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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Pathophysiology ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... : Clinical findings ... roots -> Cauda equina ... Causes: 1. ... #diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
- Clinical Presentation ... signs and/or symptoms ... simplex virus, HIV ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms ... showing cortical lesions ... Differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... multiple spinal cord ... - Causes progressive ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management