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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 ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... hemorrhage, SAH, cerebral ... hemiplegic or anesthetic ... headache #signs #symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
eye movement • Cerebral ... Encephalopathy with seizures ... deficits ranging from paresthesia ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
• Headache • Seizures ... Neurological symptoms ... both posterior cerebral ... leukoencephalopathy, Cerebral ... #management #neurology
Phencyclidine (PCP) Toxicology

PCP is a dissociative anesthetic abused for its psychoactive effects, reaching peak popularity in
a dissociative anesthetic ... Wide range of symptoms ... violent behaviours, seizures ... , ataxia, muscle ... #management
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... - Friedreich ataxia ... loss - Saddle anesthesia ... #differential #diagnosis
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 ... #Edema #HACE #diagnosis ... #management
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
presyncope, exertional symptoms ... Movement Category A: Cerebral ... - Stroke - Seizure ... sclerosis • Clues: Ataxia ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis