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Benzodiazepines: Mechanism of Action and Side Effects
 • Decr spinal cord activity -> Muscle relaxant
phobia • Decr cerebral ... activity -> Decr seizures ... confusion - Ataxia ... #Pharmacology #pathophysiology
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Motor dysfunction: myoclonic ... seizure, primitive ... incontinence, apraxia ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
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Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... ICH Management ... they increase cerebral ... Manage ICP and Seizures ... #neurosurgery #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
• Headache • Seizures ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... both posterior cerebral ... leukoencephalopathy, Cerebral ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)
Severe AMS with altered mental status, ataxia, and other neurological manifestations such
High Altitude Cerebral ... mental status, ataxia ... manifestations such as seizures ... High #Altitude #Cerebral ... HACE #diagnosis #management