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Parinaud's Syndrome
What?
 - Impaired upgaze
 - Light-near dissociation
 - Convergence retraction nystagmus
 - Eyelid retraction (Collier's
Parinaud's Syndrome ... retraction nystagmus - Eyelid ... → "setting sun sign ... " - Vascular disease ... diagnosis #pineal #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
and LMN signs in ... and LMN signs to ... and LMN signs on ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... #diagnosis #management
Parinaud's syndrome
What?
 • Light-near dissociation (tectal pupils)
 • Convergence retraction nystagmus
 • Eyelid retraction (Collier's sign)
Parinaud's syndrome ... retraction nystagmus • Eyelid ... "setting sun" sign ... • Vascular disease ... #neurology #diagnosis
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
• Acute stroke syndromes ... Inflammatory: Myeloma ... Gravis - Lack of UMN ... /LMN signs - Lack ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... • Or brainstem syndromes ... Examination: • UMN ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... upper and lower eyelid ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
• Symptoms and signs ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... : Areflexia UMN ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Labs: • CPK 5X ULN ... of underlying disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
extensors of the arms (pyramidal ... • Bilateral signs ... vaccination - Myelin ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... Romana Sing (unilateral ... upper and lower eyelid ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #