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NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
• Persistent bladder ... dysfunction, Severe bladder ... encephalitis spectrum disorders ... Recent diphtheritic infection ... #criteria #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... response preceding infection ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Clinical Features ... management #treatment #neurology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
• Malignancy Infectious ... Tuberculosis • Epstein-Barr ... Pulmonary Disease Neurologic ... • Somatization Disorder ... Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... transplantation CLINICAL ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
disturbance • Bladder ... cord infarct • HIV ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... palpation of the bladder ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
early stages of infection ... Clinical Presentation ... : The clinical ... syndrome of HAD ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Immunodeficiency disorder ... to 8 years Clinical ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome ... , HIV) • Glucocorticoid
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... Infections: - ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #diagnosis #neurology
Ureteral Stone on Renal POCUS

A 23yo male with no significant PMHx presents with acute LLQ pain,
Bladder ultrasound ... After you control his ... DC home (w/ op urology ... & no signs of infection ... #Renal #POCUS #clinical
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Infarction - Infection ... syphilis, and HIV ... paralysis of the bladder ... differential #diagnosis #neurology