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An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
and bag-valve mask ... Patients should ... Pharmacologic treatment ... The focus is on ... Management #Emergency #Neurology
SIADH Treatment Options
1. Treat underlying cause of SIADH: Pain, Primary lung pathology, Post-operative phenomenon, Medications, Basically
SIADH Treatment ... Treat underlying cause ... solution, you should ... #hyponatremia #nephrology ... #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
antibodies - MuSK-positive ... More likely to cause ... glucocorticoids - can cause ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... 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
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- Emergency Causes ... • trauma • post ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... count in the CSF should ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... diagnosis #management #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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• Diagnosis should ... antiretroviral therapy should ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Adie’s Tonic Pupil on Physical Exam

A young female was referred in for a sudden onset anisocoria.
In this case, the ... with light near dissociation ... responsible for the post ... Syphilis should ... #physicalexam #neurology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
: ~25% cases. ... Neurologic deficit ... -->Cannot rule out ... Neurologic injuries ... Posterior #Injury #msk
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
Causes of Myoclonus ... encephalopathies, post ... Inflammatory (MS ... encephalopathy (hepatic, septic ... #neurology