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

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine ... Deficiency Wernicke's ... ataxia (broad-based gait ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #comparison #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 • Disorientation 
 • Indifference 
 • Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
Ataxia • Gait ... Syndrome #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Thiamine ... #Deficiency
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome Clinical ... presentation of Thiamine ... deficiency, consequent ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Phosphatase Of Clinical ... Most cases diagnosed ... • Vitamin C deficiency ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... ) - Waddling gait
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... parasthesias, gait ... consider other diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... Clinical Manifestations ... • Wide based gait ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... • Nutritional Deficiency ... #management #neurology
Gitelman Syndrome Overview

What?
• Inherited (AR) hypokalemic salt-losing tubulopathies affecting the thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter
• Gitelman's syndrome
affecting the thiazide-sensitive ... tubule (DCT) Clinical ... patients with thiazide ... Gitelman #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #nephrology #management