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Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
prostaglandin E2 • Triggered ... Cytokines (IL-1, ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... #Hyperthermia #comparison
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
• Prevalence: 1- ... associated with DM-1, ... Pathophysiology ... Treatment: • ... #neurology
Gitelman Syndrome Pathophysiology
Gitelman Syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive salt-losing tubulopathy with a prevalence of 1-
Pathophysiology ... prevalence of 1- ... Contraction → ↑ Renin ↑ Ca ... #Pathophysiology ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... the study) • Triggers ... : ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... symptoms, or> 1
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1- ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... main variants: (1) ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
CNS) involvement can ... diagnosis and treatment ... repair exonuclease 1 ... optic atrophy-1 ... #neurology #noninflammatory
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus ... System Atrophy) - can ... Pathophysiology: ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
thyroid, Sjogren syndrome ... weakness in: 1. ... EMG Findings: 1. ... respiratory failure - Can ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... PRES Diagnosis: 1. ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
dysfunction and death can ... Treatment depends ... anaphylaxis (→ 3-1) ... • Serotonin syndrome ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic