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Guillain-Barre Syndrome
An acute polyneuropathy (disorder Of the peripheral nervous System).
Symptoms are Often symmetrical and progress Over
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... polyneuropathy (disorder ... GuillainBarre #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Pathophysiology ... #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Algorithm showing a stepwise approach to the assessment and investigation of a possible neuropathy. CIDP, chronic
electromyography; GBS, Guillain-Barré ... syndrome; HNPP, ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Algorithm #Evaluation #Differential
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain ... Features Required for Guillain-Barré ... encephalitis spectrum disorders ... BrighamMedRes #Guillain ... diagnosis #criteria #neurology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
von Willebrand Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... vonWillebrand #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management ... treatment #hematology #differential
Reflex Testing - Causes of Hyporeflexia and Hyperreflexia
Focal Hyporeflexia: 
 • Radiculopathy, Mononeuropathy, Polyneuropathy, Acute stroke,
Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Serotonin syndrome ... Testing #Causes #differential ... diagnosis #table #neurology
Workup of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High or Normal PTH:
 • Hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid adenoma, Parathyroid hyperplasia,
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... disease, Milk Alkali Syndrome ... Drugs, Endocrine disorders ... disease, Viral Syndromes ... Algorithm #Workup #nephrology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... syndrome, Mononeuritis ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Inflammatory/AI: CIDP, Guillain-Barre ... Paraprotein-associated (POEMS syndrome ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Extraocular Movement Disorders ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... Extraocular #Movement #Disorders ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #