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Modified Rankin Scale

#Diagnosis #Neurology #Modified #Rankin #Scale #MRS #Stroke #Disability #Dependence
Modified Rankin Scale ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... Modified #Rankin #Scale ... #MRS #Stroke #Disability
Modified Rankin Scale For Measuring The Degree Of Disability Or Dependence In The Daily Activities Of
Modified Rankin Scale ... Experience A Stroke #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Modified ... #Rankin #Scale ... #MRS #Stroke #Disability
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... - Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... Imaging: - MRI ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... axonal form • MRI ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
similar to PML, but MRI ... Diagnosis: MRI ... disorder #dementia #AIDS ... #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... factor PRES Diagnosis ... Vascular narrowing on MRA ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #management #neurology
Hematuria Grading Scale and Descriptors
Grade I: Clear, Clear pink, Light, Peach, Pink lemonade, Pigmentless
Grade II: Clear,
Hematuria Grading Scale ... Grapefruit, Kool-Aid ... Fruit punch, Kool-Aid ... #grades #urology ... #diagnosis
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... New headache, scalp ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... oligoclonal bands • MRI
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... by culture or serology ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... : • Serology for ... throat, skin, scalp