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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Can begin in arms ... Paresthesias: Hands ... #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
treatment can prevent ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... • Enteroviral infections ... consistent with MS ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
epidural hematoma • infections ... cord infarct • HIV ... toon • Spinal infection ... T2 Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
Treatments are aimed ... salvaging the globe, preventing ... for this are: Infectious ... that range from benign ... Bilateral #clinical #video
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... sitting posture, and ... Maneuver #BPPV #Benign ... positional #vertigo #neurology ... instructions #clinical #video
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS ... with positive serology ... and CD4 count ... Coccidiodomycosis #IDSA #Prevention ... #Treatment #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS
Treatment for cryptococcosis consists of 3 phases: induction,
Recommendations for Preventing ... in HIV-AIDS Treatment ... Therapy) • To begin ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections
Aimovig (Erenumab)
Mechanism: Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide Receptor Antagonist 
Indication: Preventive Treatment of Migraines:
Dosing: 70 mg SQ monthly,
Indication: Preventive ... Treatment of Migraines ... primary side effects being ... reaction (expected) and ... Erenumab #Migraine #Neurology
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Ask the patient ... weak leg at the hip ... normal people and ... hemiparesis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #neurology