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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... management #treatment #neurology
Floppy Baby Syndrome
 • Infantile Botulism
 • Acute Flaccid Myelitis
 • Guillain Barre
 • Neonatal Myasthenia
Baby Syndrome • Infantile ... Botulism • Acute ... Flaccid Myelitis • Guillain ... Myasthenia Gravis Clinical ... tone, resistance, reflexes
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... (GBS) Acute autoimmune ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... the underlying pathophysiology ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... dysregulation -> Bacterial infection ... hormones, urine reflux ... Hydronephrosis, Acute ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... has five major clinical ... Mississippi and Ohio River ... fungal stain of clinical ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology