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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Thiamine (B1) Deficiency ... Clinical Diagnosis ... nystagmus) - Cerebellar ... dysfunction and gait ... #diagnosis #criteria
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... • Vitamin C deficiency ... Pernicious anemia/B12 deficiency ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... ) - Waddling gait
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
- Diagnosis and ... Management Diagnosis ... nystagmus) • Cerebellar ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... #Diagnosis #Management
DANISH Mnemonic for Cerebellar Signs of Disease

D - Dysdiadochokinesia / Dysmetria - Impaired ability to perform
DANISH Mnemonic for Cerebellar ... Dysdiadochokinesia / Dysmetria ... A - Ataxia - Gait ... DANISH #Mnemonic #Cerebellar ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Rickets and Osteomalacia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Calcification inhibitors (excess exposure to A1, Fluoride, etidronate)
Phosphate: renal ... disorders, vit D or Phosphate ... manifesting often as gait ... #Osteomalacia #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
diabetic, B12 deficiency ... range of motion, gait ... Clues: Ataxia, dysmetria ... falling, functional gait ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Symptoms (included in the DSM-V) - Two Major Depressive episodes
Cravings - Weight Gain ... SAD #Seasonal #AffectiveDisorder ... MoodDisorders #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology