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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
cases/100,000 per year ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment ... can improve symptoms ... Diagnosis #Management #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... per 100,000 per year ... than one after symptom ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... Awake: Artificial tears ... Sleep: Artificial tears ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment ... #Neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
McDonald diagnostic criteria ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... objective evidence of neurologic ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #treatment #MS
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Brain, Eye, and Ear ... conjunction with symptoms ... diagnosis and treatment ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... exposure to or symptoms ... within the last year ... have positive serology ... but do not meet criteria
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
fasciculations Common Symptoms ... : El Escorial criteria ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
in the US each year ... Diagnostic Criteria ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
specific diagnostic criteria ... Confusion, visual symptoms ... albicans • Epstein Barr ... Calmette-Guérin (BCG ... IRIS with severe symptoms