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Status Epilepticus Pharmacotherapy Guide

 • Phenytoin and Fosphenytoin
 • Valproate Sodium
 • Levetiracetam
 • Lacosamide
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• Propofol • Ketamine ... #Pharmacology #neurology ... #management #epilepsy
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
loss of motor, pain ... Contralateral loss of pain ... #Incomplete #SpinalCord ... Syndromes #Diagnosis #Neurology
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Resistance or pain elicited by passive extension of the knees, thought to be
Kernig's Sign in ... Resistance or pain ... #Kernigs #Sign # ... #physicalexam #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Loss of pain and ... level of iniury, pain ... and #Acute #SpinalCord ... pathophysiology #signs ... #orthopedics #neurology
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Ventral - Loss of pain ... positive Romberg sign ... multiradicular pain ... ISCS #Incomplete #spinalcord ... syndromes #diagnosis #neurology
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
Kernig's Sign in ... Meningitis Kernig's sign ... than 135°, has pain ... Prakash #Kernigs #Sign ... Pediatrics #Peds #neurology
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
Malignancy - Night pain ... splenomegaly, abnormal neurology ... , back pain Haematology ... cell disease Rheumatology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Lhermitte’s sign ... Sensitivity to pain ... objective evidence of neurologic ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... continence • Pain ... Symptoms: • Back pain ... #spinal #cord #spinalcord ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
Algorithm for the Management ... Seizures The management ... continuous vital sign ... Seizure #Algorithm #Management ... #Emergency #Neurology