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Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... and bilateral leg ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #leg ... #physicalexam
Leg Motor Restlessness (LMR) on Physical Exam

Leg motor restlessness (LMR) - Similar to Restless Legs Syndrome
Leg Motor Restlessness ... Physical Exam Leg ... Syndrome (RLS) ... Restlessness #LMR #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #neurology
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
Diagnosis and Management ... • Nephritic syndrome ... exudative GN • C3/lgG ... GlomeruloNephritis #nephrology ... #diagnosis #management
Treatment of Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
Supplement iron if ferritin <75
Chronic: Dopamine agonists / Gabapentin
Intermittent: Carbidopa-levodopa, low-potency
Treatment of Restless Leg ... Syndrome (RLS) ... #Syndrome #RLS ... #Treatment #management ... #neurology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... neurodegenerative disorders (eg ... FatimahDandan #Pisa #Syndrome ... pleurothotonus #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
Goals and limits for treatment of Hyponatremia Stratified by duration and risk of Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome
Demyelination Syndrome ... serum Na by 4—6 mEg ... up to three 100 mL ... Demyelination #Syndrome ... goals #limits #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Weakness: Starts in legs ... Reflexes: Arms or legs ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Leg Asterixis on Physical Exam

Asterixis can be seen in peripheral neuropathies also! Check out this leg
Leg Asterixis on ... Check out this leg ... Guillain Barre syndrome ... #Asterixis #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Anterior circulation: MCA ... • EEG: With persistent ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... underlying disease (eg ... • Infection (eg ... 5000 to 10,000 ng/mL ... #Diagnosis #Management