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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... - HIV, CMV, EBV ... Diagnosis: • ... variants: (1) acute ... management #treatment #neurology
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Elevated CK Levels Acute ... (COVID19, CMV/EBV ... Illness Myopathy (ICU ... Myocardial infarction, Acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... (GBS) Acute autoimmune ... intensive care unit (ICU ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #GBS #Guillain ... #management #neurology
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Viruses (HSV, EBV ... Miller-Fisher GBS; Positive ... lymphoma OTHERS - Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
associated with acute ... the context of acute ... a late sign in acute ... #cullensign #em ... peritonitis #IM #FM #ICU
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
virus • CMV • EBV ... Symptoms: • Acute ... • Gram stain: Positive ... 90% • Culture: Positive ... #neurology #meningitis