Treatment of
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
Encephalopathy ... Diagnosis: MRI ... : The clinical ... Treatment: • HAART ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Irritability • Headaches ... and petechiae Causes ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... responsible for most cases ... hypertension and acute ... individuals with HIV ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Lyme Disease Clinical ... lymph nodes - Headache ... Meningo-encephalitis - Bell ... Neuro: - Lyme encephalopathy ... #Management #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... #neurology