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Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... Clinical Findings ... initial phase of the disease ... Therefore, Korsakoff Syndrome ... #neurology #diagnosis
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... heavy metals), Critical ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... association • M > F Clinical ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... (Clinical Dx). ... #diagnosis #management
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Optica (NMO) - Clinical ... mainly AQP4-lgG disease ... mainly MOG-lgG disease ... (AQP4-lgG disease ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... PRES) - Diagnosis Clinical ... • Autoimmune disease ... Risk Factor + Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... and less common diseases ... infections • Lyme disease ... MRI lesions and clinical ... #neurology #noninflammatory
US Preventive Services Task Force - Prostate Cancer Screening - Update 2018
Patient Decision Aid

 - Men
screening with their clinician ... #Management #Urology ... ProstateCancer #Screening #PatientInfo
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Campylobacter Clinical ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Management ... Antibiotics for severe disease ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis #Management
Continuous B-cell depletion in frequently relapsing, steroid-dependent and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome 

Clinical Kidney Journal, , sfy067,
steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome ... Clinical Kidney ... option in the management ... complicated nephrotic syndrome ... NephroticSyndrome #Nephrology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Clinical Manifestations ... Baclofen • Severe Disease ... SPS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #neurology