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Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
and Management Summary ... incidentally via CBC ... • Treatment is ... of symptoms and prevention ... Diagnosis #Management #Summary
Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) 

Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) can have 
severe neurologic sequelae. Early diagnosis is
have severe neurologic ... diagnosis is crucial ... diagnosis and treatment ... In addition to preventing ... effective in stroke-prevention
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... APS), Secondary prevention ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #neurology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology ... →Activation of CD8 ... Unknown cause Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management Summary ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
and Management Summary ... the absence of treatment ... symptoms, positive serology ... only available at CDC ... q12h)x 60 days Treatment
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
bladder for urinary retention ... Laboratory studies: • CBC ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management Summary ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... HIV and with low CD4 ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology