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Principal features of Destructive and Irritative cortical lesions in right-handed individual

#Cortical #Cortex #Lesions #Features #Signs #Symptoms
Principal features ... Cortex #Lesions #Features ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Brain #Neurology
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Syndrome Features ... or hyporeflexia Features ... , Mild sensory symptoms ... Elevated CSF protein Features ... spectrum disorders Features
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... or echo features ... Features of Non-Bacterial ... states • Clinical features ... Echocardiographic features
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Clinical Features ... demyelination features ... management #treatment #neurology
Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
Clinical features ... focal cortical brain ... #Localization #Symptoms ... Signs #Diagnosis #Neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... • The cardinal features ... than one after symptom ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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• Measurable neurologic ... deficit • Onset of symptoms ... other less common features ... present, in which case ... cva #management #neurology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
• recurrent fractures ... mineralization Symptoms ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... pain - Frequent fractures ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... - Emergency Causes ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... distinguishing feature ... #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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and radiographic features ... status, and focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease caused ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology