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Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... Facial Nerve (CN7 ... bilateral, non-CN7 ... MRI+gad (stroke, CN7 ... within 4m #Bells
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
CNS Infection in ... • IRIS might ... less than 200 cells ... should be based on clinical ... more than 200 cells
Bell's Phenomenon

Sign of peripheral facial paralysis manifested by eye movement up and out of the eyeball,
Bell's Phenomenon ... manifested by eye ... the eyelid #Bells ... #Phenomenon #clinical ... #CN7 #CNVII #palsy
Peripheral Left Cranial Nerve 7 (Bell's) Palsy: Picture on left demonstrates inability to raise left 
eyebrow
Cranial Nerve 7 (Bell's ... idiopathic peripheral CN ... #Photo #Bells # ... Palsy #CN7 Charlie ... #Photo #Bells #
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
infects the CNS ... invades mononuclear cells ... in the CNS ○ ... Infected cells - ... • Depressive symptoms
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
increase in CD4+ cells ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... pleural effusions, CNS ... weeks for most OI
Endophthalmitis: Infection within the eye. This most commonly occurs via introduction of microbes from the outside
(e.g.
Endophthalmitis: ... Infection within the eye ... of inflammatory cells ... in front of the iris ... #Chemosis #Photo
Hypopyon: A white layer of inflammatory cells which settles along the bottom of the anterior chamber
of inflammatory cells ... in front of the iris ... from outside the eye ... Images #Clinical ... Ophthalmology #Photo
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
affecting the Brain, Eye ... nervous system (CNS ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... clinical consistent ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
, B cells, and plasma ... cells around salivary ... Parotid swelling CNS ... nervous system (CNS ... • 8%-27% for CNS