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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Syndrome (PRES) ... hallucinations, cortical ... Immunomodulatory meds ... • Autoimmune disease
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease ... Motor Nerves: ALS, Cervical ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... sensitivity showing cortical ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... Posterior #Reversible #Encephalopathy
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
(thrush)] - Cervical ... Cytomegalovirus disease ... of vision) - Encephalopathy ... brain - Wasting syndrome
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy ... • Metabolic Diseases ... Other Congenital Syndromes ... • Central Core Disease ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds