6 results
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
malaise, Weight gain ... slowness, Psychosis/dementia ... Carpal timel syndrome ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
and Management ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... ataxia - usually ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #Management #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
impairment • HIV dementia ... Diagnosis: MRI ... The clinical syndrome ... dysfunction like gait ... #AIDS #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Opthaloplegia • Ataxia ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... treatment of HIV/AIDS ... be present: • AIDS ... blindness, or gait ... #Management
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
positional vertigo (BPPV ... range of motion, gait ... Examples: - Dementia ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology