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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
- Acute Thiamine ... Diagnosis - Caine Criteria ... #Thiamine #B1 # ... Deficiency #diagnosis #criteria ... #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... Diagnosis - Caine Criteria ... worsen Wernicke Encephalopathy ... neudrawlogy #Wernicke #Encephalopathy ... Diagnosis #Management #neurology
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
Wernicke's Encephalopathy ... Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine ... to longstanding thiamine ... vitaminB1 #B1 #thiamine ... diagnosis #comparison #neurology
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
presentation of Thiamine ... untreated Wernicke Encephalopathy ... factors of Wernicke Encephalopathy ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #neurology
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
Temperature, Trauma, Thiamine ... hypoglycemia) P - Psychiatric ... MentalStatus #AMS #encephalopathy
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Treatment
Blood pressure control:
 • Aim for 10-25% BP reduction within
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... titratable IV meds ... potentially causative meds ... Posterior #Reversible #Encephalopathy ... Treatment #Management #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Immunomodulatory meds ... Posterior #Reversible #Encephalopathy ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 • Disorientation 
 • Indifference 
 • Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
Wernicke Encephalopathy ... - Triad Encephalopathy ... #Wernicke #Encephalopathy ... Triad #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Thiamine #Deficiency
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
c deliriogenic meds ... If Wernicke's encephalopathy ... possible, empiric thiamine ... treatment for hepatic encephalopathy
Dizziness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"Tell me what you mean by dizzy without using the word dizzy."
Vertigo:
Autonomic dysfunction, Meds ... radiculopathy Other: • Psychiatric ... Differential #Diagnosis #neurology