12 results
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo ... Algorithm Presyncope ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Algorithm ... differential #diagnosis #neurology ... #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Pathophysiology ... Paresthesias: Hands ... GQ1b IgG Antibody associated ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Principles of HIV-Associated ... • IRIS might ... Periventricular regions; associated ... focal neurologic ... patients with IRIS
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
increase in CD4+ cells ... Other Pathogens Associated ... albicans • Epstein Barr ... with severe symptoms ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... than one after symptom ... the underlying pathophysiology ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
Disorder (HAND) ... HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... • Depressive symptoms ... HIV patients #HAND ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
associated vascular ... outflow - 5-ARIs ... testicular Leydig cells ... Hyperplasia #Prostate #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #Urology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary ... : • Triad of symptoms ... urine • Other symptoms ... kidney tubular cells ... Heme associated
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... - Microglial cells ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
fluctuations PRES-Associated ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology