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Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
3 years old - Clinically ... significant after age ... 4 Treatment ... back to anatomic position ... Comparison #Diagnosis #Urology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
mobilization or supine position ... Pathophysiology: ... Risk factors: age ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #neurology #posture
Macroglossia in Light-Chain Amyloidosis- Physical examination revealed macroglossia, with indentations from the teeth (Panel A)...A biopsy
diagnosis and treatment ... are critical to ... #amyloidosis #clinical ... #photo #AL #lightchain ... #NEJM
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... Treatment of GCA
Immunosuppressive Strategies for the Prevention or Treatment of Acute GVHD. Panel A shows several classic immunosuppressive
Prevention or Treatment ... in routine clinical ... been tested in clinical ... #Pathophysiology ... Immunosuppression #NEJM
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... Clinical Presentation ... : The clinical ... Treatment: • HAART ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
million - rare • Age ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Clinical Manifestations ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... specific therapy, the clinician ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... by culture or serology ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • Serology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Microglial cells are ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology