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Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... sudden onset, "tearing ... connective tissue disorder ... FHx • Imaging: CTA ... Management #summary #treatment
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
at onset • Tearing ... Connective tissue disorder ... • Cardiac surgery ... catheterization • Thoracic ... deficit • Shock Treatment
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
headaches, or hearing ... lumbar puncture or surgery ... brain sagging syndrome ... sleeve leaks • Cerebral ... Pachymeningitis #HP #Neurology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... Headache, Movement disorders ... , Seizure disorders ... inflammation, leading ... #neurology #rheumatology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... name comes from its ... neurodegenerative disorders ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
nervous system (CNS ... diagnosis and treatment ... vasculopathy with cerebral ... sensorineural hearing ... #neurology #noninflammatory
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
• Decrease in cerebral ... The clinical syndrome ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
#Cobb #Cob #angle 
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public
scoliosis and its ... may different #types ... muscular #dystrophy, #cerebral ... ⚕️The disorder ... spinal #fusion #surgery
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public education, early detection
scoliosis and its ... may different #types ... muscular #dystrophy, #cerebral ... ⚕️The disorder ... spinal #fusion #surgery
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... both posterior cerebral ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... leukoencephalopathy, Cerebral ... epilepticus Treatment