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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
aracteristic "claw hand ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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DDX: • Epstein-Barr ... antibody and HIV ... -1 and HIV-2 • ... Treatment: • ART ... #HIV #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Can begin in arms ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Swelling notable on Xray ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... Boutonniere's ulnar ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
masses and lymphadenitis ... cause unknown) ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Labyrinthitis ○ Epstein-Barr ... zoster virus ○ HIV
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... - Emergency Causes ... cord infarct • HIV ... cord • Guillain-Barre ... #causes #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... than one after symptom ... sensitive tests ... #Syndrome #diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... HIV) - Vitamin ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
fungal infection, HIV ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
• Depressive symptoms ... Diagnosis: MRI ... Decrease in striatal gray ... The clinical syndrome ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology