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Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Stiff Person Syndrome ... Diagnosis and Management ... • Wide based gait ... Strychnine poisoning, Parkinson's ... #treatment #neurology
In parkinsonian patients, distal dystonic phenomena, mainly in the hands and feet, can occur and are
In the case of the ... semiologianeurologica #Parkinsons ... #Disease #Parkinsonian ... #resting #Tremor ... striatal #Hands #Neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
soles in 50% of cases ... and nephrotic syndrome ... infection after the period ... tabes dorsalis, gait ... of Infectious Diseases
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Transfusion reaction - Tumor ... lysis syndrome ... • Addison’s disease ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... potassium #high #nephrology
Causes of Constipation in Adults
Most common
 - Inadequate fiber or fluid intake
 - Poor bowel habits
Systemic
Causes of Constipation ... porphyria - Neurologic ... : Parkinson disease ... pelvic surgery, tumor ... #Constipation #Causes
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... pts) → Enter a period ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
five to ten-year period ... Enhancement - TM and tumor ... • Infectious causes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential