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Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Muscle Weakness ... • Central or peripheral ... Infections - HIV ... #neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... Convulsive Status Epilepticus ... for reversible cause ... #Treatment #Algorithm ... #Management #Neurology
Myoedema in Hypothyroidism on Physical Exam

Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome resulting from the production, secretion or
characterized by muscle weakness ... abolished tendon reflexes ... (shown in the video ... hammer, caused ... #neurology #endocrinology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment ... Convulsive Status Epilepticus ... for reversible cause ... #Treatment #Algorithm ... Convulsive #management #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
AND lower facial weakness ... presentation • Lyme Serology ... CNS inflammatory cause ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Neurology
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
commonly observed in peripheral ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... the thigh on the hip ... DroppedFoot #Gait #Neurology ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Hip adductor reflex

The adductor reflex is elicited by tapping over either the medial epicondyle of the
Hip adductor reflex ... The adductor reflex ... , which should cause ... #clinical #video ... #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... syphilis, and HIV ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... 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 ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology