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Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
brain lesions in ... Homonymous field defect ... Limb apraxia Occipital ... #Localization #Symptoms ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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sensitivity to effects ... • Withdrawal symptoms ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Psychiatry
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... Afferent pupillary defect ... SIGNS/SYMPTOMS ... Signs and symptoms
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - For diagnosis, must have either 26
findings - For diagnosis ... to 25 for new diagnosis ... level - ADHD affects ... #symptoms #signs ... #psychiatry #criteria
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pathophysiology: • Defect ... in fetal free fatty ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... ) Differential Diagnosis
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
compromise Clinical Signs ... /Symptoms: • Usually ... be present or signs ... KUB or abdominal ultrasound ... #management
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
life • M=F Symptoms ... and Signs: 50% ... Less common symptoms ... and signs: • ... leukocytosis, psychiatric
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
most frequently affects ... : HLH signs and ... symptoms can mimic ... Diagnosis via genetic ... #management #treatment
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
• COVERT - PSC affects ... asymptomatic at diagnosis ... carcinoma, and gallbladder ... Care focuses on symptom ... #management #summary
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive ... #Management #Treatment