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Falls: Pathogenesis and Complications
Poly-pharmacy
Disorders affecting movement and balance
 - Sensory deficits
 - Neuromuscular degeneration/Cerebrovascular disease
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Poly-pharmacy Disorders ... affecting movement ... Geriatrics #Falls #pathophysiology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... Rapid downward movement ... direction to the body; wrists ... Arms extended; wrists ... from the body; wrists
Lewy Body Dementia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Lewy Body Dementia is a sub-category of major or mild
neurocognitive disorders ... • Rapid eye movement ... sleep behavior disorder ... LewyBody #Dementia #pathophysiology
Fecal Incontinence - Pathogenesis and Complications
Continence mechanisms are impaired
 • Local neuronal damage
 • External and
or ignored • Movement ... Disorders • Inflammation ... Incontinence #geriatrics #pathophysiology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Syndrome, Headache, Movement ... disorders, Seizure ... disorders, Aseptic ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
small joints (wrists ... Decr Range of movement ... fingers, radial wrist ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
Neurocognitive Disorder ... Neurocognitive disorders ... HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... Depressive symptoms • Movement ... disorders ○ This
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
with autoimmune disorders ... restriction of shoulder movement ... shoulder; any movement ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Triggers - sudden movement ... triggered by noise, movement ... other neurological disorders ... limb or joint disorders
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
neurodegenerative disorders ... Wrist clonus is ... extension of the wrists ... sudden downward movement