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Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Anemia • Chronic Infection ... Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ... Dermatomyositis • Viral infection ... #Weakness #Neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
diagnosis and treatment ... : • Infectious ... • Enteroviral infections ... • Herpes virus infections ... #neurology #noninflammatory
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Etiologies of Peripheral ... Chemotherapy • Infectious ... Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
an identifiable cause ... but its clinically ... associated with viral infections ... #Bells #Palsy #neurology ... #anatomy #pathophysiology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
to a preceding infection ... • Most common infection ... jejuni • Other infections ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
It is caused by ... viral or bacterial infection ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #syndrome
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... • Treatment of ... diagnosis #management #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
CNS Infection in ... Opportunistic Infections ... opportunistic infections ... and some infections ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... history of viral infection ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... #neurology