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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... amyotrophy with the pathologic ... finding of lateral ... diagnosis column Treatment ... #Sclerosis #neurology
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Benign paroxysmal positional ... often classified as ... (TIA): • Lateral ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
vascular causes, such as ... direction-changing on lateral ... nose) • Head Position ... worsen with head position ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Treatment
Hypernatremia is almost always due to unreplaced water loss (free water
Diagnosis and Treatment ... , Dehydration: neurologic ... hypernatremia can also ... with D5 fluids or enteral ... #management #nephrology
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Babesiosis - Diagnosis ... • Thin blood smear ... parasitemia • Serology ... confirmation of babesiosis ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
dysfunction to the bilateral ... previous gaze position ... previous gaze position ... horizontal movements; also ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
show symmetric bilateral ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive ... reversible • HAND is also ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Brandt Daroff Exercise for Treatment of BPPV
This maneuver resembles the Semont maneuver. Also, this maneuver is
Daroff Exercise for Treatment ... Also, this maneuver ... and prescribed as ... upright, seated position ... #vertigo #neurology
Unilateral Dancing Dorsal Quadrilaterals

A unilateral dancing dorsal quadrilaterals phenomenon. Usually seen after spinal surgery and bilateral.
spinal surgery and bilateral ... disappears in other positions ... Improved after treatment ... #physicalexam #neurology
Thigh adductor reflex

Researched with the patient seated (also in the supine position) by tapping the adductor
patient seated (also ... in the supine position ... can observe a bilateral ... response (as in ... clinical #video #neurology