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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
all extremity, facial ... support (10-30%) • Facial ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Facial Edema ... Exanthematous Pustulosis Management ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #DRESS #Syndrome ... dermatology #diagnosis #management
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
variable tremor, mask facies ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... tremor ("rabbit syndrome ... months or years of treatment ... #pharmacology #management
Orofacial Granulomatosis - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Idiopathic OFG: isolated swelling of the lips, BX+ non-caseating granuloma
Melkersson-Rosenthal
Diagnosis and Management ... Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome ... fissured tongue + facial ... Granulomatosis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm #treatment
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Diagnosis and Management ... size, coarsening facial ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... MRI+contrast Management ... Endocrinology #Treatment
Compartment Syndrome Pearls
A vicious cycle of increased pressure within a facial compartment leading to compression of
Compartment Syndrome ... pressure within a facial ... onset of ischemia Treatment ... #Compartment #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... all extremity, facial ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Bell’s Palsy: Treatment and House-Brackmann grading for severity of facial nerve weakness
#Diagnosis #Management #Bells #Palsy #Treatment
Bell’s Palsy: Treatment ... for severity of facial ... weakness #Diagnosis #Management ... #Bells #Palsy #Treatment ... House #Brackmann #Facial
Algorithm for Suspected SVC Syndrome

SVC syndrome suspected: Facial/arm/neck edema, distended neck/chest veins, facial plethora, dyspnea, cough,
Suspected SVC Syndrome ... SVC syndrome ... suspected: Facial ... neck/chest veins, facial ... Algorithm #diagnosis #management
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... Ipsilateral facial ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... • Stroke syndromes ... #RamsayHunt #Syndrome