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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
months but can be ... with vascular causes ... auditory findings BPPV ... positional episodes caused ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute ... AKI should be considered ... GBM, Glomerular ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... #Sites #Nephrology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
diagnosis and treatment ... Inflammatory causes ... Cogan syndrome • Acute ... #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... PCB variants of GBS ... /Edrophonium test ... aspiration and acute ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Miller-Fisher GBS ... lymphoma OTHERS - Acute ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #Neurology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... rule out other causes ... of neurologic/cognitive ... Malnutrition, TIPS West ... Polyethylene glycol can be
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
) Acute autoimmune ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... and sensitive tests ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Fever (75%) • Encephalopathy ... elevation • Nausea ... 14%), in which case ... antibodies can be ... ) Treatment:
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
GrepMed Handbook Acute ... CNS inflammatory cause ... patch alone may be ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Neurology