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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
AIDP that presents ... Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... nerve roots and cauda ... management #treatment #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Infections in HIV ... #CNS #Infections ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Palsy is a damage, acute ... associated with viral infections ...     - Epstein-Barr ... #Bells #Palsy #neurology ... #anatomy #pathophysiology
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 • MCC- acute ... equina syndrome (CES ... - Emergency Causes ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... #causes #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
(GBS) Acute autoimmune ... normal CSF white blood ... the underlying pathophysiology ... nerve roots and cauda ... #management #neurology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Chemotherapy • Infectious ... CIDP, Guillain-Barre ... Fabry's disease, Acute ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... SOT, Advanced HIV ... /AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... septated hyphae, acute
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
dementia Pathophysiology ... cells in the CNS ... Diagnosis: MRI ... disorder #dementia #AIDS ... #Neurology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Malaise, bleeding, infections ... involvement • 30%: CNS ... -> AML: Blast crises ... leukostasis syndrome: CNS ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Major blood ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology