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Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... , Lyme, GBS, tumor ... endemic area) ± HIV ... sarcoid or other CNS ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
: • Tumor-like ... Incontinence • VISUAL: Nystagmus ... stimulation Clinical ... • Acute: - IV ... #management #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Enteroviruses (e.g ... Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... • Common clinical ... #neurology #meningitis
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
and infects the CNS ... Diagnosis: MRI ... : The clinical ... disturbance and tremors ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cardiac, pulmonary etc ... ) • CNS -> PNS ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
A nystagmus in far ... the hospital, diagnosed ... with MS, and started ... on IV steroids ... #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
nervous system (CNS ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... MRI lesions and clinical ... consistent with MS ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Enhancement - TM and tumor ... simplex virus, HIV ... #management #neurology