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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Nerve Palsies / ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Diagnosis: • ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
Median Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Median nerve is the nerve of pre-axial hand function; pinch, delicate
Median Nerve Anatomy ... pre-axial hand ... and thumb do not flex ... #Anatomy #diagnosis ... #neurology #orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... nerve in the radial ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... with peripheral nerve ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... all extremity, facial ... #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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compression of nerve ... Differential Diagnosis ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... MRI- Sagittal, axial ... #causes #neurology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Nerves: Brainstem ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose ... #diagnosis