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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Encephalopathy - Acute B1 ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... Encephalopathy #B1 ... Diagnosis #Management #neurology ... #nutrition
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
B1) deficiency, ... ataxia (broad-based gait ... #vitaminB1 #B1 # ... Syndrome #diagnosis #comparison ... #neurology
Osteomalacia & Osteoporosis in People with HIV
Osteomalacia:
 - Decreased bone matrix mineralization. In people with HIV
D deficiency (from ... multiple causes ... weakness, waddling gait ... D deficiency ... Osteoporosis #HIVAIDS #Comparison
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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Causes of Polyneuropathy ... CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional ... deficiency • Toxic ... Heavy metals, Vitamin ... #neurology
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
C Deficiency) - ... • Persons with psychiatric ... Psychiatric symptoms ... C deficiency can ... , or any other cause
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... ) Deficiency Etiology ... • Common Causes ... parasthesias, gait ... diagnosis #management #nutrition
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... • Vitamin C deficiency ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... ) - Waddling gait ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Infectious causes ... antibodies • Nutritional ... Deficiency: - ... Vitamin B12, E, ... diagnosis #management #neurology