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Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... syphilis, and HIV ... bullet injury - Multiple ... - Friedreich ataxia ... degeneration - Multiple
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
often- Sensory ataxia ... Demyelinating: - Multiple ... , HIV, CMV, HTLV ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... differential #algorithm
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
• Hepatorenal syndromes ... Cast nephropathy (multiple ... myeloma) • Urate ... • Drugs • HIV ... #KidneyInjury #Nephrology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
dementia Pathophysiology ... barrier (BBB), and infects ... volume • Patchy areas ... The clinical syndrome ... motor slowing and ataxia
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Or brainstem syndromes ... Afferent pupillary defect ... Cramping, Weakness, Ataxia ... Progressive MS (Spinal cord ... • Acute: - IV
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... preferentially affects ... suggestive of multiple ... Demyelination: - Multiple ... simplex virus, HIV
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and pernicious anemia ... Pathophysiology ... brain and spinal cord ... Parkinson's disease, Multiple ... Management #treatment #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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radiographic features • Multiple ... Symptoms: AMS, motor deficits ... , gait ataxia, and ... periventricular areas ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology