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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Acute Thiamine (B1 ... Deficiency Clinical Diagnosis ... dysfunction and gait ... ataxia is only ... #criteria #neurology
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
thiamine (vitamin B1 ... of confusion, ataxia ... (broad-based gait ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Encephalopathy - Acute B1 ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... ataxia - usually ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #Management #neurology
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
malaise, Weight gain ... Psychosis/dementia, Ataxia ... Carpal timel syndrome ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 • Disorientation 
 • Indifference 
 • Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
gaze palsies Ataxia ... • Gait • ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome ... #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Thiamine
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... of injury • Gait ... often- Sensory ataxia ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #neurology #differential
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
Diagnosis: MRI ... The clinical syndrome ... dysfunction like gait ... motor slowing and ataxia ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
DANISH Mnemonic for Cerebellar Signs of Disease

D - Dysdiadochokinesia / Dysmetria - Impaired ability to perform
undershooting) A - Ataxia ... - Gait and Limb ... (heel-shin) ataxia ... Cerebellar #Signs #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... components: targeted neurologic ... ataxia. ... acute vestibular syndrome ... Exam #Vestibular #Syndrome