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Parkinson's Plus Syndromes - Atypical Parkinsonism
Main motor symptoms:
 • Tremors
 • Limb rigidity
 • Bradykinesia
Other symptoms
Syndromes - Atypical ... symptoms: • Tremors ... present in PD, and ... plus syndrome. ... #diagnosis #neurology
Parkinsons plus syndromes have features of parkinsonism but they differ from parkinsons disease in having some
syndromes have features ... additional features and ... unresponsive to treatments ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Syndromes #PSP
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ("rabbit syndrome ... late variant of parkinsonism ... months or years of treatment
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
- Differential Diagnosis ... Renin secreting tumor ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes ... potassium #low #nephrology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
important, as early diagnosis ... and treatment can ... Inflammatory causes ... #neurology #inflammatory ... #differential #diagnosis
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Caused commonly ... disorders (eg Parkinson ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology ... #posture #video
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Skin and/or ... Renin-secreting tumor ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nephrology #potassium
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... in size (micro and ... (Many causes!) ... (e.g. stroke, tumor ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
- Differential Diagnosis ... Drug Abuse • Tumor ... Extrapyramidal Features • Parkinson's ... Early Language and ... CognitiveImpairment #Dementia #Neurology
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome ... differentiate right and ... : Stroke (main cause ... Brain Injury, Tumor ... #neurology #diagnosis