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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... • Traumatic brain ... injury By Association ... #Differential #Causes ... #Checklist #Diagnosis
Confabulation
What? Honest Lie.  
No incoming sensory information + Filling of the blanks with different information
, Traumatic Brain ... Injury, Alzheimer's ... Blindness, Psychiatric Disorders ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... Impotence - Saddle anesthesia ... loss - Saddle anesthesia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
spared in this injury ... regimental badge" anesthesia ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
through the blood-brain ... similar to PML, but MRI ... Diagnosis: MRI ... The clinical syndrome ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
- Compatible syndrome ... + MRI lesions + ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #causes #radiology ... #neurology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
, Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... disease): Leaflets are ... papillary muscle injury ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... extensors of the arms ... • Infectious causes ... ruled out • Brain ... brain and/or optic
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
Leigh Syndrome ... Mitochondrial disorder ... #Clinical #MRI ... #Brain #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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• S - Saddle anesthesia ... - Emergency Causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #causes #neurology