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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... - Summary Acute ... Clinical Features ... #management #treatment ... #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Poliomyelitis, Guillain-Barre ... multiplex, Phrenic ... aminoglycosides) • Muscles ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
- Summary Multiple ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... stimulation Clinical ... Sclerosis Treatment ... #treatment #MS
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management Summary ... Clinical Manifestations ... Parkinson's disease, Multiple ... Treatment: • ... #neurology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
dystonia (sustained muscle ... Parkinson, Multiple ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #neurology #posture
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Toxicity - Summary ... Clinical Presentation ... myopathy, Guillain-Barré ... IU/I • SAMS clinical ... (SAMS-CI) • EMG
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... transplantation CLINICAL ... fairly symmetric muscle ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #management #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Sclerosis (ALS) Summary ... brainstem and multiple ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology