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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
- Acute Thiamine ... Deficiency Clinical Diagnosis ... impairment - Oculomotor ... , oculomotor dysfunction ... #criteria #neurology
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
vs Korsakoff Syndrome ... broad-based gait), and oculomotor ... is Korsakoff's syndrome ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... - Acute B1 (Thiamine ... impairment • Oculomotor ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #Management #neurology
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute: - Primary ... Inflammatory (Acute ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
(e.g. oculomotor ... facial numbness), Encephalopathy ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms ... #signs
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
An acute polyneuropathy (disorder Of the peripheral nervous System).
Symptoms are Often symmetrical and progress Over
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... An acute polyneuropathy ... GuillainBarre #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Signs
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
manifestations of acute ... Brain: Hepatic encephalopathy ... lung injury, Acute ... liver #failure #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... untreated Wernicke Encephalopathy ... Therefore, Korsakoff Syndrome ... factors of Wernicke Encephalopathy ... #neurology #diagnosis
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor Nerve
 • Ptosis: Loss of innervation of the levator palpebrae superior.
CN III Palsy - Oculomotor ... comparison to Horner's syndrome ... CNIII #CN3 #Palsy #Oculomotor ... Nerve #Cranial #neurology ... #diagnosis
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... • Hypertensive encephalopathy ... arteritis • Acute ... #Algorithm #neurology