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

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... CNS inflammatory cause ... ) • EMG/NCS (rare ... patch alone may be ... #Treatment #Neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
ophthalmopathy - Kearns-Sayre ... Serologic and EMG ... failure - Can be ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Myasthenia Gravis ... More likely to cause ... #Myasthenia #Gravis ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... important, as early ... infections • Herpes ... MRI lesions and clinical ... #Syndromes #neurology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
a problem list here ... hyponatremia, AKI, etc ... esp in work-up/management ... will also get an EKG ... Admissions #ICU #Pearls
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Infections: - Herpes ... Nile virus - Herpes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Enteroviruses (e.g ... Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... 1): • Herpes ... • Common clinical ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... Immune response can be ... transplantation CLINICAL ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... vision changes, etc ... taper over 1-3 years ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management