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Clinical features of focal cortical brain lesions in a right-handed individual

Frontal, either:  
Intellectual impairment, 
Personality
Clinical features ... of focal cortical ... Homonymous field defect ... Localization #Symptoms #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
(RAPD). ... It is a clear sign ... very sensitive diagnostic ... semiologianeurologica #RAPD ... #Neurology #Clinical
Local Anaesthetic Toxicity - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Signs of severe toxicity:
 • Sudden alteration in
Signs of severe ... after an initial injection ... inform immediate clinical ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
tracheal tube ❹ Rapid ... diagnosis and rapid ... examination and vital signs ... • Infiltrate local ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
hypnosis as soon as clinical ... i.v. fluid by rapid ... that may mimic signs ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... neurologic complaints ... #differential #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
cord resulting in rapid ... : Direct microbial ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... • Bilateral signs ... #management #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... : • Direct fungal ... stain of clinical ... : • Serology for ... endocarditis Local
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... inflamed response to local ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... inhibitors • Uveitis- Ophthalmology ... #management #signs
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... vasculitis vs infection ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology