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Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis ... GrepMed Handbook Acute ... - Atypical Clinical ... #Management #Treatment ... #Neurology
Bell's Palsy on Physical Examination

Bell’s palsy also affects the forehead but CVA spares forehead. Innervation above
forehead but CVA spares ... nerve for raising ... eyebrows and forehead ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... • Weakness: Starts ... Paresthesias: Hands ... #neurology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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decrease (<200 cells ... antibody and HIV ... -1 p24 core Ag - ... -1 and HIV-2 • ... ) Treatment:
Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome
What?
 • Unilateral orbital/retrobulbar pain
 • Paresis of the cranial nerves Ill, IV, VI
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Paresis of the cranial ... nerves Ill, IV, ... or orbit (MRI) Treatment ... Syndrome #TolosaHunt #neurology ... #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
nerve pathology ... /Edrophonium test ... - Repetitive nerve ... acute respiratory ... #management #neurology
Types of Facial Paralysis - Peripheral vs Central Lesions

Facial weakness or paralysis may result either from
nerve, anywhere ... #Nerve #Paralysis ... #Bells #Palsy # ... Neurology #Diagnosis ... GrepMed Recommended Text
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
peripheral 12th nerve ... the patient to say ... imaging after treatment ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #CNXII #CN12 #Neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
Diagnosis: MRI ... Clinical Presentation ... : The clinical ... Treatment: • HAART ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Syndrome (GBS) Acute ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... sensitive tests ... equina TREATMENT ... #management #neurology