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Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
• Infection (e.g ... encephalitis) • Brain lesions ... (e.g. stroke, tumor ... • Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... #differential
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
metastases, Infection (e.g ... Metabolic causes (e.g ... disease, Drugs (e.g ... Treatment is aimed ... at the psychiatric
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Radiographic findings (eg ... McDonald diagnostic criteria ... Laboratory findings (eg ... VEP’s: EEG of visual ... #treatment #MS
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Surgical devices, e.g ... Sepsis (→ 3-14) e.g ... malignant syndrome (e.g ... #Hyperthermia #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
shows a small, stable ... residual lesion ... Lung Abscess Differential ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... or destructive lesion ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
: El Escorial criteria ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
diagnosis and treatment ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... LHON) plus MRI lesions ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... noninflammatory #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... not be subtle e.g ... very remarkable w/differential ... E.g. 80 yo ESR cutoff ... required due to skip lesions
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... showing cortical lesions ... Reversible course Differential ... • EEG: With persistent ... epilepticus Treatment