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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Clinical Features ... • Weakness: Starts ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... are unable to flex ... table, or with pain ... Femoris #clinical ... #orthopedics #sports
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... are unable to flex ... table, or with pain ... Femoris #clinical ... #orthopedics #sports
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... • Provocative Tests ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Possible responses to pain ... Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS ... Casey Albin MD @ ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... and sensitive tests ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... GCA can present ... the “Chewing gum test
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... An elevated white ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management