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Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
macropsia), color, movement ... • CNS: parietal ... (Many causes!) ... stroke, tumor) • Epilepsy ... #differential
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Localizing Extraocular Movement ... IV (Trochlear) ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... • Suspect in movement ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #differential # ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... only if no clear cause ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... • Infectious causes ... simplex virus, HIV ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Differential Diagnosis ... increased risk of epilepsy ... cardiovascular causes ... have convulsive movements ... #Geriatrics