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Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... Diagnosis: • ... management #treatment #neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
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of Peripheral Weakness ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Tumor • Infection ... • Neoplasm • Infection ... #Sensory #Neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial Weakness ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Forehead ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... #neurology #sparing
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
to a preceding infection ... • Most common infection ... jejuni • Other infections ... (HIV), and Zika ... #management #neurology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Proximal Muscle Weakness ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... - HIV ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... differential #causes #neurology
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Criteria for Guillain ... Progressive muscle weakness ... Progression of weakness ... Recent diphtheritic infection ... #criteria #neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Anemia • Chronic Infection ... Dermatomyositis • Viral infection ... #Neurology #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory: - Infectious ... : HIV, Lyme, Diphtheria ... Leprosy - Non-Infectious ... #neurology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Chemotherapy • Infectious ... : HIV, Hepatitis ... Inflammatory/AI: CIDP, Guillain-Barre ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Vasculitis • Infectious ... Myeloma/amyloid • Infectious ... amiodarone, Alcohol • Infections ... aminotransferases • Serology ... #neurology